2025 Men's Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 22
Matthew Edwards
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Irvine, Calif.
- High School:
- Woodbridge HS
Bio
2025
Saw action in 14 matches and made 11 starts … Tallied 32 kills on the season and hit .397 … Recorded 29 blocks (3 solo, 26 block assists) … Had multiple kills in 10 of his 14 appearances … Tallied a career-high four kills on three separate occasions throughout the year (Ohio State, Jan. 18), (Pepperdine, March 27), (at Grand Canyon, April 4) … Tallied a season-high four blocks twice.
2024
Saw action in three matches ... had a season-high three kills in win over Morehouse ... added a kill in the NCAA Quarterfinals win over Fort Valley State.
2023
Saw action in two matches on the season ... started against UC San Diego and registered three kills, three aces and three blocks ... also saw playing time against Concordia-Irvine.
2022
Did not see match action in his first season in the program.
High School
Three-year starter at middle blocker (sophomore and junior years) and outside hitter (as a senior) at Woodbridge HS ... named to the first-team all-league team ... named a team captain for the 2020-21 season ... selected a 2021 Volleyballmag.com Fab 50 recruit.
USA Volleyball
Named to the 2023 USA Volleyball Beach Collegiate National Team.
Club
Played for OCVC 17s and 18s ... In Jan. 2020, won bronze at BWVC, Chicago ... In Jan. 2021, won gold at BWVC, Indianapolis ... won bronze in the SoCal Cup Playoffs in 2021 at Seal Beach.
Personal
Son of Andrew Edwards and Deirdre Kelly ... has an older sister, Emma, who also attends UCLA ... lists Taylor Averill as the famous athlete he most admires ... loves playing beach volleyball ... enjoys deep sea fishing and badminton ... has taken trips to Ireland to visit his mom’s family ... earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022 and Fall 2021.
Saw action in 14 matches and made 11 starts … Tallied 32 kills on the season and hit .397 … Recorded 29 blocks (3 solo, 26 block assists) … Had multiple kills in 10 of his 14 appearances … Tallied a career-high four kills on three separate occasions throughout the year (Ohio State, Jan. 18), (Pepperdine, March 27), (at Grand Canyon, April 4) … Tallied a season-high four blocks twice.
2024
Saw action in three matches ... had a season-high three kills in win over Morehouse ... added a kill in the NCAA Quarterfinals win over Fort Valley State.
2023
Saw action in two matches on the season ... started against UC San Diego and registered three kills, three aces and three blocks ... also saw playing time against Concordia-Irvine.
2022
Did not see match action in his first season in the program.
High School
Three-year starter at middle blocker (sophomore and junior years) and outside hitter (as a senior) at Woodbridge HS ... named to the first-team all-league team ... named a team captain for the 2020-21 season ... selected a 2021 Volleyballmag.com Fab 50 recruit.
USA Volleyball
Named to the 2023 USA Volleyball Beach Collegiate National Team.
Club
Played for OCVC 17s and 18s ... In Jan. 2020, won bronze at BWVC, Chicago ... In Jan. 2021, won gold at BWVC, Indianapolis ... won bronze in the SoCal Cup Playoffs in 2021 at Seal Beach.
Personal
Son of Andrew Edwards and Deirdre Kelly ... has an older sister, Emma, who also attends UCLA ... lists Taylor Averill as the famous athlete he most admires ... loves playing beach volleyball ... enjoys deep sea fishing and badminton ... has taken trips to Ireland to visit his mom’s family ... earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022 and Fall 2021.
Highlights - Men's Volleyball vs. Hawai'i, NCAA Semifinals (May 10, 2025)
Sunday, May 11
Highlights - Men's Volleyball vs. Belmont Abbey, NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals (May 8, 2025)
Thursday, May 08
Men’s Volleyball - NCAA Travel Day Vlog ft. Matthew Aziz
Wednesday, May 07
Highlights - UCLA Men's Volleyball vs. #5 USC (4/17/25)
Friday, April 18
