Tuesday, May 12

M. volleyball: Acosta gets career best in loss

Senior Jonathan Acosta had the best game of his career Saturday night. The only thing that would have made it even better was a win. Smashing a career-high 29 kills against Pepperdine in the NCAA men’s volleyball finals, Acosta repeatedly came up with big plays when the Bruins needed it. Read more...




Don’t hate Waves because they won

I wanted to dislike Sean Rooney. I really did. I wanted to hate the entire Pepperdine volleyball team, because that’s what you’re supposed to do. If you’re rooting for Team A, then you have to not only root against Team B, but you have to display genuine and sometimes blind disdain for Team B and its players. Read more...


M. volleyball: Denied

In a matter of 40 minutes, unrestrained joy turned into uncontrollable sorrow. The UCLA men’s volleyball team saw its lead, its national title hopes, and most frustratingly, its home-court advantage, dismantled by No. Read more...


UCLA falls to Pepperdine in championship

Coming into Saturday’s NCAA Championship, the top-seeded Pepperdine men’s volleyball team hadn’t dropped a fifth game all-season long. The Waves still haven’t. Pepperdine defeated third-seeded UCLA 3-2 (30-23, 23-30, 24-30, 30-25, 15-10) in a thrilling championship final before 6,853 at Pauley Pavilion Saturday to claim its fifth national title in school history, and first since 1992. Read more...