The Bruins still have not lost a match. They haven’t even dropped a set. No. 1-seeded UCLA beach volleyball (32-3) breezed past No. 4-seeded Stanford (17-12) on Friday afternoon for its second consecutive sweep in the Pac-12 championships. The Bruins extended their win streak to 28 and advanced to finals of the winner’s bracket. Juniors […]
Category Archives: Beach Volleyball
Beach volleyball defeats Utah, takes each match in straight sets
Lily Justine took care of business on the sand, but she had to switch gears quickly. The sophomore and junior Sarah Sponcil trounced the Utes 21-11, 21-7 to put the Bruins up 4-0 – just in time for Justine to take her genetics midterm. In the midst of its midterm season, No. 1 seed UCLA […]
Beach volleyball aims to secure Pac-12 championship as top seed
The Bruins are the No. 1 seed in the Pac-12 championship and the No. 1 team in the national rankings for the first time in program history. Though the top seed usually comes with added pressure, junior Megan McNamara said it’s increased the team’s confidence. “It really shows how hard we’ve been working this year,” […]
UCLA beach volleyball shores up winning streak in match against 49ers
Despite recent lineup changes, the Bruins finished the regular season with new records. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (31-3, 3-0 Pac-12) claimed its 26th consecutive win by defeating No. 6 Long Beach State (23-6) 4-1 on Thursday in Long Beach, California. The victory marked UCLA’s 31st win – a new school record for most wins […]
Around the League: Tennis vies for top Pac-12 spots, beach volleyball enters conference play
TennisAngie Forburger, assistant Sports editor With the Pac-12 Tournament looming, the race is on for the top spot in the conference tennis standings. UCLA men’s tennis (22-2, 7-0 Pac-12) has already claimed the No. 1 seed for the tournament after the Bruins defeated Arizona State and Arizona last weekend to remain undefeated in the Pac-12. […]
Beach volleyball won’t let the wind blow away its chance to win
The Bruins have been persistently studying the wind. In practice Tuesday, the team hauled portable nets down to the Santa Monica beaches to imitate a wind direction that it will face in its last regular season match. “Going to the beach and getting as much wind (experience) as we can is always going to help […]
The Rundown: April 12
Track and FieldNicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor Usually, when awards are administered by either the MPSF or the NCAA, just one or two athletes from a particular team are singled out for something exceptional. However, when it came to this year’s indoor track and field team, 17 members secured MPSF All-Academic honors. Of the 17 […]