It defies common sense to see the tallest person on the men’s volleyball team playing closest to the ground. Senior outside hitter Robart Page, who stands at a solid 7 feet for the No. Read more...
Photo: Though Robart Page stands at 7 feet tall, the senior outside hitter leads the team in digs.
UCLA men’s volleyball came out swinging in the team’s last opportunity for improvement before conference play opens this weekend. The Bruins captured the first set of every match they played over the weekend at the Outrigger Hotels Invitational, setting the tone for a dominant performance that culminated in their 3-1 win over the Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors Saturday to claim the tournament title. Read more...
Photo: Senior outside hitter Robart Page led the Bruins to a tournament title over the weekend. Page was also named the tournament’s most outstanding player.
It wasn’t pretty, but it was much needed. UCLA men’s volleyball regained momentum Thursday when it outlasted No. 11 Penn State to start the Outrigger Hotels Invitational on a victorious note. Read more...
Photo: Senior outside hitter Robart Page hurtles the ball over the net. Beginning the Outrigger Hotels Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii, with a victory against Penn State, Page said that the focus of the week has been on personal play rather than opponents.
Cheers of enthusiasm echoed through the Student Activities Center gym on Tuesday, where the UCLA men’s volleyball team was hard at work preparing for its upcoming trip to Hawaii. Read more...
Photo: Senior outside hitter Robart Page and UCLA will look to bounce back from their loss to Stanford on Saturday as they travel to Hawaii for the 20th Outrigger Volleyball Invitational.
There’s an aura of familiarity and leadership around the UCLA men’s volleyball team – an aura that was missing just one year ago. No one really knew what to expect from the Bruins leading up to last season; John Speraw was entering his first year as the UCLA coach and was taking over a team that had exactly zero senior starters. Read more...
When asked what factor led to the UCLA men’s volleyball loss to Stanford Saturday, sophomore setter Steve O’Dell offered a familiar response: inconsistency. Saturday’s game at UCSB’s Asics Invitational felt like déjà vu, after last year’s team suffered a similar outcome when losing 3-1 to the Cardinal, who were, at that point, tied with UCLA for the No. Read more...
Photo: Steve O’Dell and the Bruins lost their season-opening match.
This weekend, the UCLA men’s volleyball team hosted the annual SAC Tournament, playing in three exhibition matches at the Student Activities Center. The tournament featured four men’s volleyball teams from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation: UCLA, USC, UC Santa Barbara and Cal State Northridge. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA men’s volleyball team came away as tournament winners at the annual SAC Tournament, which UCLA hosts.
