The wins just keep coming for UCLA men’s volleyball, but the team could certainly use a break. In their fourth match in just six days, the top-ranked Bruins (10-0, 6-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) showed signs of fatigue but were still able to defeat the No. 12 Cal State Northridge Matadors (7-2, 2-2) in four […]
Author Archives: Tanner Walters
Set Six Episode 3: We’re still good
Set Six returns this week with just two of the UCLA men’s volleyball beat writers. The Bruins are in the midst of a stretch of four matches in six days, but the busy schedule has not slowed them down as they remain undefeated in 2016. Listen as Grant Sugimura and Tanner Walters break down the […]
Long Beach State to test men’s volleyball’s undefeated streak
Wednesday night’s UCLA-Long Beach State volleyball match might not be the Game of the Century but the battle of the nation’s top-ranked squads is certainly going to be one of the biggest matchups early in the 2016 men’s volleyball season. The No. 1 Bruins (8-0, 4-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will host the No. 2 […]
The Rundown: Jan. 26
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. In Russ we trust UCLA alumnus and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook was named last week as a starter for February’s NBA All-Star Game. The starting lineup is determined by fan voting. Westbrook is currently averaging 23.9 points per […]
Tanner’s Take: Upsets won’t be enough to guarantee Bruins a March Madness bid
The UCLA men’s basketball team knows all about the unpredictability of this year’s college basketball season. Just ask Monmouth, Washington or Washington State. More often than not, the Bruins have found themselves at the center of the madness, creating national headlines in the process. Just ask Kentucky, Gonzaga or Arizona. Plenty has been written about […]
Men’s volleyball sweeps Princton, stays undefeated
Eleven pairs of bright orange shoes were the flashiest part of UCLA’s match against visiting Princeton on Monday night, as the Tigers’ footwear gave a stronger impression than either team on the court. But, despite the less-than-dominant performance, the Bruins continued their undefeated season with a three-set sweep. No. 1 UCLA (8-0, 4-0 Mountain Pacific […]
UCLA to host athletes village in LA’s 2024 Olympic bid
UCLA will host the Olympic Village in Los Angeles’ bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, city and university officials announced at a press conference Monday. Los Angeles is one of four cities in the running for the games, up against Rome, Paris and Budapest, Hungary. The International Olympic Committee will select the host city […]