UCLA fans have been deprived of a national title for almost a year now, stuck at the 116 mark while rival Stanford continues to pull away. This spring, however, the Bruins have a few opportunities to get back on track, and the Daily Bruin Sports editors fought it out over which team has the best […]
Category Archives: Beach Volleyball
Bruins remain undefeated on the sand, crush Waves third time this season
This post was updated March 16 at 10:27 p.m. The Bruins did it again. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (15-0) defeated No. 5 Pepperdine (11-5) for the third time this season, earning its second 5-0 sweep over the Waves. The Bruins have not dropped a set in their last two meetings. “We are fully developed […]
UCLA beach volleyball looks to beat Pepperdine for third time this season
The Bruins have faced the Waves 12 times in program history – and each school has split the victories. The tie will be broken this weekend. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (14-0) will host No. 5 Pepperdine (11-4) on Saturday at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center in its second home dual of the season. The Bruins […]
Beach volleyball continues undefeated streak in third tournament of season
The Bruins completed their third tournament sweep of the season – this time beating four top-20 teams. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (14-0, 1-0 Pac-12) hosted the East Meets West Invitational at the Manhattan Beach Pier, where it defeated No. 6 LSU (8-4, 4-2 CCSA) 4-1, No. 9 FIU (5-4, 1-0 Conference USA) 4-1, No. […]
Bruin beach volleyball washes Pepperdine Waves away with 5-0 sweep
The Bruins won for the first time ever at Zuma Beach in record-breaking fashion. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (10-0, 1-0 Pac-12) swept No. 3 Pepperdine (6-2) 5-0 in Malibu, California, on Wednesday afternoon. The Bruins won without dropping a set, and handed the Waves their first-ever 5-0 loss in program history. “I expected it […]
Still undefeated, beach volleyball set to take on Pepperdine in Malibu
The Bruins handed the Waves their only loss of the season last week in Hawaii – but they will face them again Wednesday. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (9-0) will face No. 3 Pepperdine (6-1) for the second time this season. This time, the match will take place on the Waves’ home court in Malibu […]
Beach volleyball sinks sixth ranked opponent, sweeps three teams to stay undefeated
The Bruins were perfect this weekend. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (9-0) left Bear Down Beach, Arizona, with three sweeps over Arizona State (3-3), Washington (0-3) and No. 11 California (4-1). The Bruins dropped just two sets on the weekend and the win marked UCLA’s third consecutive sweep of the Pac-12 South Tournament. “I was […]