No. 6/6 UCLA is now alone in first place in the MPSF last night after they reverse swept No. 4/4 Pepperdine on Wednesday night. UCLA hit .164 in the first two games, while hitting .531 in the final three games. Setter Micah Ma’a dished out a season-high 60 assists. Check out his postmatch interview with associate editor, Jonathan Bates.
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Video: Highlights of No. 6/6 UCLA reverse sweep of No. 4/4 Pepperdine
UCLA went down two games last night before pulling out a thrilling #CincoSets victory. The Bruins improve to 13-4 on the season, and are all alone in first place in the MPSF at 5-0.
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Off the Block announces winners of National Position Player of Week Awards
Five college men’s volleyball players have earned national awards for being the best at their position. (more…)
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Video: UCLA outside attacker reacts to #CincoSets win over Stanford
No. 4/4 UCLA defeated No. 9/9 Stanford at home in a five-game match on Thursday.
The Bruins in the win were without several injured players – Brandon Rattray (opposite), Dylan Missry (outside attacker), and Adam Parks (setter).
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Video highlights: CSUN sweeps UCLA in home opener
While the season has just started, Cal State Northridge may have already pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the year as the No. 12 Matadors toppled No. 2 UCLA 3-0, 25-22, 25-16, 25-23, in their home opener at the Matadome Wednesday night. (more…)
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Video: Missry discusses big offensive performance in UCLA win
Outside attacker Dylan Missry had a match-high 16 kills and zero attack errors as No. 2 UCLA defeated UC San Diego 25-20, 25-13, 23-25, 25-19 on Saturday in Los Angeles. (more…)
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Long Beach State voted unanimous No. 1 in preseason coaches poll
Photo courtesy of John Fajardo and Long Beach State athletics There’s no question who is the preseason favorite to win the national title.
The defending NCAA champions Long Beach State received every first-place vote to finish atop the preseason AVCA National Coaches Poll that was released on Tuesday. (more…)
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Video: Transfer opposite excited to be part of UCLA
Watch Off the Block special contributor Brandon Johnson’s interview with opposite Brandon Rattray, who joined UCLA this offseason after transferring from Hawai’i. (more…)
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Video: UCLA, USC earn wins at preseason tournament
One of the nation’s largest annual preseason college men’s volleyball event produced multiple wins for UCLA and the host school USC.
Watch the video highlights filmed by Off the Block associate editor Jonathan Bates of UCLA’s wins against USC and Pepperdine, along with USC’s win versus UC San Diego at the USC Fall Tournament on Saturday. (more…)
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Video: UCLA assistant coach discusses start of preseason
Check out Off the Block associate editor Jonathan Bates’ interview with UCLA assistant coach John Hawks about the new possible starters for the Bruins and beginning of the team’s preseason training session. (more…)