UCLA’s position on top of the college volleyball world came into question Wednesday night. The Bruins found themselves in an early 0-2 hole against Long Beach State, but, in the end, all that deficit did was allow the Bruins to prove themselves as they battled back for a victory. No. 1 UCLA (9-0, 5-0 Mountain […]
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No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball defeats crosstown rival USC
The weather report said it was 55 degrees in Westwood on Saturday evening. But inside Pauley Pavilion, a fire was raging as two crosstown rivals squared off in a heated conference match. No. 1 UCLA (7-0, 4-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) came out on top against No. 15 USC (0-6, 0-4) with a four-set winner […]
No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball serves Cal Baptist straight-set loss
Even on a messy night, the UCLA men’s volleyball team still cleaned up Cal Baptist. The No. 1 Bruins (6-0, 3-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) swept the unranked Lancers (3-3, 0-3) with set scores of 27-25, 25-21 and 25-12 for its sixth win in a row. The match only went three sets so the personal […]
No. 1 men’s volleyball continues streak, defeating UC Irvine, UCSD
UCLA squashed any doubts about its ascension to men’s volleyball royalty this weekend with a 3-1 win over a highly touted UC Irvine team. The No. 1 Bruins (5-0, 2-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) defeated the No. 4 Anteaters (2-2, 1-1) with set scores of 25-19, 24-26, 25-23 and 25-23. Junior middle blocker Mitch Stahl […]
Men’s volleyball aims to redeem 2015 losses with UC Irvine matchup
Last season, UCLA men’s volleyball played UC Irvine three times. The Bruins lost all three matches by a combined set total of 9-1. But that was last year. This year the No. 2 Bruins (3-0) are playing the No. 4 Anteaters (1-1) with a core of players who have grown up a little and a […]
Men’s volleyball wraps up East Coast trip with win over Penn State
The UCLA men’s volleyball team has lost just three sets in its first four matches – preseason and regular season – of 2016. Two of those lost sets came Friday evening in a grueling five-set victory over Penn State to cap off a wild week of three top-15, East Coast matchups. The No. 5 Bruins […]
Men’s volleyball dominant in straight set win against No. 14 George Mason
UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw said his team knew that “it won’t be like this every night” after the Bruins trounced the visiting British Columbia Thunderbirds in their season-opening exhibition match. But none of the players seemed to be keen to that knowledge. No. 5 UCLA (1-0) delivered just as dominant a performance Tuesday […]