UCLA Bruins have fallen to the Arizona Wildcats in their past three matchups, but coach Michael Sealy is paying little attention to the past results. “We don’t think about it too much,” Sealy said. “It’s a whole new team and last year is last year.” No. 13 UCLA (9-4, 2-2 Pac-12) women’s volleyball will be […]
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Beach volleyball’s Kamila Tan talks personal, program growth at UCLA
When Kamila Tan entered UCLA as its first beach volleyball-exclusive athlete in 2012, there was only one 2-inch deep court the team had to practice on. The players weren’t allowed to dive on it, and there wasn’t even an NCAA Tournament for beach volleyball. Fast forward to today, 11 out of 15 players on the […]
Beach volleyball falls to FSU at NCAAs for second year in a row
Last year, UCLA beach volleyball was eliminated from the NCAA championship after falling to Florida State 3-1. 2017 was a different year, but it ended the same way. The No. 4 Seminoles (29-9) ended the No. 2 Bruins’ (30-6) NCAA Tournament dream for the second straight year at Gulf Shores, Alabama, on Saturday. The game […]
Beach volleyball falls to USC in final of Pac-12 championship
The No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball team (29-4) broke No. 1 USC’s (34-1) 62 dual winning streak in the Pac-12 championship semifinal Friday. The Bruins had handed the Trojans their first defeat in 413 days Friday at Bear Down Beach in Tucson, Arizona, winning by a set score of 3-2. UCLA cheered and celebrated when […]
UCLA beach volleyball sets itself up for Pac-12 championship
The No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball team (26-3) has lost two of its three games this season to one team – No. 1 University of Southern California (30-0). The Pac-12 championship that runs Thursday through Saturday in Tucson, Arizona, will be yet another opportunity for the Bruins to avenge their defeats. Previously, UCLA had lost […]
Beach volleyball tops Cal Poly, LMU in season’s only home matches
The only two home matches of the season ended in victories for UCLA beach volleyball. The No. 3 Bruins (21-2) defeated Cal Poly (10-12) 4-1 first before overcoming Loyola Marymount (8-9) 5-0 at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center on Wednesday. Despite the convincing score, coach Stein Metzger said that it wasn’t the team’s most outstanding […]
Swimming and diving ends season with 20th-place finish at NCAAs
Coming off school-record-breaking and medal-winning performances at the Pac-12 championship, there were high expectations for senior swimmer Linnea Mack and junior diver Maria Polyakova at the NCAA championship. However, the pressure proved too much for Mack as she failed to make the finals in the 100-yard backstroke and 50-yard freestyle events. Her time of 52.13 […]