The last time UCLA men’s volleyball played UC Santa Barbara, it watched as the 2014 season slipped away. Already up 2-1 in last April’s Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament Quarterfinals, the Bruins held a commanding 14-7 lead over the Gauchos in the fourth set. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman Eric Sprague said that UCLA’s postseason struggles against UCSB will motivate the team on Friday. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
The box score from any recent UCLA men’s volleyball game tells the same story: freshman Jake Arnitz has made an instant impact for the Bruins. The outside hitter already averages more than three kills per set – the most on the team – and has earned himself a recurring role in coach John Speraw’s starting lineup. Read more...
Photo: Freshman outside hitter Jake Arnitz averages more than three kills per set – the highest on the UCLA men’s volleyball team. (Heidy Cadena/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA men’s volleyball team picked up its second conference win on Friday at Cal State Northridge in a match that threatened to be a repeat of Wednesday’s upset loss to Long Beach State. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior middle blocker Trent Kersten and the Bruins relied on a strong blocking front to pick up their second conference win. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
The majority of the UCLA student body is plodding its way through midterm season while the men’s volleyball team takes a crash course in resilience. The Bruins are 1-4 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation after dropping multiple matchups against some of the league’s highest-rated teams, including back-to-back losses against No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman outside hitter J.T. Hatch said that the solution to UCLA men’s volleyball’s problems is simple: the team needs to play harder. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
The first set went exactly as planned. UCLA men’s volleyball hit .455 – some of its best offense this season. The No. 9 Bruins (5-4, 1-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) also out-blocked the No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman setter Eric Matheis had a total of 40 assists in UCLA’s loss to Long Beach State. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
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...
