The UCLA men’s volleyball team spent its weekend fighting against an unpleasant reality. Battling, scrambling and ultimately stumbling, the Bruins spent two straight nights doing what little they could against the BYU Cougars. Read more...
Photo: Junior middle blocker Mitch Stahl returned from injury against BYU, but his presence didn’t help slow down the Cougars’ physicality and offensive firepower. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
The two-part epic that was UCLA-BYU this weekend quickly turned into a tragedy for the home team. The No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball team (21-5, 15-5) fell Friday and Saturday nights to No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman setter/hitter Micah Ma’a reacts to the final point that ended Saturday night’s match against BYU. UCLA lost for the second night in a row. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
The only comforting thing about the UCLA men’s volleyball team’s final four matches is that they’re all at home. The No.1 Bruins (21-3, 15-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) begin the final stretch of the regular season – four matches against teams in the top six nationally – with back-to-back matchups against the No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Micah Ma’a leads the Bruins in both aces and assists as UCLA men’s volleyball begins the final stretch of their season with two consecutive matches against BYU. (Hannah Ye/Assistant Photo editor)
The Daily Bruin beat writers are back from spring break and ready for more volleyball! Grant Sugimura, Phil Share and Tanner Walters sit down to discuss the recent wins from UCLA men’s volleyball and the team’s eight-match winning streak. Read more...
Photo: Jesse Wang/Daily Bruin
A long break in the schedule could have forced UCLA men’s volleyball out of rhythm heading into the final weeks of the regular season. The 13-day break in play, however, didn’t slow the No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Jake Arnitz and the No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball have just four matches left in the regular season. They remain tied atop the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation with BYU and Stanford. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Few things could completely ruin a Senior Night – besides being defeated in straight sets, that might do it. By those standards, the No. 4 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team (20-5, 14-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will have to come to terms with losing both its first place standing in the conference and dropping its last regular season home match in such a fashion to No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore middle block Eric Sprague tallied eight kills, helping UCLA men’s volleyball sweep Long Beach State. Sprague has stepped in to replace junior middle blocker Mitch Stahl, who is out with an injury. (Daily Bruin file photo)
There were plenty of new faces on the court during Friday night’s nonconference match between UCLA and Concordia – on both sides of the net. The No. Read more...
Photo: Junior outside hitter Michael Fisher paced the UCLA men’s volleyball team with 17 kills, a career high. With the sweep, the Bruins have now won 12 sets in a row. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
