The UCLA men’s volleyball team finally started strong. The No. 4 Bruins (14-3, 10-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), who have been plagued by slow starts in 2016, came out firing Wednesday night in a three-set victory against the No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore outside outside hitter JT Hatch recorded nine kills as the No. 4 men’s volleyball team trounced No. 15 Cal Baptist in straight sets Tuesday night. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)

UCLA men’s volleyball has lost three games this season – but never two in a row. The No. 4 Bruins (13-3, 9-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will put that streak on the line against the No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman setter Micah Ma’a logged double-digit kills in UCLA’s 3-1 loss to Stanford, a performance strong enough to earn Off The Block/Springbak Co-National Freshman of the Week honors. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)

On an afternoon when starting out flat would not be enough, the UCLA men’s volleyball team succumbed from the beginning to a Stanford squad that was ready from the get-go. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore outside hitter JT Hatch contributed 12 kills, as the UCLA men’s volleyball team fell to Stanford in four sets. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)

MALIBU, Calif. – Slow starts have plagued the UCLA men’s volleyball team early in the 2016 season and the opening set Friday night was no different. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Jake Arnitz led the UCLA men’s volleyball team with 16 kills Friday night at Pepperdine. The Bruins won in a sweep. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The story after UCLA men’s volleyball’s loss to UC Irvine on Feb. 11 was that the team hadn’t been having good practices. That poor play carried over into the matches. Read more...

Photo: Junior setter Hagen Smith said that the UCLA men’s volleyball team’s practices have been better this week than the prior weeks. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)