Twenty-five of UCLA’s serves did not find the court Saturday – the second-highest number of missed serves in a match this season. The only time the Bruins missed more serves, they lost. Read more...
Photo: Junior outside hitter JT Hatch subbed into the fourth set to play as a libero – a position in which he hasn’t seen action at this season. By the end of his three sets of action, Hatch notched five kills and two digs. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
After a six day hiatus, UCLA men’s volleyball picked up right where they left off. The No. 6 Bruins (14-7, 8-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) struck down the unranked Sacred Heart Pioneers (12-4, 5-2 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) in straight sets Friday in the John Wooden Center – their second sweep in three March victories. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Dylan Missry piled on a team-high 10 kills in addition to delivering powerful serves all night, which led to three aces. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
As UCLA men’s volleyball enters its penultimate week of regular-season play, the Bruins are riding their first win streak since January. No. 6 UCLA (13-7, 8-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will take on unranked Sacred Heart (12-3, 5-2 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) Friday and unranked Concordia (11-7) Saturday, in the John Wooden Center. Read more...
Photo: Senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl has notched 10 kills, five service aces and three blocks during his two games back since injury. (Grace Zhu/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s volleyball faced a top-five team and a sub-.500 squad this week, and the Bruins took care of business with both. No. 7 UCLA (13-7, 8-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) swept unranked Harvard (6-8, 3-4 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) in Pauley Pavilion on Saturday, after taking down No. Read more...
Photo: In his second game back from injury, senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl notched team-highs in service aces and blocks with three and two, respectively. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA’s middle blockers both stood out Wednesday – redshirt junior Oliver Martin for his twelve errorless kills and senior Mitch Stahl for his return to the court after missing three matches due to injury. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior middle blocker Oliver Martin led the team with 12 errorless kills on the night. Martin also led the team with four blocks as regular starting middle blocker, senior Mitch Stahl, slowly returns from injury. (Grace Zhu/Daily Bruin)
Despite injuries crippling its starting lineup, the UCLA men’s volleyball team has seen other players stepping up to turn things around in the second half of the regular season. Read more...
Photo: Junior opposite Christian Hessenauer has taken the reigns as junior outside hitter Jake Arnitz works his way back from injury. Hessenauer has hit for a team-high 16 and 15 kills over the last two games, respectively. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
This week on Set Six, assistant editor Grant Sugimura and men’s volleyball beat writer Kelsey Angus join forces with editor in chief Tanner Walters to discuss UCLA men’s volleyball’s past couple of games, a rough month in February and what to look forward to, going into the rest of the season. Read more...
