Same teams, same venue, same stakes. Four years ago to the date, UCLA men’s volleyball took on then-No. 1 seed Long Beach State in the 2018 National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship in Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: A 2018 Daily Bruin article details UCLA men’s volleyball’s NCAA championship final defeat to Long Beach State. The Bruins and the Beach will face off again in the 2022 NCAA tournament Thursday. (Daily Bruin archive)
A season-series rubber match will take place in the NCAA tournament. UCLA men’s volleyball (22-4, 11-1 MPSF) will take on No. 1 seed Long Beach State (20-5, 8-2 Big West) in the National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship semifinal on Thursday evening at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior opposite Kevin Kobrine serves in a match against Pepperdine on Tuesday. Kobrine tallied a team-high 16 kills in the opening round to help UCLA men’s volleyball advance to a semifinal matchup with No. 1 seed Long Beach State. (Anya Yakimenko/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 3 at 8:32 p.m. With zero postseason appearances to his name, Sam Burgi entered the second set of an NCAA tournament match. Following his substitution, the redshirt junior outside hitter would remain in the contest – and cap off the third set. “Burgi goes down the list as big-time performances from guys coming off the bench when it matters most,” said coach John Speraw. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior outside hitter Sam Burgi (right) celebrates with UCLA men’s volleyball during its NCAA tournament match against Pepperdine on Tuesday. Making his first-ever postseason appearance, Burgi entered the second set of the opening round and finished with six kills, including the set-winning score in the third frame. (Patrick Shao/Daily Bruin)
Nineteen national championships. Two three-peats and a four-peat to boot. Or as redshirt sophomore middle blocker Merrick McHenry would say, “O.G. Bruin volleyball.” “UCLA hasn’t won since I was six,” McHenry said. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA men’s volleyball look to the court during their match against Pepperdine on April 9. The Bruins hold claim to 19 National Collegiate titles in men’s volleyball. (Anya Yakimenko/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins will battle on familiar territory in the NCAA tournament. UCLA men’s volleyball (21-4, 11-1 MPSF) will take on Pepperdine (19-9, 7-5) on Tuesday in the opening round of the National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore setter/opposite Miles Partain goes up for a serve in UCLA men’s volleyball’s match against Pepperdine on April 9. Partain and the Bruins will take on the Waves in the opening round of the NCAA tournament Tuesday. (Patrick Shao/Daily Bruin)
In 2018, the Bruins hosted and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Four years later, the same will hold true. After failing to automatically qualify to the tournament, UCLA men’s volleyball (21-4, 11-1 MPSF) earned an at-large bid for the 2022 NCAA Tournament on Sunday, marking the team’s return to the biggest stage after a four-year absence. Read more...
Photo: Members of No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball put their hands together in a huddle. The blue and gold will compete in the 2022 NCAA tournament at Pauley Pavilion after earning an at-large bid. (Patrick Shao/Daily Bruin)
In each of their previous two matches, the Bruins had trailed one set to none but emerged victorious. However, the cliche “third time’s the charm” held true for the blue and gold’s opponent Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Members of No. 1 seed UCLA men’s volleyball shake hands with No. 5 seed Stanford following their Mountain Pacific Sports Federation semifinal loss Thursday. The Bruins tied the match after going down two sets to none but could not advance in the fifth set. (Lauren Kim/Daily Bruin)
