The Bruins were coming off a hot two-game winning streak, and on top of that, they had defeated their opponent, the unranked UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, twice this season. However, the No. 6 UCLA men’s volleyball beat the odds – but not in the way they might have hoped – on Wednesday night against UCSB and lost the match 3-1.
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UCLA volleyball to face highly ranked Cal Baptist, BYU
UCLA is hoping that history repeats itself this week when it faces two highly ranked opponents, No. 12 Cal Baptist and No. 1 BYU.
Men’s volleyball bounce back with sweep of UCSD
Gonzalo Quiroga adjusted his feet and calmly threw the ball up in the air. The junior outside hitter leapt up and cocked his right hand as if he was going to smash the ball just like the previous play. However, at the last second, he relaxed his arm and softly hit the ball over the net.
Men’s volleyball works on defense fundamentals
The fast-paced men’s volleyball schedule doesn’t leave much time for mourning losses.
Men’s volleyball sees first four-set win of season
The UCLA men’s volleyball team found itself in a familiar situation after falling behind UC Santa Barbara on Friday night. Two weeks ago the Bruins had to overcome a two-set difference in a comeback victory against the Gauchos. In this rematch they were not going to make things harder for themselves. No. 8 UCSB came […]
Bruins sharpen game at invitational, face 49er tonight
The UCLA men’s volleyball team spent the weekend in Hawaii but were not able to breeze through their opponents. The Bruins have gone to the last set in all of their matches this season.
UCLA men’s volleyball falls in final set against Hawai’i
This past weekend, UCLA men’s volleyball participated in the Outriggers Hotels Invitational in Honolulu and had three matches in as many days against No. 7 Penn State, No. 10 Ohio State and Hawai’i.