After splitting regular season, men’s volleyball to face USC in MPSF semifinal

The Bruins will face the Trojans to determine who will get a chance at the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. No. 2 seed UCLA men’s volleyball (19-8, 8-4 MPSF) will match up against No. 3 seed USC (17-9, 7-5) in the semifinals of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament Thursday at Pepperdine’s Firestone Fieldhouse. […]

Men’s volleyball falls in tight matchup to rival USC in final regular-season game

The Bruins ended the regular season with a defeat. No. 5 UCLA men’s volleyball (18-8, 8-4 MPSF) lost to No. 6 USC (16-9, 7-5) in five sets by scores of 25-19, 15-25, 25-14, 20-25 and 11-15. The Bruins started off the match hitting for .684 in the first set and accumulating 13 kills with zero […]

Graduating players shine on Senior Night as men’s volleyball sweeps Concordia

All of the Bruin seniors contributed to a conference win on Senior Night. No. 5 UCLA (18-7, 8-3 MPSF) defeated No. 14 Concordia University Irvine (14-17, 3-8) in straight sets by scores of 25-19, 25-19 and 25-19. The Bruins were down in the first set 8-10 before they won the next seven points to take […]

Men’s volleyball takes five-set loss to Stanford in match of many lineup shifts

Despite selecting a number of different lineups, the Bruins could not claim the win. No. 4 UCLA men’s volleyball (16-6, 6-2 MPSF) lost to No. 8 Stanford (14-8, 5-4) in five sets by scores of 25-23, 21-25, 19-25, 25-23 and 10-15, respectively. The Bruins started off the first set with a 10-5 lead before the […]

Men’s volleyball rallies from 2-0 deficit to ride victory wave vs. Pepperdine

The Bruins rallied back to take sole possession of first place in the conference standings. No. 6 UCLA men’s volleyball (13-4, 5-0 MPSF) defeated No. 4 Pepperdine (11-3, 4-1 MPSF) in five sets by scores of 29-31, 17-25, 25-20, 25-18, and 15-9. The Bruins moved one game above the Waves in the Mountain Pacific Sports […]

Men’s volleyball prepares to defend top MPSF rank in competitive rivalry games

An undefeated conference record will be on the line in the Bruins’ next two games. No. 6 UCLA men’s volleyball (11-4, 3-0 MPSF) will face crosstown rival No. 14 USC (7-6, 1-2) on Sunday in Pauley Pavilion. Coach John Speraw said this season’s USC team is stronger than last season’s. “I know for sure it’s […]