It’s tough enough coaching one big volleyball program, but John Speraw will be pulling double duty for another four years. USA Volleyball announced Wednesday that Speraw agreed to a four-year contract extension that runs through the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. “It’s incredible to be able to represent your country,” Speraw said. “Coaching Team USA and […]
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Men’s volleyball unable to overcome Ohio State in NCAA semifinals
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – It was the comeback of the decade, and then it wasn’t. On Thursday night, UCLA men’s volleyball started right where it left off all of three months ago: playing a solid match against the same Ohio State team that it defeated back in January in the exact same gym. After the […]
UCLA men’s volleyball to face Ohio State in NCAA semifinal
This post was updated at 5:01 p.m. Thursday, May 5. The stage is set. The No. 2 seed UCLA men’s volleyball team (25-6, 17-5 MPSF) will take on No. 3 seed Ohio State (29-3, 15-1 Big 10) in the second round of the NCAA playoffs Thursday at Penn State. UCLA, along with top-seeded BYU, had […]
Coach John Hawks’ lifetime of volleyball service
This isn’t the story of a man who was handed a job. This isn’t about a quick splash into the world of Division I men’s volleyball. This is a story that begins at a community college in El Cajon, California, in a gym where John Hawks spent countless hours practicing, playing and, ultimately, coaching. A Southern […]
Bruins brawl their way past 49ers, advance to MPSF championship
In a very literal match of Rock em’ Sock em’ Robots, UCLA (25-5) brawled its way to a 2-0 lead over Long Beach State (24-7) before delivering the knockout punch in the third set for the sweep. Despite the fairly one-sided set score, the Bruins squeaked out close victories as sets one and two went […]
UCLA women’s club lacrosse looks to take home national title
The UCLA women’s club lacrosse team finds itself in the enviable position of going to nationals for the third year in a row. UCLA (12-4) defeated UC Santa Barbara (11-6) and Cal Poly (10-4) en route to capturing this year’s Western Women’s Lacrosse League title Sunday. Thus, with their first-place finish, the Bruins will head […]
UCLA men’s volleyball to keep serving up bold strategies in playoffs
The UCLA men’s volleyball team’s serving strategy is the very definition of high-risk, high-reward. The Bruins (24-5) have accumulated 203 total service aces and 1.9 per set. Those stats are good enough to be second and third in the country, respectively. However, they have also posted 484 service errors in comparison to the 381 that […]