For the second consecutive time at Merle Norman Stadium, it came down to the last court. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (6-0) topped No. 2 USC (1-1) 3-2 at Merle Norman Stadium, with junior Lily Justine and senior Sarah Sponcil clinching the win with a 2-0 sweep over their Trojan opponents. Justine and Sponcil were […]
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Beach volleyball looks to repeat 2018 victories against USC to stay on top
The Bruins’ national title defense will continue against their biggest rival. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (5-0) will face crosstown rival No. 2 USC (0-0) at Merle Norman Stadium on Wednesday afternoon in the teams’ first of three scheduled meetings this year. The Bruins won against the Trojans in their first meetup last season but […]
Beach volleyball remains undefeated with near-perfect showing in Hawaii
The Bruins fell just one match short of completing a perfect weekend. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (5-0) finished undefeated at the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic in Hawaii. UCLA defeated No. 11 Stanford (0-4), St. Mary’s (1-3), No. 5 Hawai’i (2-2) and No. 4 Pepperdine (3-1) by scores of 5-0, 5-0, 5-0 and 4-1, […]
Weekend in Preview: Feb. 22
Women’s water poloJack Perez, Daily Bruin staff For the final time until conference championships, the Bruins will head to a weekend tournament once again. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (14-1) will play at Irvine in this weekend’s Barbara Kalbus Invitational. The Bruins’ first matchup is against the No. 17 Long Beach State 49ers (2-6). […]
Women’s water polo prevails over persistent Anteaters in overtime
Following their first loss of the season, the Bruins were tested at home by a familiar foe. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (14-1) beat No. 7 UC Irvine (5-4) 13-10 in overtime Saturday for its third win over the Anteaters this year. The Bruins blew a three-goal lead in the second half. With both […]
Women’s water polo begins Triton Invitational against unranked Santa Clara
The Bruins will head south with the opportunity to keep their perfect record intact. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (10-0) will visit UC San Diego to compete in the Triton Invitational. UCLA will face Santa Clara (2-2) in its first game Saturday, and will then play either No. 11 UC Davis (4-4) or No. […]
Behind attacker’s five goals, women’s water polo takes down Hawai’i
The Bruins played at played at home for the first time this season and left with a win against their highest-ranked opponent. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (8-0) defeated No. 5 Hawai’i (4-1) 12-8 in the Bruins’ home opener at Spieker Aquatics Center. Junior attacker Maddie Musselman scored five goals for the fifth time […]