The teams were the same, the venue unchanged and the result all too familiar. Just one night removed from a five-set collapse to No. 1 Hawai’i (21-3, 16-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), No. 12 UCLA men’s volleyball (11-11, 7-11) was swept 3-0 in Tuesday night’s rematch at Pauley Pavilion. Coach John Speraw shook up his […]
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UCLA men’s volleyball struggles offensively in 3-1 loss to UCSB
Revenge was once again just out of reach for the men’s volleyball team. A week after failing to avenge an early-season loss to Long Beach State, No. 12 UCLA had another opportunity against No. 8 UC Santa Barbara on Friday night. The Gauchos, however, had other plans, comfortably handling the Bruins in four sets (25-14, […]
Despite five-set loss to Long Beach State, players set career highs
Two hours and 42 minutes after Friday night’s opening serve floated over the net in Pauley Pavilion, lanky Long Beach State sophomore Eric Ensing halted UCLA’s home winning streak at three matches and cut any comeback aspirations short with one last kill. Coach John Speraw, however, wasn’t focused on the final play of his team’s […]
Men’s volleyball hands Matadors sixth-straight loss in 3-1 victory
It wasn’t a showing of great dominance, consistency or finesse for UCLA men’s volleyball Tuesday night, but the team was able to leave Pauley Pavilion with a four-set victory over Cal State Northridge and another important conference win. The match did not start well for No. 9 UCLA (10-6, 6-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation). In […]
UCLA men’s volleyball looks to gain momentum with weekend matches
One thing is clear for UCLA men’s volleyball now that the team has reached the halfway point of its 2015 schedule: There remains plenty of work to be done. Sitting in the middle of the crowded Mountain Pacific Sports Federation standings, the Bruins (8-5, 4-5 MPSF) have only recently begun to establish a momentum that […]
Men’s volleyball drubs Trojans in conference upset victory
Sophomore outside hitter Michael Fisher made it seem simple following UCLA men’s volleyball’s sweep of struggling California Baptist on Tuesday. “We’re just gonna try to put some pressure on the (USC) Trojans,” he said. “We’ll make them crack.” The Bruins did just that Sunday night in Pauley Pavilion. No. 11 UCLA, the underdog to crosstown […]
Men’s volleyball sweeps Cal Baptist in MPSF win
UCLA men’s volleyball handed a scuffling California Baptist team its eighth-straight loss on Tuesday night in Pauley Pavilion. The team, while never quite dominant, came away with a sweep (25-20, 25-17, 25-19) for its third conference victory. Cal Baptist (3-12, 1-11 MPSF), ranked No. 11 out of 12 teams in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, […]