This post was updated April 30 at 9:07 p.m. LONG BEACH – John Speraw has long stressed the importance of coming out the gates firing. In the coach’s past two matches, his team failed to complete the task. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior middle blocker Merrick McHenry swings his arm over the net to hammer down a kill in the NCAA quarterfinals. The AVCA First-Team All-American was errorless at the net Tuesday. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)
Entering the national stage is a tricky feeling. Each of the eight teams is three wins removed from the highest collegiate honor in the sport. Success under the bright lights of Walter Pyramid has driven student-athletes to practice, compete and play their hearts out. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior outside hitter Grant Sloane (left), redshirt sophomore middle blocker Sean McQuiggan (middle) and redshirt sophomore outside hitter Cooper Robinson elevate for a block assist. (Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 28 at 9:49 p.m. No. 1 seed UCLA men’s volleyball (23-5, 11-1 MPSF) dropped just one game in its conference slate en route to an 11-match winning streak to close its regular season. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Cooper Robinson (left), redshirt senior middle blocker Merrick McHenry (middle) and junior outside hitter/opposite Ido David (right) are pictured. The three hitters are key offensive aces for UCLA men’s volleyball. (Photos by Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin, Eden Yu/Daily Bruin staff, Zimo Li/Daily Bruin. Illustration by Lindsey Murto/Assistant Design director)
This post was updated April 28 at 10:18 p.m. Every story has two faces. Janus. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. After a match, Cooper Robinson is swarmed by fans, friends and family, congratulating the redshirt sophomore outside hitter on a job well done. Read more...
Photo: By Sid Francis / Daily Bruin
No. 1 seed UCLA men’s volleyball (23-5, 11-1 MPSF) dropped its conference title match to No. 2 seed Grand Canyon (25-4, 10-2) on Saturday at the Galen Center. Read more...
Photo: Coach John Speraw talks to his team during the MPSF finals against Grand Canyon. The Bruins fell short of repeating as conference champions after dropping a five-set contest to the Lopes on Saturday. (Lex Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Andrew Rowan donned the red, white and blue to represent his nation last summer. He undertook the captain’s mantle for the United States Men’s U21 National Team in the 2023 FIVB World Championship. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore setter Andrew Rowan wraps his arms around his younger sister, Teresa Rowan, after a game in Pauley Pavilion. (Courtesy of the Rowan family)
This post was updated April 21 at 9:55 p.m. All NCAA men’s volleyball champions between 2012-2022 won back-to-back titles. And the Bruins are three games away from joining the roster. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA men’s volleyball exult after scoring a point. In Sunday’s selection show, the team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, claiming the No. 1 seed. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
