A long break in the schedule could have forced UCLA men’s volleyball out of rhythm heading into the final weeks of the regular season. The 13-day break in play, however, didn’t slow the No. 1 Bruins (21-3, 15-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) as they extended their six-match winning streak to eight. Upon returning to the […]
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Men’s volleyball looks to complete back-to-back wins against UCSB
The UCLA men’s volleyball team has had one opportunity this season to play back-to-back matches against the same opponent. The first time, the Bruins split the series, failing to come away with both wins. That was earlier in the season against then-No. 5 Hawaii. Now, No. 4 UCLA (16-3, 12-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) has […]
Men’s volleyball offensive game aims to serve up victory against UCSB
UCLA men’s volleyball has the opportunity to register its first three-match win streak since the Bruins’ season-opening undefeated run ended in early February. No. 4 UCLA (15-3, 11-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will host No. 9 UC Santa Barbara (13-6, 9-5) Wednesday in the teams’ first meeting of the season. It will mark the first […]
Men’s volleyball enters second half of season with USC matchup
The men’s volleyball team is looking for its first season sweep of USC since the 2013 season. The No. 4 Bruins (14-3, 10-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will visit the unranked Trojans (3-12, 3-10) Saturday night. UCLA, coming off of a Wednesday night sweep of No. 15 Cal Baptist at home, is well aware of […]
No. 3 UCLA unable to dig out of early hole at No. 4 Stanford
On an afternoon when starting out flat would not be enough, the UCLA men’s volleyball team succumbed from the beginning to a Stanford squad that was ready from the get-go. The No. 3 Bruins (13-3, 9-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) fell to No. 4 Stanford (12-2, 10-2) Sunday afternoon in Northern California (25-21, 20-25, 25-22, […]
Men’s volleyball regains focus, defeats UCSD in straight sets
It didn’t take long for UCLA men’s volleyball to bounce back from its Thursday night defeat at the hands of UC Irvine. The No. 2 Bruins (12-2, 8-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) demolished unranked UC San Diego (3-11, 0-10) Saturday night in the John Wooden Center in a sweep (25-16, 25-17, 25-18). The loss marked […]
Hawai’i to present strong test for undefeated men’s volleyball
Being perfect is not easy, but the UCLA men’s volleyball team has managed to preserve its unblemished record through the first 10 matches of the 2016 season. The No. 1 Bruins (10-0, 6-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), after four home games in seven days, will travel across the Pacific Ocean to take on No. 5 […]