UCLA men’s volleyball traveled to Stanford on Friday night in a last-ditch effort to sneak into the 2015 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament. There was nothing sneaky, however, about the visiting Bruins’ 3-0 sweep of the Cardinal. No. 12 UCLA (13-13, 9-13 MPSF) dominated the entire court, delivering one of its most decisive victories of […]
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Men’s volleyball to battle Stanford for MPSF tournament berth
As practice wound down Wednesday night in Pauley Pavilion, UCLA men’s volleyball redshirt freshman middle blocker Eric Sprague elevated for a kill. His palm connected perfectly with the volleyball, setting it on a course to slam down into the hardwood floor on the other side of the net. The screech of shoes on hardwood, a […]
Serving proves a double-edged sword for UCLA men’s volleyball
UCLA men’s volleyball enters its final game of the season Friday, vying for a postseason berth with a win over No. 14 Stanford. With their eyes on the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament, the Bruins will look to execute on the one aspect of the game that has given them trouble all season: serving. Especially […]
Men’s volleyball goes 1-1 over weekend, holds potential playoff spot
Ten thousand hours. That’s the amount of time required to reach a certain level of expertise, according to men’s volleyball coach John Speraw. Over the course of the weekend, No. 12 UCLA (12-13, 8-13 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) logged four of those ten thousand, splitting matches in a closely contested four-set loss to No. 4 […]
UCLA seeks to bridge peaks, valleys in competition with consistent play
In just two days this weekend, the UCLA men’s volleyball team will travel from the highest peak of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation to the lowest valley – all without ever leaving Pauley Pavilion. No. 12 UCLA (11-12, 7-12 MPSF) hosts No. 4 UC Irvine (23-4, 17-3) on Friday before shifting its attention to unranked […]
Bruins sink below .500 after succumbing to Waves
UCLA men’s volleyball already knew that it had a challenge ahead when it made the short drive to Malibu on Tuesday to face conference powerhouse Pepperdine University. Then it ran into itself. On a night when the biggest obstacle for the Bruins should have been the team standing across the court, it was instead their […]
Bruins face daunting rematch against Waves with season on line
BY TANNER WALTERSBruin Sports contributortwalters@media.ucla.edu The clock is ticking on the 2015 season for the UCLA men’s volleyball team. With four matches left and the Bruins currently tied for the eighth and final spot in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament, the only time to make a move is now. The team will get a […]