The UCLA men’s volleyball team has lost just three sets in its first four matches – preseason and regular season – of 2016. Two of those lost sets came Friday evening in a grueling five-set victory over Penn State to cap off a wild week of three top-15, East Coast matchups. The No. 5 Bruins […]
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Westbrook’s presence sparks high-energy performance in Arizona win
Coach Steve Alford was in the middle of his pregame speech when Russell Westbrook walked into the UCLA locker room. Immediately, Alford sensed that his players had tuned him out to pay attention to the ex-Bruin and current NBA star. “The man had arrived,” Alford said. Westbrook, who was honored at Thursday’s game for his […]
Freshmen excel in men’s volleyball’s four-set takedown of Ohio State
The freshmen are showing up early for UCLA men’s volleyball in 2016. A trio of new Bruins – outside hitter Dylan Missry, setter/hitter Micah Ma’a and libero Davis Gillett – made their presence known Thursday afternoon in University Park, Pennsylvania, standing out across the court in No. 5 UCLA’s 3-1 victory over No. 6 Ohio […]
Bruins bank on renewed intensity in match against No. 7 Wildcats
The UCLA men’s basketball team has been in this situation before, facing a top-10 team at Pauley Pavilion. The game occurred on the first Thursday of December, against then-No. 1 Kentucky. It turned out to be one of the Bruins’ best games in recent memory, as they led for more than 38 minutes and captured […]
Men’s tennis looks to build on preseason successes
The men’s tennis team is squeezing in a busy stretch of matches before the start of the dual match season on Jan. 20. Two current Bruins, junior Mackie McDonald and sophomore Martin Redlicki, made the main draw of the USC Los Angeles Pro Futures. McDonald automatically qualified due to his ATP ranking of 371 and […]
Rumors of Mora’s future swirl after UCLA football’s lackluster season
A short rundown of the final week of 2015 for UCLA football looks something like this: The Bruins lose a bowl game for the first time since 2012, drop to 8-5 on the season and lose three key juniors to the 2016 NFL Draft. Suddenly, a team that was bound for the Pac-12 championship before […]
Men’s volleyball overwhelms exhibition foe with offensive onslaught
It was a relaxed opening night at Pauley Pavilion, as UCLA men’s volleyball opened the year with a dominant exhibition sweep of British Columbia. But if the team’s performance is any indication, the Bruins will have a serious offensive attack in 2016. The UCLA attackers hit .518 on the night – a higher percentage than […]