No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball (26-3) ended its regular season Saturday on a losing note despite shortly extending its winning streak. Initially, UCLA defeated Cal Poly (13-20) but eventually lost against No. 1 USC (30-0) by a score of 4-1 Saturday. The Bruins began the season 2-0 before losing to then-No. 4 Pepperdine and USC. […]
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Beach volleyball pushes win streak to 23 with Battle at the Beach
UCLA beach volleyball swept the Battle at the Beach in Santa Monica over the weekend, pushing its school-record winning streak to 23 consecutive victories. The No. 3 Bruins (25-2) defeated No. 8 Arizona (13-8) and No. 5 Long Beach State (21-5) Sunday after a pair of victories over Washington and Concordia on Saturday. The team […]
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 […]
Battle of the Editors: Which spring team could bring home a national championship?
For a while, it looked like UCLA men’s basketball was going to be the team that could bring home the first national championship of the 2016-2017 academic year. The University of North Carolina won the NCAA men’s basketball championship Monday, so that won’t be the case. With a handful of spring sports still in season, […]
Beach volleyball nets six victories at FIU Surf and Turf Invitational
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 […]
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 […]
Beach volleyball sweeps competition at Monterey Invitational
The No. 3 UCLA beach volleyball team ran through its competition at the Monterey Invitational over the weekend. UCLA (11-2) displayed its ability to dominate its opponents, sweeping Portland (3-4) and San Jose State (5-3) on Friday, continuing its success Saturday with wins against both No. 13 Grand Canyon (10-3) and Saint Mary’s (6-3). UCLA […]