This post was updated May 5 at 9:50 p.m. LONG BEACH – A huddle disbanded as limbs collapsed to Walter Pyramid’s floor in sheer jubilation. Senior outside hitter Ethan Champlin, his final swing now adorned in glory, side-stepped to his fall on the service line.  The ball cradled in Skyler Varga’s palms at the net as he arced the ball back toward the Bruins.  It took a moment.  The Beach’s outside hitter paused for contemplation – followed by an unforgiving grasp of reality as his eyes drank in a vibrant mound of blue and gold rejoicing on his home floor. Read more...

Photo: Confetti rains on players, coaches and staff of UCLA men’s volleyball after the team clinched the 2024 NCAA title, its second national championship in as many years. (Eden Yu/Daily Bruin staff)