UCLA beach volleyball came in third at the NCAA Tournament last weekend, but the future is bright with a pair of freshmen finishing their first season as All-Americans. Megan McNamara and Nicole McNamara were named AVCA Collegiate Beach Volleyball All-Americans Wednesday. The twins are the first all-freshman pair to win the honor since the AVCA […]
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Beach volleyball takes third at NCAAs, shifts focus to next season
GULF SHORES, Ala. – Nobody goes to a national championship wanting to finish in third place. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be considered an achievement. “After losing our very first game of the tournament and having to go the back route, the hard way, we really stuck together as a team,” said freshman Megan […]
Gulf Shores plays host to inaugural NCAA beach volleyball championships
GULF SHORES, Ala. – The No. 2-seeded USC Trojans claimed the first-ever NCAA beach volleyball championships after beating No. 1 seed Florida State in a 3-0 sweep on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the Seminoles beat the Bruins 3-1 in the contender’s semi-final, relegating No. 4-seeded UCLA to third place.
McNamara twins distinguish themselves on the court
A flash of blonde hair trails the 5-foot-9 volleyball player as she leaps through the air for a hit. But is that number on her uniform 13 or 31? Better question: Is that Megan McNamara or Nicole McNamara? Height, hair styles and facial features aside, the twins are also mirror images in terms of personality […]
Roommates remain close despite beach volleyball crosstown rivalry
It had been almost a year since her last UCLA beach volleyball practice when Zoë Nightingale returned to Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. She and fellow UCLA alumna Karsta Lowe surreptitiously watched under the cover of nearby bushes as senior Julie Consani played her last home game on UCLA’s courts. Nightingale going incognito had nothing to […]
Beach volleyball gains on USC, falls 3-2 heading into NCAA championship
Though the results may not show it, on Sunday – the final day of the Pac-12 beach volleyball championship at USC’s Merle Norman Stadium – No. 4 UCLA entered new territory. Top to bottom, the Bruins were nearly unrecognizable from the team that began the season. The first game of the day for UCLA (19-6) […]
Pac-12 hosts first conference beach volleyball championship
USC beach volleyball went undefeated against its conference foes to claim the first-ever Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship on Sunday. No. 2-seeded UCLA claimed third place after falling 3-2 earlier in the day in a rematch against No. 3-seeded Arizona.