This post was updated May 22 at 9:34 p.m.
UCLA men’s volleyball’s 2025 season is officially over after getting swept by Long Beach State in the NCAA tournament final at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio, on May 12.

This post was updated May 13 at 10:17 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The month of May became synonymous with UCLA magic the past two years. 
Spring of 2023 and 2024 were painted blue and gold, as the Bruins stood atop collegiate men’s volleyball and returned to Westwood with national hardware.

Collegiate men’s volleyball games have long been victim to the curse of three.
From 2012 to 2024, each national champion team went back to back. But the three-peat remains elusive.

All roads lead to the national championship.
But before a team can secure the title, it must fight for the right to continue down the path to glory.

This post was updated May 11 at 9:47 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The famous quote goes, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
For the reigning back-to-back national champions who are three sets away from the first three-peat since 1984, success is definitely not final.

This post was updated May 13 at 10:30 p.m.
A rematch over two years in the making could be telling of what may soon be a dogfight.

This post was updated May 8 at 9:37 p.m.
Facing an unknown opponent is always a wild card.
There’s no way to know if a team has the chops to beat them until both squads are on the hardwood.