There are a lot of numbers associated with UCLA men’s volleyball as of late – No. 1 national ranking, nine-game win streak, 6-0 conference record – but only one word is relevant to the nation’s top team: focus. Read more...
Photo: Senior middle blocker Spencer Rowe (left) and senior outside hitter Robart Page will put their nine-game win streak on the line against Pepperdine Wednesday.
UCLA men’s volleyball defeated defending national champion UC Irvine Saturday, dominating the first two sets, then losing control in the third to drop it 20-25 before bouncing back to seal the win with a 25-18 fourth set. Read more...
The UCLA men’s volleyball team kept up its winning ways Thursday night, defeating UC San Diego in what has become a familiar fashion – sweeping the game in three sets behind strong hitting and a stellar performance from senior outside hitter Robart Page. Read more...
Photo: Senior outside hitter Robart Page had a team-high 15 kills against UC San Diego Thursday.
Expectations were high to start the season for the No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball team, and with each passing game, the Bruins (7-1, 4-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) continue to justify and even raise those expectations. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior setter Michael Beals has settled into the starting lineup after an injury to sophomore setter Steve O’Dell.
Who has been the best UCLA athlete for the past month? Kevin: Senior outside hitter Robart Page of men’s volleyball has had a dominant first month in the season. Read more...
Whatever the Bruins are doing immediately before every game, they should keep doing it. For the second game in a row, the No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball team (7-1, 4-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) was nearly flawless in the first set, this time blowing away No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Gonzalo Quiroga was the focal point of the UCLA offensive attack Monday night, leading the Bruins with 14 kills while hitting .435. UCLA hit .420 as a team en route to sweeping UC Irvine.
It’s hard to discuss the prominence of the UC Irvine men’s volleyball program without first making mention of UCLA. In fact, many of UC Irvine’s accomplishments come attached with the footnote, “since UCLA.” The Anteaters are the first team to win back-to-back national championships, as they did in 2012 and 2013, since UCLA managed the feat in 1996. Read more...
Photo: Then-sophomore outside hitter Gonzalo Quiroga hung his head after UCLA’s loss to UC Irvine in the 2012 MPSF Quarterfinals. The loss ended UCLA’s season and then-coach Al Scates’ career.
