3-seed UCLA Survives 2-seed BYU At Home; Advances To Final
3-seed UCLA knocked off 2-seed and MPSF champion BYU in a hard-fought four sets to advance to the National Championship Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion.
NCAA Semis Preview: MPSF Foes BYU & UCLA Meet Again For Championship Berth
After meeting thrice in MPSF play, BYU and UCLA will give it one more go with a spot in the NCAA Championship match on the line.
Hessenauer Downs 22 Kills as UCLA Survives 4-Set Scare from Harvard
Home-standing survived a scare from a feisty Harvard team using a double-double from senior opposite Christian Hessenauer and a dominating .390 hitting effort to edge past the Crimson in four sets to advance to Thursday’s Final Four.
Garcia Fernandez Named AVCA Newcomer of Year Among 47 All-Americans
The AVCA announced its Division I-II Men’s All-America Teams on Monday with 10 players each earning first and second team honors and 27 garnering honorable mention accolades. Loyola senior Jeff Jendryk wrapped up his fourth honor, while BYU rookie Gabi Garcia Fernandez was tabbed as Newcomer of the Year.
UCLA’s Speraw Hoping “We Can Pull This Off, Just in the Nick of Time”
UCLA head coach John Speraw has been tweaking his offense throughout the season and says his Bruins are athletic, but not refined, heading into the NCAAs. “We had a long, long way to go, so for us to get to this place and have an opportunity, I think is a success. I am just hopeful that we can live up to the tradition of UCLA and put this one over the top.”
Inside The Numbers: A Look at the Men’s Volleyball Week 16 Statistics
Lincoln Memorial edged past BYU for the top spot in team blocking with 2.84 stuffs per set, while King, which won the Conference Carolinas title and will be making its NCAA debut on Thursday, dropped its nation’s best opponent hitting percentage mark even lower from .158 to .146. Meanwhile UCLA’s Daenan Gyimah secured his hold on the title of the nation’s most efficient player.
No. 2 BYU Secures MPSF Tourney Title with 4-Set Win Over No. 3 UCLA
BYU is off to its third straight NCAA Tournament after sewing up the MPSF Tournament title with a four-set win over UCLA on Saturday.
Top Seeds BYU, UCLA To Face Off in MPSF Final
After splitting the regular season meetings and finishing 1, 2 in the standings, No. 2 BYU and No. 3 UCLA…
Inside The Numbers: A Look at the NCAA Men’s Week 15 Stats
As conference tournaments begin and Big West and EIVA play rolled on, there were some shakeups atop the national statistical rankings. Cal State Northridge’s Arvis Greene grabbed the lead in points per set, while Ball State and Pepperdine took the No. 1 spots in digs and aces per set.
USC Upsets Pepperdine in MPSF Quarterfinals; UCLA, Concordia Win
Blocks were key in lifting No. 3 UCLA and No. 14 Concordia Irvine to MPSF quarterfinal sweeps on Saturday night. No. 20 USC meanwhile pulled the lone upset of the night, besting No. 8 Pepperdine in four sets with help from 19 Gianluca Grasso putaways.
