# 2022 UCLA Bruins men's volleyball team

The 2022 UCLA men's volleyball team represented University of California, Los Angeles in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Bruins, led by tenth year head coach John Speraw, played their home games at Pauley Pavilion when basketball did not conflict with the home game schedule and at John Wooden Center when basketball conflicted with the home game schedule. The Bruins were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish second in the MPSF preseason poll. UCLA hosted the MPSF tournament (April 20–23) and also the 2022 NCAA Championship at Pauley Pavilion. The 2022 NCAA Championship began on May 1 with an opening round match.

## Season highlights

* The Bruins defeated rivals USC Trojans twice this season.
* UCLA won the MPSF title by defeating Pepperdine 3–0 on April 9, 2022.
* The team hosted the MPSF and NCAA Tournaments at Pauley Pavilion.

## Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:
    All home games will be televised on Pac-12 Network or Pac-12+. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.
| Date time | Opponent | Rank $^{(tournamentseed)}$ | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
| 1/15 5 p.m. | Princeton | #2 | John Wooden Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | W 3–0 (25–12, 25–22, 25–22) | 0 | 1–0 |
| 1/21 5 p.m. | #11 Ohio State | #2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (Big 10/Pac 12 Challenge) | P12, P12 LA | W 3–2 (25–18, 25–15, 23–25, 23–25, 15–8) | 0 | 2–0 |
| 1/22 7:30 p.m. | #3 Penn State | #2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (Big 10/Pac 12 Challenge) | P12 Insider | W 3–1 (17–25, 28–26, 25–22, 25–19) | 1,047 | 3–0 |
| 1/27 7 p.m. | CSUN | #2 | John Wooden Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | W 3–0 (27–25, 25–18, 25–22) | 450 | 4–0 |
| 1/29 5 p.m. | #7 Lewis | #2 | John Wooden Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | L 0–3 (21–25, 20–25, 23–25) | 750 | 4–1 |
| 2/4 7 p.m. | @ #15 UC Irvine | #4 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (21–25, 25–14, 25–22, 26–24) | 1,248 | 5–1 |
| 2/5 7 p.m. | #15 UC Irvine | #4 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | W 3–2 (25–23, 23–25, 25–14, 16–25, 15–11) | 1,228 | 6–1 |
| 2/9 7 p.m. | @ #14 UC San Diego | #2 | RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (22–25, 25–18, 25–23, 25–16) | 1,505 | 7–1 |
| 2/11 7 p.m. | @ #1 Long Beach State | #2 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | L 0–3 (22–25, 23–25, 13–25) | 3,137 | 7–2 |
| 2/19 5 p.m. | #1 Long Beach State | #2 | John Wooden Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | W 3–2 (25–20, 25–23, 23–25, 21–25, 15–12) | 2,008 | 8–2 |
| 2/23 7 p.m. | Concordia Irvine* | #1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | W 3–1 (25–21, 25–16, 20–25, 25–18) | 728 | 9–2 (1–0) |
| 2/25 7 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | #1 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | EagleEye | W 3–0 (25–13, 25–20, 25–15) | 111 | 10–2 (2–0) |
| 3/3 7 p.m. | #8 Grand Canyon* | #1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | W 3–0 (25–14, 25–19, 25–21) | 1,114 | 11–2 (3–0) |
| 3/4 5 p.m. | #8 Grand Canyon* | #1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–20, 25–21) | 966 | 12–2 (4–0) |
| 3/11 7 p.m. | @ Stanford* | #1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12+ STAN | L 2–3 (20–25, 25–22, 18–25, 25–23, 12–15) | 580 | 12–3 (4–1) |
| 3/12 6 p.m. | @ Stanford* | #1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 | W 3–1 (20–25, 25–13, 25–23, 27–25) | 963 | 13–3 (5–1) |
| 3/25 3 p.m. | @ Morehouse | #1 | Forbes Arena Atlanta, GA | | W 3–0 (25–8, 25–9, 25–5) | 225 | 14–3 (5–1) |
| 3/26 3 p.m. | @ Fort Valley State | #1 | HPE Arena Fort Valley, GA | | W 3–0 (25–8, 25–10, 25–11) | 101 | 15–3 (5–1) |
| 3/31 7 p.m. | @ #5 USC* | #1 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–19, 25–17) | 975 | 16–3 (6–1) |
| 4/2 5 p.m. | #5 USC* | #1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | W 3–2 (23–25, 25–19, 17–25, 25–12, 15–12) | 4,032 | 17–3 (7–1) |
| 4/7 7 p.m. | @ #8 Pepperdine* | #1 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–19, 30–28, 25–22) | 941 | 18–3 (8–1) |
| 4/9 6 p.m. | #8 Pepperdine* | #1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | W 3–0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-19) | 2,942 | 19–3 (9–3) |
| 4/15 6 p.m. | @ BYU* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (20–25, 25–23, 25–16, 25–18) | 3,987 | 20–3 10–3 |
| 4/16 6 p.m. | @ BYU* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (26–28, 20–25, 25–23, 25–22, 15–9) | 4,185 | 21–3 11–3 |
| 4/21 4 p.m. | $^{(5)}$ Stanford | #1 $^{(1)}$ | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Semifinal) | FloVolleyball | L 2–3 (21–25, 23–25, 25–21, 25–15, 11–15) | 850 | 21–4 |
| 5/3 5 p.m. | Pepperdine | #1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (NCAA Opening Round) | P12 | W 3–1 (25–23, 22–25, 26–24, 25–19) | 1,814 | 22–4 |
| 5/5 5 p.m. | Long Beach State | #1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (NCAA Semifinal) | NCAA.com | L 2–3 (25–18, 25–18, 15–25, 10–25, 14–16) | 4,430 | 22–5 |
    *-Indicates conference match. (#)-Indicates tournament seeding.
    Times listed are Pacific Time Zone. Rank – American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Men's Division I-II Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

## Announcers for televised games

* Princeton: Denny Cline
* Ohio State: Anne Marie Anderson
* Penn State: Denny Cline
* CSUN: Denny Cline
* Lewis: Denny Cline
* UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
* UC Irvine: Denny Cline
* UC San Diego: Bryan Fenley & Ricci Luyties
* Long Beach State: Matt Brown & Matt Prosser
* Long Beach State: Denny Cline
* Concordia Irvine: Denny Cline
* Concordia Irvine: Patience O'Neal
* Grand Canyon: Denny Cline
* Grand Canyon: Denny Cline
* Stanford: Tim Swartz & Ted Enberg
* Stanford: Ted Enberg
* USC: Anne Marie Anderson
* USC: Anne Marie Anderson
* Pepperdine: Al Epstein
* Pepperdine: Jim Watson
* BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail & Kiki Solano
* BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
* MPSF Tournament Semifinal- Stanford: Darren Preston
* NCAA Opening Round- Pepperdine: Darren Preston
* NCAA Semifinal: Brendan Gulick

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AVCA Coaches | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2т | 2т | 2т | 2 | 1 | | | |

## Awards and honors

* March 14, 2022 – Merrick McHenry was the Co-National Middle Attacker of the Week by offtheblock.com and Kevin Kobrine was named the MPSF Defensive Player of the Week
* April 4, 2022 – Miles Partain was named National Setter of the Week and Kevin Kobrine was the MPSF Offensive Player of the Week
* April 11, 2022 – Miles Partain was named MPSF Player of the Week
* April 18, 2022 – Ido David was named MPSF Offensive Player of the Week