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.
UCLA’s McNamaras Named Pac-12 Pair of the Year, USC’s Graudina Rookie
UCLA junior Nicole McNamara was voted Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Player of the Year and is part of the duo that was voted Pac-12 Pair of the Year with her twin sister Megan McNamara, the Conference office announced today. USC’s Tina Graudina was voted the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year while UCLA’s Stein Metzger was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year for the second-straight year.
UCLA Claims Pac-12 Beach Tournament Title, Zappia Earns 100th Win
No. 1-ranked and top-seeded UCLA defeated USC to claim the Bruins’ first-ever Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship crown on Saturday afternoon at the Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium. The Bruins did not drop a dual in the three-day event, extending their program-record win streak to 30 in a row.
#1 UCLA, #17 Stetson, #19 Tulane Pick Up Beach Sweeps Wednesday
No. 1 UCLA bested No. 4 USC and No. 6 Long Beach State at home, while No. 17 Stetson swept FGSU and No. 19 Tulane took two from Louisiana Monroe in Wednesday’s beach action.
VolleyMob Beach Pair of the Week: Muno/Simo, UCLA
With six wins over ranked teams, UCLA’s No. 3 pair of Zana Muno and Savvy Simo earned this week’s VolleyMob Beach Pair of the Week honors. The pair helped the No. 2 Bruins to a 6-0 mark on the week, including a home win over then-No. 1 Pepperdine (4-1).
VolleyMob Beach Pair of the Week: Caputo/Filippone, Pepperdine
Pepperdine’s No. 4 pairing Skylar Caputo and Alexis Filippone were a big part of the team’s success against Top 5 teams, going 4-0 on the week en route to VolleyMob Pair of the Week honors.
UCLA ends Cal Poly’s Historic Season
UCLA will advance to the regional semifinals where they will face the hosting team, Florida.
Scouting Report Wrap-Up — #3 Stanford Over #20 UCLA, 3-2
This is the second of a two-part series of Scouting Reports that we couple with a big match of the week. We chose the match featuring #3 Stanford’s five-set victory over #20 UCLA on Thursday evening in Maple Pavilion.
Scouting Report – #20 UCLA at #3 Stanford, Fight For RPI Positioning
This article is the first of a two-part series of Scouting Reports that focus on one big match. Tonight’s match between #20 UCLA and #3 Stanford is the featured match.
Anae Downs 29 Kills to Give Utah 3-1 Upset, Spoil UCLA’s Senior Night
MATCH STATS #16 Utah def. #22 UCLA 3-1 Utah 19-8, 10-6 Pac-12; UCLA 16-9, 9-7 Pac-12 Los Angeles, California Attendance:…
