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)
The UCLA men’s volleyball team swept past the visiting Princeton Tigers last weekend, concluding its nonconference schedule with an undefeated 4-0 record. Now, the focus shifts to within the conference. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Christian Hessenauer (17) and sophomore Mitch Stahl (7) led the Bruins with three block assists apiece in their win over the Princeton Tigers Sunday. The young duo will look to replicate their success against No. 5 Pepperdine on Tuesday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA men’s volleyball team took care of the visiting Princeton Tigers in three sets (25-18, 25-21, 25-21) on Sunday night in the John Wooden Center in a match that showed off the team’s youth. Read more...
Photo: Freshman setter Eric Matheis (left) notched a game-high 32 assists in No. 9 UCLA’s 3-0 sweep against Princeton. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
The Jumbotron was dark, the stands empty and the arena free of the usual buzz of a packed house. Pauley Pavilion lacked its hallmark characteristics, but held the same air of competitiveness. Read more...
Photo: After two losses to BYU last weekend, sophomore middle blocker Mitch Stahl and the Bruins look to redeem themselves at the three-game home-stand starting this Sunday. (Max Himmelrich/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 J.T. Hatch moved from his original position as setter in his senior year of high school in order to fill holes with his club team, Spiral Volleyball. (Max Himmelrich/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...
