The two-part epic that was UCLA-BYU this weekend quickly turned into a tragedy for the home team. The No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball team (21-5, 15-5) fell Friday and Saturday nights to No. 3 BYU (21-3, 17-3). Both matches saw a powerful visiting squad claim decisive 3-1 victories in front of sold-out crowds. The Cougars […]
Category Archives: Men’s Volleyball
MPSF seeding at stake as men’s volleyball enters final stretch of season
The only comforting thing about the UCLA men’s volleyball team’s final four matches is that they’re all at home. The No.1 Bruins (21-3, 15-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) begin the final stretch of the regular season – four matches against teams in the top six nationally – with back-to-back matchups against the No. 3 BYU […]
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 […]
Men’s volleyball maintains momentum despite break in play
A long break in the schedule could have forced UCLA men’s volleyball out of rhythm heading into the final weeks of the regular season. The 13-day break in play, however, didn’t slow the No. 1 Bruins (21-3, 15-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) as they extended their six-match winning streak to eight. Upon returning to the […]
UCLA men’s volleyball sweeps Long Beach State in straight sets
Few things could completely ruin a Senior Night – besides being defeated in straight sets, that might do it. By those standards, the No. 4 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team (20-5, 14-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will have to come to terms with losing both its first place standing in the conference and dropping […]
Reserve players fuel men’s volleyball’s home sweep over Concordia
There were plenty of new faces on the court during Friday night’s nonconference match between UCLA and Concordia – on both sides of the net. The No. 4 Bruins (19-3, 13-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) trotted out a number of its reserve players to face the Eagles (10-5) in Pauley Pavilion. UCLA made quick work […]
Set Six Episode 9: Featuring John Speraw
UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw joins all three Daily Bruin beat writers this week for a special edition of Set Six. The team is in its last stretch of nonconference matches and is gearing up for a grueling final month of regular season play. Take a listen as the Bruin coach discusses the strengths […]