Comparing UCLA men’s volleyball’s past two season records produces a stark contrast. Last year, the Bruins finished 18-11 overall with a 15-9 record in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, an impressive statistic due to the wealth of talent in the west coast conference. This season, the Bruins currently stand at 11-11 with a 7-11 MPSF […]
Category Archives: Men’s Volleyball
Bruins unable to find pot of gold at end of Rainbow Warrior series
The teams were the same, the venue unchanged and the result all too familiar. Just one night removed from a five-set collapse to No. 1 Hawai’i (21-3, 16-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), No. 12 UCLA men’s volleyball (11-11, 7-11) was swept 3-0 in Tuesday night’s rematch at Pauley Pavilion. Coach John Speraw shook up his […]
Men’s volleyball fails to finalize upset of No. 1 Hawai’i
Mitch Stahl stood at the service line, Pauley Pavilion silent before him. The sophomore middle blocker stared at the volleyball in his hands, breathing deeply. He was aware of the challenge before UCLA men’s volleyball: defeating the nation’s top-ranked team. As he ran toward the court and lifted a serve over the net, he resolved […]
Men’s volleyball to face top-ranked teams in final six conference games
UCLA men’s volleyball enters spring quarter to face its final six conference games after going 1-1 over spring break. The team was looking to build off its dominant win over Cal Baptist on Thursday when they faced USC in the Galen Center Saturday. The Bruins started off looking like the team that handed the Lancers […]
UCLA men’s volleyball struggles offensively in 3-1 loss to UCSB
Revenge was once again just out of reach for the men’s volleyball team. A week after failing to avenge an early-season loss to Long Beach State, No. 12 UCLA had another opportunity against No. 8 UC Santa Barbara on Friday night. The Gauchos, however, had other plans, comfortably handling the Bruins in four sets (25-14, […]
Despite five-set loss to Long Beach State, players set career highs
Two hours and 42 minutes after Friday night’s opening serve floated over the net in Pauley Pavilion, lanky Long Beach State sophomore Eric Ensing halted UCLA’s home winning streak at three matches and cut any comeback aspirations short with one last kill. Coach John Speraw, however, wasn’t focused on the final play of his team’s […]
UCLA men’s volleyball faces key second game against Long Beach State
UCLA men’s volleyball’s last matchup with Long Beach State proved to be a turning point in the season. The Bruins, entering the game 1-3 in conference play, dominated the 49ers for an easy 25-17 first set win. The team went on to play some of its worst volleyball of the season en route to dropping […]