A four-team circle of parity has fallen. And UCLA is at the center of it. The world of collegiate men’s volleyball used to be dominated by several major teams, with an upset scarcely visible. Read more...
Photo: Coach John Speraw devises a play during a match at Pauley Pavilion. Speraw’s squad dropped to the No. 5 position after two losses in its past four games. (Vivian Le/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 30 at 7:47 p.m. The Bruins are preparing for their first back-to-back series of the year. No. 5 UCLA men’s volleyball (6-2) is slated to play against No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior middle blocker Merrick McHenry elevates to serve the ball. UCLA men’s volleyball’s effort on the service line has proven decisive to its results so far this season. (Eden Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Jan. 29 at 12:15 a.m. Sports are all about upsets. March wouldn’t be mad without them, bets wouldn’t be placed without them and people wouldn’t be as invested without them. Read more...
Photo: Senior outside hitter Ethan Champlin rises to tap the ball over the net. Champlin bounced back from slower offensive production Thursday night with 17 kills on a .519 clip Friday against UC San Diego. (Eden Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
As a Gaucho went up to serve, the Den roared. “To be, or not to be, that is the question.” But like Hamlet himself, the Bruins could not pull victory from the jaws of defeat. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Guy Genis smashes a kill over the net. The middle blocker showed out on both ends of the floor Thursday night, tallying nine kills alongside a team-high seven blocks. (Eden Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins are returning to Pauley Pavilion for the first half of a back-to-back. No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball (5-1) will return home to play against No. Read more...
Photo: Andrew Rowan elevates to set a kill. The sophomore setter is the reigning AVCA Newcomer of the Year and MPSF Freshman of the Year. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 10:59 p.m. Ordinary isn’t the word to describe two players making their inaugural start against a top-10 squad. And yet, that duo holds much of the credit for Saturday’s win. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw smiles after the squad’s win. Speraw experimented with his starting lineup Saturday night in the Bruins’ win against the Nittany Lions. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)
Self-inflicted blows prevented the Bruins from maintaining their longest win streak in 17 years. Following its first five-set contest of the season, No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball (4-1) fell to No. Read more...
Photo: Senior outside hitter Ethan Champlin soars for a kill. Although UCLA men’s volleyball snapped a 16-game win streak, Champlin recorded a season-high 18 kills on Friday night. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
