Monday, December 29

Cooper Robinson credits family, friends for decorated volleyball career

Many recruited athletes explore their options before committing to a college. Cooper Robinson always knew he belonged at UCLA. “I grew up loving the school,” Robinson, who has donned blue-and-gold merchandise since childhood, said. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior outside hitter Cooper Robinson (center) and his sister, Charlie Robinson (right), rise to hit the ball. Cooper’s cousin, former Bruin setter/opposite Hagen Smith (left), reaches to set the ball. (Left to right: Daily Bruin file photo, Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff, Eric Isaacs/UCSB Photo Services)



Five Things: UCLA men’s volleyball 2025 season

This post was updated May 22 at 9:34 p.m. UCLA men’s volleyball’s 2025 season is officially over after getting swept by Long Beach State in the NCAA tournament final at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio, on May 12. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball celebrate and come together after scoring a point at the Covelli Center. (Lex Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


‘Proud and saddened’: UCLA men’s volleyball loses NCAA title to Long Beach State

This post was updated May 13 at 10:17 p.m. COLUMBUS, Ohio – The month of May became synonymous with UCLA magic the past two years.  Spring of 2023 and 2024 were painted blue and gold, as the Bruins stood atop collegiate men’s volleyball and returned to Westwood with national hardware. Read more...

Photo: Members of No. 3 seed UCLA men’s volleyball gather around their coaches in Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio, at the NCAA finals. Top-seeded Long Beach State slashed UCLA’s chance at a third-straight national title with a 3-0 win Monday night. (Lex Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)




UCLA men’s volleyball sweeps Hawai‘i for chance at 3-peat NCAA championship

This post was updated May 11 at 9:47 p.m. COLUMBUS, Ohio – The famous quote goes, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” For the reigning back-to-back national champions who are three sets away from the first three-peat since 1984, success is definitely not final. Read more...

Photo: No. 2 seed UCLA men’s volleyball celebrates after winning the second set against No. 3 seed Hawai‘i in the NCAA tournament semifinals Saturday at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio. (Lex Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)