Members of UCLA beach volleyball watch as their opponents celebrate. The Bruins fell in a 3-2 loss to the Lions in the semifinal of the NCAA tournament on Saturday. (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 3 at 12:51 p.m.
GULF SHORES, Ala. – Since beach volleyball’s inception into the NCAA in 2016, no other school has won an NCAA championship in the sport other than UCLA and USC.
This post was updated April 26 at 3:29 p.m.
Up until this weekend, the Bruins were split on wins and losses with their crosstown rivals.
A Senior Day victory over the Trojans – reigning national champions – just over a week ago gave the team what coach Jenny Johnson Jordan said was a practice run of the “dog-fight mentality” it would need to carry into the postseason.
But when it came time to compete on the sport’s biggest stage, the Bruins couldn’t summon the same fire.
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As part of the inaugural MPSF beach volleyball championship, No. 1 seed UCLA beach volleyball (29-4) will take to the sand of Spiker Beach in Huntington Beach, California.
Thursday’s bout won’t just be another chapter in the crosstown rivalry.
It’ll be at least seven Bruins’ last match in Westwood.
After a 4-0 run against top-20 teams at the Center of Effort Challenge on Friday and Saturday, No.
This post was updated April 10 at 8:17 p.m.
Rankings don’t hand out trophies, but redemption just might.
After falling to No. 4 Loyola Marymount (26-4) in the Best in the West tournament last weekend, No.
The nation’s top-ranked team lived up to its billing over the weekend, sweeping the inaugural MPSF Midseason Rumble at Beach Volleyball Stadium in Stanford, California.
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Sam Barbir, Daily Bruin contributor
Staying at the top can sometimes be more difficult than getting there.
No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (9-1) will head up to Stanford, California, to compete in the MPSF Midseason Rumble against Oregon (3-4), No.
This post was updated March 4 at 10:01 p.m.
Coaches are often quick to dismiss rankings in favor of results on the sand.
But the Bruins appeared every bit of their top national ranking at the Battle for LA tournament.
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