Monday, February 2

UCLA men’s volleyball has been ‘training all year’ for Long Beach State faceoff

For the first time in 2023, the Bruins will take on the team that sent them home a season ago. As No. 4 UCLA men’s volleyball (9-1) returns from its East Coast road trip, it stares down a pair of matchups against No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior middle blocker Merrick McHenry lines up with his team after last year’s matchup against Long Beach State. The Bruins enter the Thursday matchup looking for vengeance against the squad that knocked them out of the NCAA tournament in 2022. (Patrick Shao/Daily Bruin)


Cohesion concerns cause UCLA men’s volleyball to concede loss to Penn State

This post was updated Feb. 5 at 10:48 p.m. John Speraw tried to conceal his displeasure after his team’s match Saturday. Though expressing pride in the Bruins’ progress this season, the often-calculated coach revealed mixed emotions through his words – mid-sentence, even. Read more...

Photo: Coach John Speraw looks on. Speraw and UCLA men’s volleyball had their first loss of the season because of a lack of offensive and defensive cohesion. (Jon Christon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA men’s volleyball maintains undefeated streak in challenging Ohio State match

The monotony of winning started to seep into the country’s second-best team. Victors of their last eight matches entering Friday, the Bruins found themselves losing their edge as they dropped a set for just the second time this season. Read more...

Photo: Freshman setter Andrew Rowan goes up for a serve. Rowan came off the bench for the Bruins to lead the squad to a win in their tight contest on Friday. (Ilan Berdy/Daily Bruin)


Men’s volleyball gears up for competitive matchups against Ohio State, Penn State

After eight consecutive victories, the Bruins are en route to confront two of their toughest competitors this season. Just two of the Bruins’ past eight matchups were against a ranked team, including then-No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore middle blocker Guy Genis goes up for a kill. Genis and the Bruins will look to face their toughest competition of the season yet on Friday and Saturday. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)



UCLA men’s volleyball rotates through talented roster in early season

Coach John Speraw has spent the early season flexing his team’s depth. From putting together two starting lineups separate from its usual in both games against UC San Diego, to subbing in freshman setter Andrew Rowan at the end of big sets, No. Read more...

Photo: Coach John Speraw watches his players. Speraw has put in a different starting lineup for many of the Bruins’ early season games, showcasing his team’s depth and ability by boasting one dropped set in seven games. (Amy Ionescu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA men’s volleyball comes back in 3rd set to sweep Cal State Northridge

This post was updated Jan. 29 at 11:01 p.m. As the third set began, what first appeared to be a night of smooth sailing in Northridge would soon turn into a tempest. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior middle blocker J.R. Norris IV goes up for a kill. Norris hit 9-for-9 on Friday after hitting 7-for-7 the week prior, marking the Cal State Northridge game as his second straight hitting at a 1.000 clip. (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin)



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