PROVO, Utah – Two nights, two crowds of over 4,000, two wild rallies and two losses for UCLA men’s volleyball. The No. 2 Bruins (9-3, 6-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) dropped both games to the No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Hagen Smith does not usually produce big offensive numbers, but against BYU, the setter notched 12 and 10 kills. The 12 kills Friday would mark a career-high. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It’s been eight years since the UCLA men’s volleyball team has won at BYU. “It’s the hardest place to play in the country,” said senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl. Read more...
Photo: UCLA hasn’t won at BYU in eight years, but senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl and the Bruins have two chances this weekend. (Anthony Tran/Daily Bruin)
Men’s volleyball coach John Speraw has generally chosen to stick with his go-to seven-man lineup, but he still likes to experiment. No. 2 UCLA (9-1, 6-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) swept Princeton (2-4) on Sunday, and Speraw utilized four nonstarters in the win. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior middle blocker Oliver Martin has not seen much playing time this season after starting for the majority of last year. Martin, however, contributed heavily in UCLA’s win over Princeton, notching four kills on a 1.000 hitting percentage, and seven blocks. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12 and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Read more...
Photo: No. 13 Oregon suffered its first loss of the season Saturday, falling 74-65 to unranked Colorado at home. The Ducks are now second in the Pac-12 behind undefeated No. 5 Arizona. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Princeton’s fans were on their feet for the Tigers’ first set point of the night after a long rally ended in a Bruin hitting error. Senior opposite/setter Hagen Smith quickly put the ball away to tie the score and followed with another kill two points later to secure the match for the Bruins. Read more...
Photo: Junior outside hitter JT Hatch swung for a team-high 14 kills against Princeton on Sunday evening. This is the Bruins’ seventh consecutive victory. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
Different day, different venue, same outcome. The No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball team (8-1, 6-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) defeated No. 11 UCSB (6-3, 3-3) in straight sets Friday evening by set scores of 25-22, 25-22 and 25-17. Read more...
Photo: With five aces against UCSB, senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl now has the second-most service aces all-time in the rally-scoring era with 104 in his career. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After their loss in Westwood, the Gauchos have less than two days to figure out how to combat the Bruins during their next showdown. No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball (7-1, 5-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) swept No. Read more...
Photo: Senior setter Hagen Smith finished off the night with four kills and 15 assists in the Bruins’ sweep of UCSB. UCLA will travel to Santa Barbara to face UCSB again on Friday, concluding the two-game series. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
