Two hours and 42 minutes after Friday night’s opening serve floated over the net in Pauley Pavilion, lanky Long Beach State sophomore Eric Ensing halted UCLA’s home winning streak at three matches and cut any comeback aspirations short with one last kill. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore setter Hagen Smith had a career-high 64 assists in UCLA’s loss to Long Beach State, shattering his previous personal best of 51. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s volleyball’s last matchup with Long Beach State proved to be a turning point in the season. The Bruins, entering the game 1-3 in conference play, dominated the 49ers for an easy 25-17 first set win. Read more...
Photo: UCLA and freshman outside hitter J.T. Hatch face Long Beach State, the only team ranked lower than the Bruins to have beat them, to beat the Bruins that are still ranked lower than UCLA, for the second time this season. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
At this point last season, the UCLA men’s volleyball team had everything to lose. The Bruins jumped out to an unprecedented 9-0 opening record, were led by a highly touted senior class and were projected to make a run for the NCAA title. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman middle blocker Eric Sprague said that the Bruins have to play smart, be physical and give 100 percent all the time. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
It wasn’t a showing of great dominance, consistency or finesse for UCLA men’s volleyball Tuesday night, but the team was able to leave Pauley Pavilion with a four-set victory over Cal State Northridge and another important conference win. Read more...
Photo: Freshman J.T. Hatch recorded a career-high 17 kills in UCLA’s 3-1 win over Cal State Northridge Tuesday night. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s volleyball sits squarely in the middle of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation standings. With a 5-6 record, the Bruins are seventh in the league, two games behind the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and three games behind the USC Trojans. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior middle blocker Trent Kersten said he wants to empower the next generation of UCLA volleyball players before he leaves. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s volleyball looks like a much different team heading into the second half of its season. There are new faces in its starting lineup, new contributors on its stat sheet and a new resolve to finish the last 11 games strong. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore setter Hagen Smith notched 66 assists in UCLA’s sweep over UC San Diego. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
One thing is clear for UCLA men’s volleyball now that the team has reached the halfway point of its 2015 schedule: There remains plenty of work to be done. Read more...
Photo: UCLA has been labeled for being a young team – the Bruins’ roster contains mostly underclassmen like sophomore middle blocker Mitch Stahl (left) and sophomore setter Hagen Smith (right) – but it is something UCLA has to deal with as it heads in to the second half of the season, Stahl said. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
