1. Which team is most likely to win UCLA’s 110th NCAA title this year? Jordan: It’s hard not to pick the men’s water polo team. After falling to USC in the final minutes in last year’s national championship match, the team appears poised to at least return to the title match this year. Read more...
Baseball, Men's Volleyball, Men's Water Polo, Sports, Sports Columns, Women's Water Polo
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September 22, 12:00 am
Battle of the editors: UCLA’s best, most exciting teams
Features, Men's Volleyball, Sports
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July 29, 12:32 am
Speraw brings national team experience back to UCLA
When the UCLA men’s volleyball team's season ended in spring, coach John Speraw began planning for summer trips to Poland and Brazil. But instead of warm beaches, Speraw spent his days and nights indoors on the volleyball court. Read more...
Photo: John Speraw will be coaching the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team. Speraw said he must adjust his coaching to suit the different personalities among the experienced group of players.
Features, Men's Volleyball, Sports, Women's Volleyball
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May 3, 1:18 am
Scates’ Students: Sealy and Speraw reunite as UCLA’s volleyball coaches
When John Speraw was contemplating taking over the UCLA men’s volleyball head coaching job last year, he didn’t think about the pressure or expectations that would come from replacing the legend that was Al Scates. Read more...
Photo: The current UCLA men’s and women’s volleyball coaches, John Speraw (No. 14) and Michael Sealy (No. 7), were both members of the 1993 men’s volleyball squad.
Men's Volleyball, Sports
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April 26, 1:41 am
UCLA volleyball forfeits two-set lead in loss to BYU
It was nothing short of epic volleyball, a battle that tested both teams to the core. It was the classic case in which neither team deserved to lose, but one of them had to. Read more...
Photo: Junior outside hitter Gonzalo Quiroga led all players on Thursday with 22 kills. He and the Bruins had built a two-set lead over the top-ranked BYU Cougars only to lose three straight sets after.
Men's Volleyball, Sports
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April 25, 12:15 am
UCLA volleyball to challenge BYU in MPSF semifinals
In February, when UCLA men’s volleyball traveled to play Brigham Young in Provo, Utah, the visiting Bruins came up empty-handed. They were crushed 3-0 in front of the Cougars’ loud and energetic home crowd. Read more...
Men's Volleyball, Sports
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April 22, 12:20 am
Men’s volleyball moves past tough season start, advances to MPSF semifinal
The usually stoic men’s volleyball coach, John Speraw, pumped his fist after a few long rallies and grimaced after his Bruins lost a few points they should’ve won on Saturday night. It was obvious there was more on the line for this one. Read more...
Photo: With a break from competition, Dane Worley and the volleyball team had plenty of time to prepare for their win.
Men's Volleyball, Sports
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April 19, 2:11 am
Men’s volleyball to host Pepperdine in MPSF playoff match
UCLA is the most successful men’s volleyball program in NCAA history, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at recent years. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior setter Connor Bannan and the men’s volleyball team have been focused on countering the specific strategies favored by Pepperdine.