John Speraw met with longtime friend Wade Garard in May of 2016 to catch up over coffee, but their Starbucks chat turned into much more. As head coach for both the Bruins and the U.S. men’s national team, Speraw has been heavily involved in the volleyball community for more than five years – and he […]
Category Archives: Men’s Volleyball
Formidable foes await men’s volleyball as it enters MPSF tournament
A difficult road lies ahead for the Bruins to claim their 20th national championship. No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball (22-6, 9-3 MPSF) concluded regular season play Saturday night with a win over conference rival No. 4 BYU (20-6, 10-2) at Pauley Pavilion. The No. 2-seeded Bruins will host unranked Stanford (6-19, 3-9), seeded seventh, in […]
Strong overall play gives men’s volleyball sweep against BYU
The Bruins accomplished something the program had not been able to do in almost half a decade. No. 5 UCLA men’s volleyball (22-6, 9-3 MPSF) swept No. 2 BYU (20-6, 10-2) on Saturday night by scores of 25-21, 25-23 and 25-22. Playing in front of a larger-than-normal crowd of 5,671 on senior night, it was […]
Men’s volleyball defeats Stanford despite brief communication issues
After falling to unranked USC last weekend, UCLA men’s volleyball risked losing to two consecutive unranked teams when it faced Stanford on Thursday night. The No. 5 Bruins (21-6, 8-3 MPSF) were able to avoid back-to-back losses by defeating the Cardinal (6-18, 3-8) in four sets at Pauley Pavilion. UCLA defeated Stanford 25-15 in the […]
Next two games to determine men’s volleyball’s postseason standing
Following a loss to unranked USC, UCLA has two games left this week to end the regular season. “We have to win, without a doubt,” said senior opposite Christian Hessenauer. No. 5 UCLA men’s volleyball (20-6, 7-3 MPSF) will host unranked Stanford (6-17, 3-7) on Thursday and No. 2 BYU (19-5, 9-1) on Saturday at […]
Angus’ Beef: Men’s volleyball falls to unranked USC, jeopardizes NCAA tournament entry
Micah Ma’a sprinted past the antenna to the other side of the court to chase down a ball shanked by senior opposite Christian Hessenauer and fell just short, giving USC the point it needed to win the match. The high-energy outburst from the junior setter on the game’s final point was one of the only […]
Men’s volleyball upset by unranked USC in five-setter
UCLA men’s volleyball had not lost to an unranked team since 2014. On Saturday, USC broke that streak. The Trojans (7-17, 3-7 MPSF) took down the No. 3 Bruins (20-6, 7-3) in five sets by scores of 18-25, 25-23, 25-23, 19-25, 15-11. UCLA, which was previously riding a five-game win streak, came out dominant in […]