Call it a clean sweep of UCLA sand volleyball – five Bruin pairs up, five down. Call it the Bruins’ first blemish on a young season – three wins, and now one loss. The Bruins, however, won’t call it a disappointment. In UCLA’s loss to Florida State, the word “loss,” temporarily, appeared to be a […]
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UCLA sand volleyball player faces former partner
As sophomore sand volleyball player Kamila Tan stares across the net during this Friday’s match, she will likely meet the eyes of a girl who’s all too familiar. It will be the same girl Tan has spent hour after hour with before, exchanging sets and kills, smiles and laughs. Jace Pardon of Florida State, UCLA’s Friday opponent, […]
Weekend Predictions: March 14 – March 17
WEEKEND PREDICTIONS In this new segment, The Bruin Sports section will predict the outcome of the weekend’s top three UCLA sporting events. Men’s Basketball: Pac-12 Tournament (UCLA begins Thursday) – The Bruins have yet to prove they can win back-to-back conference games on the road this season, and while the Pac-12 tournament is at a […]
Heckler amuses as UCLA men’s volleyball beats UCSD
In the pin-drop silence of Pauley Pavilion, not a single sound could be heard as a UC San Diego men’s volleyball player prepared to serve. That was until a Bruin heckler from the stands found his opening. “You have the body structure of a Teletubby!” he shouted. As fits of laughter spread among the crowd […]
UCLA sand volleyball wins competition despite elements
The conditions for UCLA sand volleyball were less than ideal, but the same could not be said of the results. There was the hard-packed sand to contend with, an element that played to the advantages of jump-lenient players, while serving as a disadvantage to a “ball-control team,” which is how coach Stein Metzger described his team. […]
Weekend Predictions: March 7 – March 9
In this new segment, The Bruin’s Sports section will predict the outcome of the weekend’s top-three UCLA sporting events. Men’s Basketball: UCLA v. Washington State (Saturday 8 p.m.) – UCLA has struggled with the back half of road trips all season and has yet to win the second game of a road trip this season. […]
UCLA sand volleyball to start off season against CSU Northridge
On the first official day of UCLA sand volleyball practice, then-sophomore Zoë Nightingale felt out of place, her feet buried in sand, the number of teammates by her side reduced from five to one. She ran this way and that way, shifting left and right all over the court, but exerting far too much effort. […]