The biggest uncertainty for the UCLA men’s volleyball team going into last night’s NCAA semifinal against Penn State was which setter would step up for the Bruins. As soon as freshman Gaby Acevedo provided a perfect set to senior Brennan Prahler for the match’s first point, all questions were answered. After two weeks of competing […]
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M. volleyball: Volleyball fights for NCAA win at home
The UCLA men’s volleyball team has never lost a game in the NCAA Tournament when it has been held at Pauley Pavilion. And it certainly doesn’t intend to start now. When the Bruins face Penn State in the NCAA Semifinals tonight, they will be backed by a 24-0 record on their home court, which has […]
M. volleyball: Practice sets Bruins for NCAAs
A week ago, UCLA men’s volleyball coach Al Scates said that his team could be the best it’s been all season if his new setters had only a few more days of practice. Now that Aaron Dodd and Gaby Acevedo have had that week of practice with the first team, Scates is just as optimistic […]
M. volleyball: Hanging by a thread
One more point. With the season on the line, all the UCLA men’s volleyball team needed to clinch the victory and move on to the conference semifinals was a single point. Instead, Cal State Northridge reeled off six straight points in Game 5 to steal the win and possibly end the Bruins’ season much earlier […]
M. volleyball: UCSD nearly pulls upset, but falls short
It could have been one of the biggest upsets in the history of UCLA men’s volleyball. Instead it was just a final tune-up before the postseason commences this week. In their final regular season match, the Bruins (25-4, 18-4 MPSF) needed five games to put away UC San Diego (2-24, 1-21) Friday night, who now […]
M. volleyball: Men’s volleyball faces pivotal match against Long Beach St.
With only two games left in the regular season, the UCLA men’s volleyball team still has one of its toughest and most important matches left to play. In a match that holds postseason implications for both teams, the No. 1 Bruins will travel to No. 4 Long Beach State tonight, where they have not won […]
M. volleyball: Final volleyball lineup undetermined
With only four games left in the regular season, the UCLA men’s volleyball team still doesn’t have a set lineup. When the Bruins match up against Cal State Northridge on Wednesday, not even UCLA coach Al Scates knows who will be playing yet. “What’s good about our team is that I don’t know from night […]