With six more victories at the FIU Surf and Turf Invitational in Miami, UCLA beach volleyball extended its school-record winning streak to 17 straight dual victories. Over the course of Friday and Saturday, No. 3 UCLA (19-2) defeated No. 12 Arizona State (7-10), New Orleans (5-13), No. 14 Florida Atlantic (18-5), No. 4 Florida State […]
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Beach volleyball defeats Cal, Long Beach State at Mizuno Invitational
Two more games, two more wins. No. 3 UCLA beach volleyball (13-2) collected its 10th and 11th consecutive wins with a 4-1 victory over No. 15 Cal (8-3) and a 3-2 win against No. 6 Long Beach State (12-3), respectively, at the Mizuno Invitational. The court-one pair of sophomores Megan and Nicole McNamara posted two […]
No. 6 UCLA men’s volleyball defeats Sacred Heart in straight sets
After a six day hiatus, UCLA men’s volleyball picked up right where they left off. The No. 6 Bruins (14-7, 8-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) struck down the unranked Sacred Heart Pioneers (12-4, 5-2 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) in straight sets Friday in the John Wooden Center – their second sweep in three March victories. […]
NCAA Tournament poses series of challenges for UCLA women’s basketball
Three years ago: a first-round Pac-12 Tournament exit. Two years ago: a Women’s National Invitation Tournament championship. Last year: a Sweet 16 loss to Texas. This year, if the trend were to continue, one would guess that UCLA women’s basketball would surpass the Sweet 16. However, to do so will require possibly the most monumental […]
Set Six Season 2, Episode 8: Looking ahead after a rough February
This week on Set Six, assistant editor Grant Sugimura and men’s volleyball beat writer Kelsey Angus join forces with editor in chief Tanner Walters to discuss UCLA men’s volleyball’s past couple of games, a rough month in February and what to look forward to, going into the rest of the season.
Beach volleyball nails opening games against CSU Bakersfield, Cal Poly
Nine wins and only one loss – that was UCLA beach volleyball’s opening day. No. 3 UCLA (2-0) swept Cal State Bakersfield in five games and took down Cal Poly 4-1. UCLA’s only loss of the season came when the freshmen tandem of Chanti Holroyd and Lily Justine fell to Cal Poly’s Brayden Gruenewald and […]
Set Six Season 2, Episode 7: Catching up on Bruin volleyball
This week on Set Six, men’s volleyball beat writer Kelsey Angus joins assistant editor Grant Sugimura for another episode as they catch you up on all things Bruin volleyball.