The early morning sky began to brighten as the car sped west down Sunset Boulevard. UCLA men’s volleyball player Hagen Smith’s fingers were crossed as he looked out the window toward the horizon. “So far, from here, it’s better than I thought,” he says, scanning the morning surf as the car turned onto the Pacific […]
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Men’s volleyball nets much-needed win over Long Beach State
All Spencer Rowe wanted for his birthday was a win. Wins have come few and far between for UCLA men’s volleyball lately, but on Saturday night the Bruins finally earned themselves a coveted match point. It was only fitting that Rowe would be the one to hit the final kill. “Honestly, the best part about […]
UCLA men’s volleyball suffers loss to CSU Northridge
It was a scenario that has become all too familiar for the UCLA men’s volleyball team. After dropping a crucial first set to Cal State Northridge Thursday night, the team battled back to win the second and fourth sets before dropping the fifth in overtime and losing the match 3-2. The loss was unexpected and […]
Men’s volleyball hopes to close the season strong
Things have not been looking good for UCLA men’s volleyball as of late. The team has dropped six of its last eight games, lost three starters over the course of the season to injury and hasn’t won more than one set in a competition since March 1.
Depth players assist in UCLA men’s volleyball’s season
He wasn’t supposed to play all season, let alone start. It was a foregone conclusion that freshman setter Jake Reeves would redshirt the year, but then the injuries began to pile up. The Bruins were desperately short on outside hitters; the coaching staff had to find a solution before their March 15 home game against […]
UCLA volleyball focused on postseason despite BYU loss
The Bruins had a setter playing at libero. They had another setter playing at outside hitter. They had a middle blocker playing at opposite hitter. They were mixing and matching, searching for an answer, but the No. 9 UCLA men’s volleyball team still could not find a way to smear No. 2 Brigham Young University’s […]
UCLA men’s volleyball racks up another loss against USC
The door to the film room was closed, but coach John Speraw’s voice still echoed throughout the lower-level hallways of Pauley Pavilion. The exact words were difficult to make out, but the urgent, angry tone was not. After their fifth loss in six games, the Bruins’ postgame “talk” on Saturday night lasted longer than usual. “I […]