Mitch Stahl stood at the service line, Pauley Pavilion silent before him. The sophomore middle blocker stared at the volleyball in his hands, breathing deeply. He was aware of the challenge before UCLA men’s volleyball: defeating the nation’s top-ranked team. As he ran toward the court and lifted a serve over the net, he resolved […]
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Men’s volleyball to face top-ranked teams in final six conference games
UCLA men’s volleyball enters spring quarter to face its final six conference games after going 1-1 over spring break. The team was looking to build off its dominant win over Cal Baptist on Thursday when they faced USC in the Galen Center Saturday. The Bruins started off looking like the team that handed the Lancers […]
UCLA men’s volleyball faces key second game against Long Beach State
UCLA men’s volleyball’s last matchup with Long Beach State proved to be a turning point in the season. The Bruins, entering the game 1-3 in conference play, dominated the 49ers for an easy 25-17 first set win. The team went on to play some of its worst volleyball of the season en route to dropping […]
Midseason marks inflection point for UCLA men’s volleyball
At this point last season, the UCLA men’s volleyball team had everything to lose. The Bruins jumped out to an unprecedented 9-0 opening record, were led by a highly touted senior class and were projected to make a run for the NCAA title. Staring down the second half of the season 9-2 in conference play, […]
Bruins hope to trample CSUN Matadors at home
UCLA men’s volleyball sits squarely in the middle of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation standings. With a 5-6 record, the Bruins are seventh in the league, two games behind the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and three games behind the USC Trojans. When the team takes on No. 14 Cal State Northridge on Tuesday, it has […]
Men’s volleyball spikes previous lineup for season’s second half
UCLA men’s volleyball looks like a much different team heading into the second half of its season. There are new faces in its starting lineup, new contributors on its stat sheet and a new resolve to finish the last 11 games strong. UCLA emerged from the weekend 1-1. After bouncing back from dropping three sets […]
Remembering John Wooden’s legacy
April 17, 1948. The phone rang out in John Wooden’s Terre Haute, Ind. home, announcing the arrival of an anxiously awaited call. The former Indiana State coach expected the University of Minnesota to phone him with a job offer at 6 p.m. It was now an hour late. Wooden answered to find UCLA on the […]