Normally known as mild-mannered with the media, senior guard Norman Powell seemed to hit a tipping point after UCLA men’s basketball’s 82-64 loss to Oregon Saturday. Speaking with a quiet intensity, Powell called on his teammates to pick up their energy and “(fight) just as hard as me and (sophomore guard) Bryce (Alford), the leaders, […]
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New Kids on the Block: Christian Hessenauer steps up after tendinitis bout
Editor’s note: Every Thursday for the next month, the Daily Bruin will be running a series of profiles on the newcomers to the UCLA men’s volleyball team. Down 20-8 against Pepperdine in the first set of Tuesday night’s loss, UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw needed someone to turn the Bruins’ fortune around. Looking down […]
UCLA men’s volleyball suffers straight-set defeat against Pepperdine
John Speraw didn’t yell. He didn’t gesture. He didn’t even stand. The UCLA men’s volleyball coach sat calmly on the sideline, tapping his leather shoes on the polished hardwood of Pauley Pavilion. There was little Speraw could do Tuesday night as No. 9 UCLA (4-3, MPSF 0-3) men’s volleyball fell to No. 5 Pepperdine (8-1, […]
Men’s volleyball to face tougher test in No. 5 Pepperdine
The UCLA men’s volleyball team swept past the visiting Princeton Tigers last weekend, concluding its nonconference schedule with an undefeated 4-0 record. Now, the focus shifts to within the conference. For the final three months of the season, the Bruins will only see familiar faces as they play fellow Mountain Pacific Sports Federation teams during […]
Women’s basketball loses first-half steam in defeats to Stanford, Cal
Harry Potter Night cast a spell on Pauley Pavilion this weekend. There was magic, but it was brewing in the visitors’ locker room. On Friday, UCLA (8-11, 4-4 Pac-12) was outgunned 79-70 against No. 11 Stanford (15-5, 7-1), and Cal (15-5, 6-2) handed the Bruins a 72-57 defeat on Sunday. “(Stanford and Cal) couldn’t be […]
UCLA men’s basketball’s winning streak snaps after 66-55 loss to OSU
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Even an hour before UCLA men’s basketball tipped off its game at Oregon State Thursday night, it was clear things were not going to go as planned. As the Bruins shuffled out of the tunnels in their warmup gear to loosen up and hoist some practice shots, noticeably absent from the gaggle […]
New Kids on the Block: JT Hatch’s high game IQ creates versatility
Editor’s note: Every Thursday for the next month, the Daily Bruin will be running a series of profiles on the newcomers to the UCLA men’s volleyball team. The ball looped silently into the air, suspended almost perfectly above the net. In a moment when the whole gym seemed to pause, the angled palm of freshman […]