Six recruits to step up after departure of men’s volleyball’s seniors

Over half of the Bruins’ starters are leaving this summer, but they will be replaced by a group of some of the nation’s top prospects. Coach John Speraw announced the signing of six recruits in November. The 2019 season squad will be adding outside hitter Ian Eschenberg, setter Cole Johnson, outside hitter/opposite Sam Burgi, libero/outside […]

Despite strong season, men’s volleyball finishes on cusp of championship victory

After a lengthy season with new squad members taking on larger roles, the Bruins fell one set short of claiming the NCAA championship. Coach John Speraw said after the championship final that this team was different than others that had advanced as far in the postseason because it had to create a new offense. “Teams […]

UCLA men’s volleyball loses to Long Beach State in NCAA championship final

UCLA men’s volleyball was 5 points away from its 116th school championship in the fourth set, but then missed four consecutive serves and allowed Long Beach State to force a decisive fifth set. Coach John Speraw said the team needed the service pressure to have a chance at the victory. “In the fourth set, I […]

Men’s volleyball expects challenging NCAA final against Long Beach State

The Bruins are one match away from winning their 20th championship in program history. No. 3 seed UCLA men’s volleyball (26-7) will face No. 1 seed Long Beach State (27-1) in the NCAA championship final Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins advanced to the final with a victory over No. 2 seed BYU in the […]

The Rundown: May 4

Men’s volleyball Gabriel McCarthy, Daily Bruin reporter The American Volleyball Coaches Association awarded five UCLA men’s volleyball (26-7, 10-3 MPSF) squad members All-American honors. Sophomore middle blocker Daenan Gyimah and junior setter Micah Ma’a were awarded first-team honors. Going into the match, Gymiah led the nation with a .533 hitting percentage and ranked third in […]

Bruins conquer Cougars to move on to NCAA championship game against LBSU

This post was updated May 4 at 12:27 a.m. Grant Maleski had only entered the game once before the final point. With the score at 24-19, the freshman outside hitter and opposite hammered a serve through the BYU back row to take the Bruins one game away from claiming their 20th national championship. “The young […]

Men’s volleyball to face BYU in NCAA championship semifinal

The Bruins are one game away from the national championship final. No. 3 seed UCLA (25-7, 9-3 MPSF) will face No. 2 seed BYU (22-6, 10-2) in the NCAA tournament semifinal Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins beat No. 6 seed Harvard in the quarterfinal in four sets to advance to the semifinal. The […]