2023 UCLA Bruins men's volleyball | |
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MPSF Regular Season Champions MPSF Tournament Champions | |
Conference | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation |
Record | 31-2 (12–0 MPSF) |
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Home arena | Pauley Pavilion John Wooden Center |
The 2023 UCLA men's volleyball team represents University of California, Los Angeles in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Bruins, led by eleventh year head coach John Speraw, play their home games at Pauley Pavilion and the John Wooden Center (when basketball has the use of Pauley Pavilion). The Bruins are members of the MPSF and were picked to finish first in the MPSF preseason poll. [3]
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No. 1 UCLA †‡y | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | – | 2 | .939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 BYU | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Grand Canyon y | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Stanford | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Pepperdine | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 USC | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Concordia Irvine | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 MPSF Tournament champion
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2023 UCLA Bruins roster [5] | ||||||
Defensive specialist/libero Middle blockers | Outside hitters | Opposite hitters
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TV/Internet Streaming information:
Date time | Opponent | Rank (tournament seed) | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) | |
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1/5 5:30 p.m. | vs. CSUN | #2 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–21, 25–18) | 146 | 1–0 | ||
1/6 3 p.m. | vs. UC San Diego | #2 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–16, 25–14) | 115 | 2–0 | ||
1/7 8 p.m. | @ #7 UC Santa Barbara | #2 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (26–24, 25–16, 25–14) | 422 | 3–0 | |
1/13 6 p.m. | Princeton | #2 | John Wooden Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | W 3–1 (22-25, 25–18, 25–20, 25-14) | 721 | 4-0 | |
1/20 7 p.m. | #12 UC Santa Barbara | #2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | W 3–0 (32-30, 25–17, 25–21) | 950 | 5-0 | |
1/21 7 p.m. | UC San Diego | #2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | W 3–0 (25-15, 25–23, 25–18) | 923 | 6-0 | |
1/27 7 p.m. | @ CSUN | #2 | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25-18, 25–16, 26–24) | 507 | 7-0 | |
1/31 5 p.m. | @ George Mason | #2 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25-15, 25–21, 25-19) | 455 | 8-0 | |
2/3 1 p.m. | vs. #13 Ohio State | #2 | Rec Hall University Park, PA (Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge) | W 3–1 (25-22, 25–20, 23-25, 25-23) | 9-0 | |||
2/4 4 p.m. | @ #4 Penn State | #2 | Rec Hall University Park, PA (Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge) | B1G+ | L 1–3 (21-25, 25-18, 19-25, 17-25) | 0 | 9-1 | |
2/9 8 p.m. | #2 Long Beach State | #4 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | W 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-20) | 2,245 | 10-1 | |
2/10 7 p.m. | @ #2 Long Beach State | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (18-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-23) | 4,138 | 11-1 | |
2/17 7 p.m. | #8 BYU* | #2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | W 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-18) | 1,432 | 12-1 (1-0) | |
2/18 5 p.m. | #8 BYU* | #2 | John Wooden Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | W 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-18) | 1,012 | 13-1 (2-0) | |
2/24 7 p.m. | @ #6 UC Irvine | #2 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (17-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-16) | 2,411 | 14-1 | |
2/26 5 p.m. | #6 UC Irvine | #2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | W 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-16, 27-25) | 1,306 | 15-1 | |
3/1 7 p.m. | Concordia Irvine* | #2 | Pauley Pavlion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | W 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-14) | 798 | 16-1 (3-0) | |
3/3 7 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | #2 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | EagleEye | W 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-16) | 82 | 17-1 (4-0) | |
3/9 7 p.m. | vs. #3 Penn State | #2 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outrigger Volleyball invitational) | W 3-2 (25-20, 25-22, 16-25, 21-25, 15-10) | 0 | 18-1 | ||
3/10 7 p.m. | Purdue Fort Wayne | #2 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outrigger Volleyball Invitational) | W 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-16) | 0 | 19-1 | ||
3/11 10 p.m. | @ #1 Hawai'i | #2 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outrigger Volleyball Invitational) | ESPN+ | L 1-3 (27-29, 25-21, 22-25, 26-28) | 10,300 | 19-2 | |
3/17 5 p.m. | @ #10 Stanford* | #3 | Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA | P12+ STAN | W 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-12) | 839 | 20-2 (5-0) | |
3/18 5 p.m. | @ #10 Stanford* | #3 | Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA | P12+ STAN | W 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-20) | 908 | 21-2 (6-0) | |
3/31 6 p.m. | @ #5 Grand Canyon* | #2 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (29-31, 27-25, 25-20, 25-13) | 1,821 | 22-2 (7-0) | |
4/1 6 p.m. | @ #5 Grand Canyon* | #2 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (30-28, 25-21, 25-19) | 1,563 | 23-2 (8-0) | |
4/6 7 p.m. | #12 USC* | #2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | W 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-22) | 3,072 | 24–2 (9-0) | |
4/8 7 p.m. | @ #12 USC* | #2 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | W 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-20) | 1,614 | 25–2 (10-0) | |
4/13 7 p.m. | @ #9 Pepperdine* | #2 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WCC Net | W 3-1 (30-32, 21-25, 23-25, 23-25) | 817 | 26–2 (11-0) | |
4/15 7 p.m. | #9 Pepperdine* | #2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | W 3-1 (26-28, 25-20, 25-16, 25-15) | 3,345 | 27–2 (12-0) | |
4/19 4:30 p.m. | #7 Grand Canyon (4) | #2 (1) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA (MPSF Semifinal) | FloVolleyball | W 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-20) | 457 | 28-2 | |
4/22 6:05 p.m. | @ #8 Stanford (3) | #2 (1) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA (MPSF Championship) | FloVolleyball | W 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-23) | 1,721 | 29-2 | |
5/4 2 p.m. | #4 Long Beach State | #2 (1) | EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Semifinal) | NCAA.com | W 3–0 (25–16, 25-14, 25-19) | 30-2 | ||
5/6 2 p.m. | #1 Hawai'i (2) | #2 (1) | EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Championship) | ESPN2 | W 3–1 (28-26, 31-33, 25-21, 25-21) | 6,942 | 31-2 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AVCA Coaches | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Off the Block Media | Not released | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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