If the UCLA men’s volleyball team needed a remedy after Saturday’s loss to Hawai’i, it couldn’t have found a better opponent on Wednesday. The Bruins (16-2, 12-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) faced off against UC Irvine (6-13, 4-10), a team the Bruins had already swept three times this season, and defeated the Anteaters in four […]
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M. volleyball: Warriors squash Bruins’ streak
If the UCLA men’s volleyball team thought it was going to steamroll its way to the NCAA Championship this season, Saturday’s match against Hawai’i showed that the Bruins need to adopt a different mindset. Coming off a seven-match winning streak, No. 1 UCLA was swept by the No. 3 Warriors 30-25, 30-26, 30-25 in front […]
W. hoops: Rivalry game critical for Bruins’ playoff hopes
It may be a new season, but the UCLA women’s basketball team finds itself in the exact same situation it did a year ago heading into its last regular season game. In 2004, the Bruins were on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament with a record of 15-11, 10-7 in the Pac-10, entering the final […]
M. volleyball: Behind the Curtain
It’s been a time-honored tradition for the storied UCLA men’s volleyball program for over 30 years. If you ask coach Al Scates about it, he’ll say that he uses it for safety precautions. But if you ask the players, they’ll tell you that the blue curtain that separates the first two teams from the third […]
M. volleyball: Bruins get revenge with sweep
The UCLA men’s volleyball team made its statement very clear Wednesday night. This year will be very different than last. After being swept three times by the No. 4 Long Beach State a year ago, the No. 1 Bruins eagerly returned the favor, sweeping the 49ers 30-21, 30-21, 30-28 for the second time this season. […]
M. volleyball: Men’s volleyball renews rivalry against 49ers
If there was one team the UCLA men’s volleyball team was gunning for to begin this season, it was Long Beach State. The 49ers, NCAA runner-ups last season, swept the Bruins three times and ended UCLA’s season in the semifinals of the MPSF Tournament. “They beat us nine straight last year,” senior Paul Johnson said. […]
M. volleyball: Men’s volleyball splits at BYU
The top-ranked UCLA men’s volleyball needed a wake-up call after its first loss of the season Friday, and coach Al Scates made sure the Bruins received it. The morning after No. 3 BYU dominated UCLA in four games in the first half of their two-match series, Scates woke his players at 8:30 a.m. for two […]