The Bruins were blocked from reaching their 10th straight win. Literally. The No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball team (9-2, 6-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) saw its kill attempts blocked time and time again Wednesday night as No. 3 Pepperdine (6-1, 6-1) dominated defensively to end the Bruins’ nine-game win streak and undefeated conference run. Pepperdine […]
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No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball looks to stay atop rankings
Expectations were high to start the season for the No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball team, and with each passing game, the Bruins (7-1, 4-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) continue to justify and even raise those expectations. Granted, the season is still in its young stages. Staying atop the national rankings will not only depend on […]
Men’s volleyball capitalizes on fast start in sweep of UCI
Whatever the Bruins are doing immediately before every game, they should keep doing it. For the second game in a row, the No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball team (7-1, 4-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) was nearly flawless in the first set, this time blowing away No. 8 UC Irvine (5-5, 2-4) 25-14 on its way […]
Men’s volleyball battles to 3-0 win over UCSB
The resistance was steadily increasing as the match went on: The first set was a walkover, the second was a battle and the third was a war. The fourth set turned out to be nonexistent, as the No. 3 UCLA men’s volleyball team (6-1, 3-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) managed to fight back from an […]
UCLA men’s volleyball aims to defeat No. 1 Stanford
The dress rehearsal is over; every match from this point forward can tilt national championship aspirations one way or another. Friday marks the start of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Conference play for the No. 6 UCLA men’s volleyball team (3-1) as it hosts No. 1 Stanford (3-0) in an early clash between national championship […]
Robart Page leads UCLA men’s volleyball in height, digs
It defies common sense to see the tallest person on the men’s volleyball team playing closest to the ground. Senior outside hitter Robart Page, who stands at a solid 7 feet for the No. 6 Bruins (3-1), is currently leading the team in digs – a stat typically given when a player stops an opponent’s […]
Set for success: UCLA men’s volleyball starts quest for 20th NCAA title
There’s an aura of familiarity and leadership around the UCLA men’s volleyball team – an aura that was missing just one year ago. No one really knew what to expect from the Bruins leading up to last season; John Speraw was entering his first year as the UCLA coach and was taking over a team […]