Around the League: Conference play continues for Pac-12 softball, baseball teams

Softball Nicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor With conference play in full swing, the No. 1 Washington Huskies are leading the nation and the Pac-12 with a 39-2 overall record and a 10-2 conference record. The Huskies have recorded 20 shutouts over the course of the season, and have averaged 6.98 runs per game – second […]

Formidable foes await men’s volleyball as it enters MPSF tournament

A difficult road lies ahead for the Bruins to claim their 20th national championship. No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball (22-6, 9-3 MPSF) concluded regular season play Saturday night with a win over conference rival No. 4 BYU (20-6, 10-2) at Pauley Pavilion. The No. 2-seeded Bruins will host unranked Stanford (6-19, 3-9), seeded seventh, in […]

Strong overall play gives men’s volleyball sweep against BYU

The Bruins accomplished something the program had not been able to do in almost half a decade. No. 5 UCLA men’s volleyball (22-6, 9-3 MPSF) swept No. 2 BYU (20-6, 10-2) on Saturday night by scores of 25-21, 25-23 and 25-22. Playing in front of a larger-than-normal crowd of 5,671 on senior night, it was […]

Next two games to determine men’s volleyball’s postseason standing

Following a loss to unranked USC, UCLA has two games left this week to end the regular season. “We have to win, without a doubt,” said senior opposite Christian Hessenauer. No. 5 UCLA men’s volleyball (20-6, 7-3 MPSF) will host unranked Stanford (6-17, 3-7) on Thursday and No. 2 BYU (19-5, 9-1) on Saturday at […]

Men’s volleyball grinds out four-set victory over Grand Canyon

The Bruins battled fatigue and a newfound scrappiness from their opponent to enter an eight-day break from competition. No. 4 UCLA men’s volleyball (19-5) won in four sets against No. 13 Grand Canyon (15-7). This was the Bruins’ second win over the Antelopes this season. Although the first set began with the two teams battling […]

Men’s volleyball hopes to extend win streak against No. 15 Concordia

The Bruins anticipate a team out for vengeance. “Well, we beat them pretty well last time so I think they are going to come back firing,” said sophomore middle blocker Daenan Gyimah. “They want to beat us. They don’t like us.” No. 4 UCLA men’s volleyball (17-5, 5-2 MPSF) will face No. 14 Concordia University […]

Men’s volleyball sweeps George Mason with strong offense

The Bruins swept their opponent Saturday night with a consistent and efficient offensive performance. No. 5 UCLA men’s volleyball (17-5, 5-2 MPSF) won in three sets against unranked George Mason (10-9, 6-0 Atlantic 10). The match started off close, with six ties in the first 20 points. Senior outside hitter Christian Hessenauer said the Bruins […]