When the No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball team (16-3, 10-3 MPSF) faces No. 15 UC San Diego (6 -13, 2-11) tonight, it will do so without starting setter Dennis Gonzalez, who will miss his fourth straight match due to a strained quadricep. Gonzalez did not practice Monday and had an MRI on Tuesday. Fellow sophomore […]
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M. volleyball: 7th man
As Al Scates sat in his office praising Marcin Jagoda for his work ethic, the senior opposite sat in an adjacent office proving his coach’s assertion. There, Jagoda stared intently at a television screen, pouring over footage from a recent match. That’s Jagoda ““ always working, always preparing. At Crespi High School the senior opposite […]
M. volleyball: Bruins prevail over Cardinal for two wins
Spirited UCLA men’s volleyball fans chanted “trees can’t move,” but their fervor was misguided. If anything, the Stanford men’s volleyball team showed UCLA it could move, taking the Bruins to five games Saturday night before the Bruins prevailed in the fifth, 17-15, to win the 27th annual Kilgour Cup. UCLA won the match 30-28, 28-30, […]
When race is for lunch, time is of the essence
I race out ahead of the pack, as sweat drips from my brow. I glance behind me, only to see that the other racers are gaining on me. I don’t panic. I know I have to pace myself, to save for a burst of speed at the end the race. As the end nears, I […]
M. volleyball: Volleyball bounces back in Hawai’i
Before leaving for Oahu, UCLA men’s volleyball coach Al Scates said teams rarely beat Hawai’i in the second match there. “We are an exception, of course.” Scates made that declaration at the end of the weekend, after the Bruins flipped the precedent on its head when they defeated the Warriors 3-1 Saturday to avenge Thursday’s […]
M. volleyball: UCLA ties Hawai’i at 2 games apiece going into game five
In a pivotal Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match between the nation’s top-ranked teams, the UCLA men’s volleyball team was tied with Hawai’i 2-2 in Oahu at the Stan Sheriff Center as the Daily Bruin went to press. The No. 2 Bruins (12-2, 7-2 MPSF) won game one 30-26 on the strength of junior middle blocker […]
Introducing the fine sport of juggling here at UCLA
After spending Monday afternoon with the Bruin Jugglers, I had a chance to contemplate my juggling accomplishments on the walk back to my apartment. I remember thinking, “Wow, I just learned a pretty cool skill that I can add to my collection of cool things I know how to do.” On your way to class, […]