Florida State Heads to NCAA Title Match; UCLA, Hawaii Still Alive
Florida State is on the fast track to the championship, topping No. 3 seed Hawaii 3-2 and moving on to the championship match. The Sandbows and No. 1 UCLA will battle it out Sunday for a chance to face the Seminoles.
WATCH LIVE: NCAA Beach Championships Day 2
After an unpredictable day on the beach Friday, four more matches are on tap for Saturday’s NCAA Beach Championships action with all airing live on ESPN2 and individual court video streaming on ESPN3.com.
Florida State, Hawaii Upset #1 UCLA, #2 Pepperdine at NCAA Beach
Only twice in NCAA beach volleyball championship history has there been an upset where the seed difference was more than 1. The other: last year, where #4 Florida State beat #2 UCLA in the semi-finals of the elimination bracket. The other small handful of upsets have all been 1-seed differences.
Seeds Hold In First Four NCAA Beach Matches, UH’s Hall Earns 100th Win
The top four seeds moved on in the winner’s bracket, dropping just one pairing of the 13 played to completion….
Hawaii Grabs Big West Top Honors, Maglio/Schucht Tabbed Pair of the Yr
Hawai‘i dominated the 2018 women’s beach volleyball awards after claiming its third-straight Big West Tournament title at Queen’s Beach in Honolulu. The SandBows garnered all three of the top awards: senior Ka’iwi Schucht and junior Emily Maglio earned Pairs Team of the Year honors, Lea Monkhouse garnered Freshman of the Year accolades and Jeff Hall was tabbed Coach of the Year as the conference announced the all-conference teams today.
NCAA Beach Final Predictions: UCLA Rolls to the Title
With such a tough field, and no obvious alignment to point to, this one is a lot about gut-feelings. UCLA should roll through the winners bracket untouched, but the question then becomes can anybody beat them twice?
Tulane’s Mertz, McHugh Among 48 Pairs Tabbed AVCA Top Flight Winners
Senior Madeline Mertz and sophomore Kaylie McHugh were named among 48 American Volleyball Coaches Association Top Flight Award winners, the organization announced Thursday.
ESPN Networks to Broadcast NCAA Beach Championships Beginning Friday
In an upgrade from the 2017 coverage, all 14 matches will be broadcast live, an improvement over a three-hour timeslot on day one and two. The broadcasts also will be coming on the ESPN family of networks, vs. truTV, which aired the preliminary matches and TBS which showed the championship match.
Hawaii Gears Up for NCAA Beach Championship
The University of Hawai’i beach volleyball team will vie for the national title in the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship, May 4-6, in Gulf Shores, Ala. The 3rd-seeded Rainbow Wahine (35-3) open tournament action on Friday, May 4 at 1 p.m. ET (7:00 a.m. HT) against No. 6 seed South Carolina.
NCAA Beach Championships: Selections & Analysis of the Field
With the top three teams from the East and the West pretty well nailed down, the two at-large berths offered a few surprises as a team from each region was included in the eight team field, leaving two of the nation’s top six ranked teams on the outside looking in.
