UCLA men’s volleyball claps on the sideline. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
Lions are often considered to be at the top of the animal kingdom.
But in men’s volleyball, the Bruins run the hierarchy.
No. 1 UCLA (6-0, 1-0 MPSF) will face Vanguard (2-3, 0-1) on Tuesday and No.
Domination can breed complacency.
While UCLA hasn’t dropped a set in two games, it hasn’t dropped its standards either.
As such, the Bruins left this week’s play focusing on improvement instead of results.
This post was updated Jan. 20 at 12:11 a.m.
Phoenix is a city known for its notoriously uncomfortable heat.
But it proved to be seemingly comfortable terrain for the Bruins this weekend.
Taking a team off its high horse is hard enough – let alone the No. 1 team in the nation.
With a two-game winning streak in the books, there is much to anticipate in the Bruins’ first regular-season tournament.
This post was updated Jan. 13 at 10:45 p.m.
The only thing worse than losing might be finishing second.
But with last season’s national championship loss in the rearview mirror, all sights are now set on the 2026 campaign.
After watching a three-peat championship slip away last spring, redemption hangs in the air.
But the Bruins are stepping back onto the court with something to prove.
This post was updated Jan. 8 at 11:08 p.m.
No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball is just days away from opening its 2026 campaign, and after another deep NCAA tournament run, the Bruins enter the new season at a moment of transition.
Men’s volleyball is growing.
Whether it be the addition of two new teams – Jessup University and UC Merced – to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in 2026 and another – Pacific – in 2027 or the expansion of the NCAA tournament from 10 to 12 teams, the sport has witnessed unprecedented growth in the last year.
UCLA has a long history of athletes returning to Westwood to coach their alma mater – DeShaun Foster, Kelly Inouye-Perez and Adam Wright, just to name a few.
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