Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Ma’a among nation’s best freshmen UCLA men’s volleyball’s freshman phenom Micah Ma’a is only adding to his already-long list of accolades. The setter/hitter, who was named National Freshman of the Week four times during the 2016 regular season, was selected […]
Author Archives: Tanner Walters
Men’s volleyball enters MPSF tournament looking to break, uphold playoff trends
Recent history suggests UCLA men’s volleyball shouldn’t have too much concern about Saturday’s conference quarterfinal match against Hawai’i. Recent history also suggests the Bruins should be very, very worried. Despite making the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation playoffs every year since 2004, the team has advanced past the quarterfinal just once in the past decade. That […]
Set Six Episode 12: To the playoffs
It’s been a quiet week as the UCLA men’s volleyball team prepares for its opening match of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament this weekend. Grant Sugimura and Tanner Walters – two of the three Daily Bruin men’s volleyball beat writers – break down the season finale and look ahead at the upcoming Hawai’i matchup. […]
UCLA Athletics receives $5M donation for new soccer-specific stadium
Less than a year after unveiling the start of its One Goal initiative, UCLA Athletics announced a $5 million donation from the Annenberg Foundation that will go toward a new soccer-specific stadium at North Athletic Field. The venue, named the Wallis Annenberg Stadium, will be used by the men’s and women’s Division I programs and […]
Set Six Episode 11: Stanford takedown
With UCLA men’s volleyball fresh off a win over Stanford, the Daily Bruin beat writers – Grant Sugimura, Phil Share and Tanner Walters – give their takes on the team’s recent play. While the week ended on a high note, the Bruins got knocked down a few notches in back-to-back losses to the BYU Cougars. […]
Men’s volleyball wavers heading into final stretch, highlighting season’s flaws
The UCLA men’s volleyball team spent its weekend fighting against an unpleasant reality. Battling, scrambling and ultimately stumbling, the Bruins spent two straight nights doing what little they could against the BYU Cougars. The results were the same in both matches, and the message was loud and clear: UCLA isn’t good enough. The Bruins entered […]
Set Six Episode 10: The road to BYU
The Daily Bruin beat writers are back from spring break and ready for more volleyball! Grant Sugimura, Phil Share and Tanner Walters sit down to discuss the recent wins from UCLA men’s volleyball and the team’s eight-match winning streak. Listen as the writers break down the upcoming weekend against the BYU Cougars – an important […]