Canada’s Nicole, Megan McNamara Claim World University Beach Title
NCAA beach pairs grabbed three of the top five spots at the World University Beach Championships with UCLA’s Nicole McNamara and Megan McNamara bringing home the gold medal, representing Canada. Germans Dan John/Eric Stadie earned the men’s gold.
Canada’s McNamara/McNamara, Spain’s Carro/Soria To Meet for WUBC Title
The World University Beach Championships will pit Canadians Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara against Spain’s Maria Belen Carro/Paula Soria for the title on Friday.
3 NCAA Beach Teams On to World University Championship Quarterfinals
The NCAA beach volleyball scene remains in the world spotlight as three collegiate sides have made their way to the World University Beach Championships final eight.
Coppola/Nuss, Sonny/Van Winden, McNamara Twins Among WUBC Pool Winners
The eight pools titles were awarded on Tuesday and the first elimination round finished setting the table for Wednesday’s second round action. Americans Claire Coppola/Kristen Nuss and Emily Sonny/Torrey Van Winden and Canadians Nicole McNamara/Megan McNamara were among the group winners.
Coppola/Nuss, Sonny/Van Winden, McNamaras Go 2-0 on WUC Day 1
Claire Coppola/Kristen Nuss of LSU and Emily Sonny/Torrey Van Winden of Cal Poly went 2-0 to open the World University Beach Championships representing the United States, while UCLA stars Nicole McNamara/Megan McNamara also won two matches representing Canada.
UCLA, Pepperdine, Hawaii Lead VolleyMob Beach All-America Honorees
VolleyMob first, second and third team All-America honors recognize the top three teams from courts 1 through 5. UCLA’s Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (Court 1), Lily Justine/Sarah Sponcil (Court 2), Izzy Carey/Megan Muret (Court 5), Hawaii’s Carly Kan/Laurel Weaver (Court 3) and Pepperdine’s Skylar Caputo/Alexis Filippone (Court 4) make up the first team.
Pac-12 Announces Beach Volleyball All-Academic Teams
Forty-six athletes were named to the 2018 Pac-12 Conference Beach Volleyball All-Academic teams, Commissioner Larry Scott announced on Friday.
22 Collegiate Beach Pairs Earn AVCA All-America Honors
UCLA’s top pair of Nicole McNamara/Megan McNamara earned their third straight Beach All-America honors, while Hawaii’s Emily Maglio garnered her second selection among 22 AVCA honors announced Thursday.
USA’s Scarbrough/Davis, Japan’s Ishijima/Takehashi Win Bangkok Gold
Americans Bree Scarbrough/Aurora Davis finished off a dream opening FIVB tournament with the gold medal at the Bangkok One Star on Sunday, while Japan’s Yusuke Ishijima/Takumi Takahashi won the title in their third FIVB effort.
Americans, Canadians Among Final Four at Bangkok One Star
Bangkok One-Star Bangkok, Thailand May 10-13, 2018 Schedule/Results Pool winners Bree Scarbrough/Aurora Davis (United States) and Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (Canada)…