Weekend in Preview: March 1

Beach volleyball Jacqueline Dzwonczyk, Daily Bruin reporter The Bruins remain undefeated after their six opening matches, five of which were against ranked opponents – something they have never done before. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (6-0) will look to continue its winning streak in Tucson, Arizona, where it will compete in the Pac-12 South tournament. […]

Beach volleyball wins 3-2 for second straight year at USC, credits patience as key

For the second consecutive time at Merle Norman Stadium, it came down to the last court. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (6-0) topped No. 2 USC (1-1) 3-2 at Merle Norman Stadium, with junior Lily Justine and senior Sarah Sponcil clinching the win with a 2-0 sweep over their Trojan opponents. Justine and Sponcil were […]

Beach volleyball looks to repeat 2018 victories against USC to stay on top

The Bruins’ national title defense will continue against their biggest rival. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (5-0) will face crosstown rival No. 2 USC (0-0) at Merle Norman Stadium on Wednesday afternoon in the teams’ first of three scheduled meetings this year. The Bruins won against the Trojans in their first meetup last season but […]

Beach volleyball remains undefeated with near-perfect showing in Hawaii

The Bruins fell just one match short of completing a perfect weekend. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (5-0) finished undefeated at the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic in Hawaii. UCLA defeated No. 11 Stanford (0-4), St. Mary’s (1-3), No. 5 Hawai’i (2-2) and No. 4 Pepperdine (3-1) by scores of 5-0, 5-0, 5-0 and 4-1, […]

Bruin beach volleyball sets sail with 5-0 sweep of Cal Poly

The celebration of last year’s national title is over. “The takeaway from last year was a sense of confidence – that we can do this,” said coach Stein Metzger. “However, this is a totally new team, and we haven’t accomplished anything but one win.” No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (1-0) cruised past No. 6 Cal […]

With little change to roster, UCLA beach volleyball returns to defend title

The Bruins are back – and returning all but one player from last year’s championship team. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball brought home its first-ever NCAA title in May and became the first team to win the NCAA tournament from the elimination bracket. The Bruins – who won the school’s 116th NCAA championship – graduated […]

The Rundown: Jan. 8

Football Sam Connon, assistant Sports editor Josh Rosen’s first NFL season ended like it began – in not-so-spectacular fashion. The former UCLA football quarterback started 13 games for the Arizona Cardinals after being selected with the 10th overall pick in last year’s NFL Draft. After being Sam Bradford’s backup in the first two games, he […]