It didn’t take long for UCLA men’s volleyball to bounce back from its Thursday night defeat at the hands of UC Irvine. The No. 2 Bruins (12-2, 8-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) demolished unranked UC San Diego (3-11, 0-10) Saturday night in the John Wooden Center in a sweep (25-16, 25-17, 25-18). Read more...
Photo: Saturday night’s blowout of UC San Diego gave freshman setter/hitter Micah Ma’a and the UCLA men’s volleyball team their 12th win of the 2016 season. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Set Six returns with just two of the UCLA men’s volleyball beat writers – again. The Bruins are also back in action and they’re in full force, gearing up for the rest of the 2016 season after their trip to Hawaii. Read more...
UCLA men’s volleyball nearly overcame yet another early deficit Thursday night against UC Irvine, but the comeback fell short, leaving the stunned Bruins with few positive things to say. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Jake Arnitz contributed 14 kills in UCLA men’s volleyball’s five-set loss to UC Irvine on Thursday night. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA men’s volleyball team isn’t satisfied, but that’s nothing new. What is new, though, is the outlook of a reinvigorated program. In a 2015 season characterized by youth and inconsistency – plenty of losses, too – the Bruins weren’t content with their play on the court. Read more...
Photo: Junior setter Hagen Smith, who leads UCLA in assists and ranks fourth in kills, has helped the Bruins transition to a 6-2 offense this year. (Jiahui Zhou/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA men’s volleyball team experienced something new in Hawaii – its first loss of the season. The No. 1 Bruins (11-1, 7-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) played the No. Read more...
Photo: Junior middle blocker Mitch Stahl matched his career-best with nine block assists and two solo blocks in Saturday night’s victory over Hawai’i. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Michael “Fish” Fisher and Micah Ma’a are similar in two major ways. For one, both are contributing heavily to the success of the No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball squad. Read more...
Photo: Freshman setter Micah Ma’a (left) and junior outside hitter Michael Fisher (right) hail from adjacent towns in Hawaii. The two played against each other in high school. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Being perfect is not easy, but the UCLA men’s volleyball team has managed to preserve its unblemished record through the first 10 matches of the 2016 season. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore middle blocker Oliver Martin has tallied 35 kills on the season with a .394 hitting percentage. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
