Thursday, March 27
Los Angeles, CA
7 p.m. PT
UCLA
15-3,5-0MPSF
3
vs
0
No. 9 Pepperdine
14-5,6-1MPSF
1
2
3
F
Pepperdine
22
23
22
0
UCLA
25
25
25
3
No. 2 UCLA Men's Volleyball Sweeps No. 9 Pepperdine, 3-0
March 27, 2025 | Men's Volleyball
LOS ANGELES – The No. 2 UCLA men's volleyball program swept No. 9 Pepperdine 3-0 on Thursday night in an MPSF match inside Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial.
Cooper Robinson led the way on Thursday for the Bruins (15-3, 5-0 MPSF) with 16 kills, while the Bruins hit .418 as a squad on the night. With the win UCLA improved their winning streak to a season-high nine matches.
Cole Hartke paced Pepperdine (14-5, 6-1 MPSF) with 13 kills, while the squad hit .356 as a team.
The Bruins and Pepperdine traded points to begin the match, as the Bruins largest advantage in the opening stages was two points at 11-9, and 13-11 courtesy of a Ido David ace.
Unfortunately for the Bruins, the Waves went on a run of their own, and took an 18-14 lead before Cooper Robinson got one back for the Bruins with his third kill of the set, making it 18-15.
UCLA chipped away at the lead throughout the set and eventually tied it at 21-21 before taking the set 25-22 and earning a 1-0 lead heading into the second set.
Pepperdine raced out to a 7-3 lead to begin the second set, before the Bruins came roaring back.
UCLA used a 3-0 run to take a 9-8 lead, as David and Sean Kelly both tallied an ace to hep the Bruins put themselves in front.
The two sides continued to trade points as the Bruins took a 20-18 lead into the final stretch of the set. With Robinson at the service line, the Bruins put pressure on the Waves, and forced an attack error from Pepperdine to take a 21-18 lead.
As for the third set, UCLA raced out to a 5-1 lead courtesy of Robinson at the service line. The redshirt junior tallied his third ace of the night to put the Bruins up 4-1.
Edwards and Robinson racked up kills to push UCLA in front 11-5 midway through the set, and continued to pace the Bruins throughout the set. A Thorne kill of an Andrew Rowan set pushed UCLA in front by five, 16-11.
A few points later Robinson put UCLA up 23-18 with his 15th kill of the night before the Bruins finished off Pepperdine 25-22 off a Sean Kelly kill.
Up Next: UCLA heads to Malibu, California on Saturday to take on Pepperdine. First serve is set for 5 pm PT from the Firestone Fieldhouse. The match will be streamed on B1G+.
Cooper Robinson led the way on Thursday for the Bruins (15-3, 5-0 MPSF) with 16 kills, while the Bruins hit .418 as a squad on the night. With the win UCLA improved their winning streak to a season-high nine matches.
Cole Hartke paced Pepperdine (14-5, 6-1 MPSF) with 13 kills, while the squad hit .356 as a team.
The Bruins and Pepperdine traded points to begin the match, as the Bruins largest advantage in the opening stages was two points at 11-9, and 13-11 courtesy of a Ido David ace.
Unfortunately for the Bruins, the Waves went on a run of their own, and took an 18-14 lead before Cooper Robinson got one back for the Bruins with his third kill of the set, making it 18-15.
UCLA chipped away at the lead throughout the set and eventually tied it at 21-21 before taking the set 25-22 and earning a 1-0 lead heading into the second set.
Pepperdine raced out to a 7-3 lead to begin the second set, before the Bruins came roaring back.
UCLA used a 3-0 run to take a 9-8 lead, as David and Sean Kelly both tallied an ace to hep the Bruins put themselves in front.
The two sides continued to trade points as the Bruins took a 20-18 lead into the final stretch of the set. With Robinson at the service line, the Bruins put pressure on the Waves, and forced an attack error from Pepperdine to take a 21-18 lead.
As for the third set, UCLA raced out to a 5-1 lead courtesy of Robinson at the service line. The redshirt junior tallied his third ace of the night to put the Bruins up 4-1.
Edwards and Robinson racked up kills to push UCLA in front 11-5 midway through the set, and continued to pace the Bruins throughout the set. A Thorne kill of an Andrew Rowan set pushed UCLA in front by five, 16-11.
A few points later Robinson put UCLA up 23-18 with his 15th kill of the night before the Bruins finished off Pepperdine 25-22 off a Sean Kelly kill.
Up Next: UCLA heads to Malibu, California on Saturday to take on Pepperdine. First serve is set for 5 pm PT from the Firestone Fieldhouse. The match will be streamed on B1G+.
Team Stats
PEP
UCLA
Kills
38
47
Errors
7
9
Attempts
87
91
Hitting %
.356
.418
Points
45.0
59.5
Assists
37
45
Aces
5
8
Blocks
2
4.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
16
Aces
3
Blocks
0
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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