While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12. Beach volleyball Grant Sugimura, assistant Sports editor For the second straight year, No. 1 USC took the NCAA beach volleyball title with a win over No. 3 Pepperdine. The win marks the Trojans‘ […]
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Club softball discusses importance of teamwork, student leadership
Three years ago, there was no club softball team at UCLA. But a group of students took it upon themselves to restart and build up a program that disbanded years ago. And now, UCLA club softball boasts a 20-player roster, a 15-game schedule across Southern California and Arizona, and practices nearly all year round. Despite […]
Set Six: Final Episode
In possibly the last episode of the season, beat reporters Kelsey Angus and Melissa Zhang and assistant Sports editor Grant Sugimura recap the recent Hawai’i series, look ahead to the MPSF tournament and discuss their favorite memories from the season.
Injuries, changing rotations undermine men’s volleyball’s season
Injuries, inconsistency and some bad luck all contributed to the conclusion that it just was not UCLA men’s volleyball’s year. No. 6 UCLA (17-10, 10-8 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) ended the year with a loss to No. 5 UC Irvine (20-6, 13-5) in the MPSF tournament quarterfinals – a far cry from last season’s close […]
Men’s volleyball season ends with four-set loss to UC Irvine
For UCLA men’s volleyball, it was win out or go home. But in the end, the team returned to Westwood for the rest of the year. In a close four-set match, the No. 6 Buins (17-10, 10-8 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) fell to the No. 5 UC Irvine Anteaters (20-6, 13-5) in the MPSF tournament […]
Men’s volleyball sees improvement after focusing on serves
UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw demands one thing from his players at the service line – give it your best swing. At the end of last season, poor serving proved to be one of the factors that lead to the Bruins’ exit from the NCAA Tournament. Thus, from early in the season, serving has […]
Men’s volleyball takes down Cal Baptist in five sets
Twenty points into the fifth set and UCLA men’s volleyball finally went the distance. The No. 6 Bruins (17-7, 10-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) defeated the Cal Baptist Lancers (7-19, 2-14) in a back-and-forth match by set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-15, 23-25 and 20-18. Saturday’s win marked UCLA’s seventh-straight, tied for its longest win […]