On a night that featured a huge crowd, marked the regular season finale and had a great deal of fanfare, something unusual happened. There were few exceptionally spectacular plays, no nail biting moments, no real surprises – just a solid night of volleyball. Read more...
Photo: In its regular season finale, the UCLA men’s volleyball team defeated Pepperdine in four sets. The Bruins finished the 2016 season with a 23-5 record. (Jiahui Zhou/Daily Bruin)
With UCLA men’s volleyball fresh off a win over Stanford, the Daily Bruin beat writers – Grant Sugimura, Phil Share and Tanner Walters – give their takes on the team’s recent play. Read more...
Photo: Jesse Wang/Daily Bruin
UCLA men’s volleyball didn’t take its losses to BYU – or its drop in the standings – hard at all. Instead, the No. 4 Bruins (22-5, 16-5 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) dismantled the No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outside hitter JT Hatch celebrates after a point during UCLA’s Thursday night takedown of Stanford. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA men’s volleyball hit its worst stretch of the season at the worst time, and Thursday’s matchup against Stanford will not offer an easy opportunity to rebound. Read more...
Photo: Freshman setter and hitter Micah Ma’a believes the Bruins should maintain their style of play, while making slight adjustments in their upcoming match with Stanford.
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)
