As UCLA men’s volleyball enters its penultimate week of regular-season play, the Bruins are riding their first win streak since January. No. 6 UCLA (13-7, 8-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will take on unranked Sacred Heart (12-3, 5-2 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) Friday and unranked Concordia (11-7) Saturday, in the John Wooden Center. The Pioneers […]
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After difficult February, UCLA men’s volleyball defeats Lewis 3-1
UCLA’s middle blockers both stood out Wednesday – redshirt junior Oliver Martin for his twelve errorless kills and senior Mitch Stahl for his return to the court after missing three matches due to injury. “Mitch is healthy, but still not jumping really well. But you can see the impact he had from the service line,” […]
Injuries block season success for men’s volleyball, despite key subs
The UCLA men’s volleyball team has struggled to find wins lately, but recent injuries to senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl have allowed others to enter the spotlight. The No. 6 Bruins (10-6, 7-5 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) have lost five of their last six matches, and having two starters – Stahl and junior outside hitter […]
UCLA men’s volleyball swept by Long Beach State in three-set match
Junior outside hitter Jake Arnitz – previously sidelined due to a foot injury – returned to action in the middle of the second set but the Bruins were unable to win for the fifth time in six matches. No. 5 UCLA men’s volleyball (10-6, 7-5 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) was swept by No. 2 Long […]
UCLA men’s volleyball player serves up volleyballs and fresh beats
Two numbers make Daenan Gyimah, a freshman on the UCLA men’s volleyball team, stand out: He hits the ball when it’s over 12 feet in the air and his music has been streamed over 15,000 times on SoundCloud. Before the middle blocker even began playing volleyball, music was his passion. Now, he uses his notoriety […]
UCLA hopes to improve shortcomings in match against Long Beach
After a trying two weeks on the road, the Bruins are back in Westwood and have snapped a three-game losing streak. No. 5 UCLA men’s volleyball (10-4, 7-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will face No. 14 Cal State Northridge (9-5, 2-5) on Wednesday and No. 2 Long Beach State (11-2, 7-1) on Saturday. This will […]
Men’s volleyball breaks losing streak after rough start against Pepperdine
The first four sets on Saturday brought memories of UCLA men’s volleyball’s three consecutive losses, but the Bruins finally got back on track in the fifth. No. 4 UCLA (10-4, 7-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) snapped its losing streak against No. 9 Pepperdine (5-4, 3-3) by scores of 23-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-23, 15-7. The Bruins […]