All he could do was watch and wait. For three weeks, freshman setter Eric Matheis sat on the bench as each of his teammates made their opening appearances of the 2015 season. Read more...
Photo: Freshman setter Eric Matheis initially started off his UCLA career on the bench of the men’s volleyball team. The rookie has since seen a more active role in the team since his appearance in a 3-0 sweep over Stanford. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
Editor’s note: UCLA men’s volleyball player Steve O’Dell is writing a biweekly guest column pertaining to his experiences as a Division I student-athlete. Every other Wednesday, the Daily Bruin will run a perspective piece from O’Dell focusing on a facet of his experience at UCLA. Read more...
The start of the UCLA men’s volleyball season was far from ideal. The team had to hit the road right away to take on No. 7 Brigham Young University in its legendary Smith Fieldhouse, followed the next week by a tough turnaround facing nonconference Princeton, No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore middle blocker Mitch Stahl said UCLA’s main focus is on the basics: passing and serving well. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
There was an intensity present in John Wooden Center that propelled UCLA men’s volleyball to a sweep over the visiting Stanford Cardinal on Thursday night. No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Trent Kersten led the Bruins’ defense with four blocks in the team’s 3-0 sweep of the Stanford Cardinal. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
Editor’s note: Every Thursday for the next month, the Daily Bruin will be running a series of profiles on the newcomers to the UCLA men’s volleyball team. Read more...
Photo: Freshman outside hitter Christian Hessenauer decided to forgo his senior year of high school after developing tendinitis in his knees. Now, with his knees recovered, the new Bruin is ready to contribute significant minutes to UCLA men’s volleyball. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Round, leather volleyballs shot out of a contraption in the middle of the Student Activities Center gymnasium, firing toward a row of Bruin outside hitters. This new practice strategy was an attempt by the No. Read more...
Photo: Junior setter Steve O’Dell is one of three upperclassmen on this year’s men’s volleyball team. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
John Speraw didn’t yell. He didn’t gesture. He didn’t even stand. The UCLA men’s volleyball coach sat calmly on the sideline, tapping his leather shoes on the polished hardwood of Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore middle blocker Mitch Stahl (left) and junior setter Steve O’Dell (right) couldn’t lead a comeback as UCLA fell to Pepperdine in three sets. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
