The last time UCLA men’s volleyball played UC Santa Barbara, it watched as the 2014 season slipped away. Already up 2-1 in last April’s Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament Quarterfinals, the Bruins held a commanding 14-7 lead over the Gauchos in the fourth set. That was as close as they would get. Just mere points […]
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Men’s volleyball defeats CSU Northridge for second MPSF win
The UCLA men’s volleyball team picked up its second conference win on Friday at Cal State Northridge in a match that threatened to be a repeat of Wednesday’s upset loss to Long Beach State. UCLA (6-4, 2-4 MPSF) fought its way past CSUN (5-6, 3-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) in four sets (25-17, 17-25, 25-18, […]
New Kids on the Block: Eric Matheis sets himself up as promising setter
All he could do was watch and wait. For three weeks, freshman setter Eric Matheis sat on the bench as each of his teammates made their opening appearances of the 2015 season. It wasn’t until Jan. 25, with the team fresh off a sweep at the hands of Brigham Young University and winless in conference […]
Men’s volleyball sweeps Stanford for its first MPSF victory
There was an intensity present in John Wooden Center that propelled UCLA men’s volleyball to a sweep over the visiting Stanford Cardinal on Thursday night. No. 9 UCLA (5-3, 1-3 MPSF) powered past No. 13 Stanford (3-5, 2-3) for its first conference win (27-25, 25-22, 25-21). Key to its close victory were contributions from a […]
Men’s volleyball to face tougher test in No. 5 Pepperdine
The UCLA men’s volleyball team swept past the visiting Princeton Tigers last weekend, concluding its nonconference schedule with an undefeated 4-0 record. Now, the focus shifts to within the conference. For the final three months of the season, the Bruins will only see familiar faces as they play fellow Mountain Pacific Sports Federation teams during […]
Men’s volleyball’s underclassmen earn their stripes against Tigers
The UCLA men’s volleyball team took care of the visiting Princeton Tigers in three sets (25-18, 25-21, 25-21) on Sunday night in the John Wooden Center in a match that showed off the team’s youth. No. 9 UCLA (4-2, 0-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) swept Princeton (1-3) with a lineup that featured all four of […]
New Kids on the Block: JT Hatch’s high game IQ creates versatility
Editor’s note: Every Thursday for the next month, the Daily Bruin will be running a series of profiles on the newcomers to the UCLA men’s volleyball team. The ball looped silently into the air, suspended almost perfectly above the net. In a moment when the whole gym seemed to pause, the angled palm of freshman […]