For a top-10 team, wins have proven to be elusive for the UCLA men’s volleyball team as of late. That changed, at least temporarily, Saturday evening. After dropping a five-set thriller to No. 7 UC Irvine (11-5, 8-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) the night prior, No. 6 UCLA (11-7, 8-6) defeated unranked UC San Diego […]
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Men’s volleyball game against UCI holds hope for end of losing streak
Five losses in six games – but the toughest stretch is over for UCLA men’s volleyball. The No. 6 Bruins (10-6, 7-5 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will travel south to take on the No. 7 UC Irvine Anteaters (9-5, 6-4) on Friday and the unranked UC San Diego Tritons (5-9, 2-7) on Saturday. February has […]
Set Six Season 2, Episode 6: The latest in men’s volleyball’s shaky play
This week on Set Six, we lose men’s volleyball beat writer Kelsey Angus but gain Sports senior staffer and photographer Aubrey Yeo as we discuss the Bruins’ shaky play as of late, injury updates and some interesting anecdotes on some of our feature projects.
Set Six: Episode 5
In this week’s episode of Set Six, UCLA men’s volleyball loses two games in a row for the first time this year at BYU. Listen as we break down the game and everything that has been happening with your Bruins.
Set Six Season 2, Episode 3: A relatively calm week for men’s volleyball
During this week’s Set Six we have a new guest. Except it’s not a player. We have assistant Sports editor, women’s volleyball writer and sport enthusiast, David Gottlieb. We discuss a relatively calm week in the world of UCLA men’s volleyball as well as coach John Speraw’s new baby.
Set Six Season 2, Episode 2: The return
Set Six returns for its second episode, with Grant Sugimura, Kelsey Angus and Melissa Zhang. This time, Daily Bruin’s editor in chief and host of last year’s Set Six Tanner Walters returns once again as a guest. Tune in to hear how the Bruins’ men’s volleyball season is going, and to get a better understanding […]
Men’s volleyball continues to up its game with consistent service aces
With 67 service aces on the season, good for third in the nation, UCLA men’s volleyball is again proving that they are a serving team. In terms of swinging from the back line, the No. 4 Bruins (9-3, 6-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) are nearly doubling the output of their opponents, with 67 service aces […]