When you picture a sand volleyball court, it’s easy to imagine the peaceful background of an empty beach, the ocean and blue skies. However, when that court is in the middle of No. 1 USC’s campus and surrounded by a partisan home crowd, the environment instead feels like a hostile one. This undoubtedly had an […]
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Sand volleyball seeks redemption after shaky season
UCLA sand volleyball’s Tuesday practice had been a lackluster one by normal standards. The players were going through the motions. Their typical energy and excitement seemed buried beneath the sand, and nowhere to be found. Feeling a sense of urgency, coach Stein Metzger seemed little prepared to let his team settle for this kind of […]
UCLA sand volleyball pleased with improvement
Spring “break” was anything but for the UCLA sand volleyball team. The Bruins closed out the week with a long, long road trip: four days, five matches, a double-elimination pairs tournament, pouring rain and, well, lots of traveling. Coach Stein Metzger picked apart the team’s 3-2 record on the Bay Area road trip, which included wins […]
UCLA sand volleyball takes experience from loss to Florida State
Call it a clean sweep of UCLA sand volleyball – five Bruin pairs up, five down. Call it the Bruins’ first blemish on a young season – three wins, and now one loss. The Bruins, however, won’t call it a disappointment. In UCLA’s loss to Florida State, the word “loss,” temporarily, appeared to be a […]
UCLA sand volleyball player faces former partner
As sophomore sand volleyball player Kamila Tan stares across the net during this Friday’s match, she will likely meet the eyes of a girl who’s all too familiar. It will be the same girl Tan has spent hour after hour with before, exchanging sets and kills, smiles and laughs. Jace Pardon of Florida State, UCLA’s Friday opponent, […]
UCLA sand volleyball wins competition despite elements
The conditions for UCLA sand volleyball were less than ideal, but the same could not be said of the results. There was the hard-packed sand to contend with, an element that played to the advantages of jump-lenient players, while serving as a disadvantage to a “ball-control team,” which is how coach Stein Metzger described his team. […]
Sand volleyball wins match against Cal State Northridge
Though the faces may be new and the court may be different, the UCLA sand volleyball team looked right at home Thursday as the Bruins defeated the Cal State Northridge Matadors 3-2 in their first match of the season. In all, seven different Bruins made their UCLA sand volleyball debut. However, UCLA was a far […]