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.
Washington Joins UCLA, USC, Cal in Pac-12 Beach Final Four
Four teams remain at the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship, including top-seeded and top-ranked UCLA, No. 2-seed USC and No. 3-seed Cal. No. 6 Washington played spoiler, recording an upset over host-and No. 4-seed Stanford to advance to the final day and get a chance to compete for the Pac-12 title.
Top Four Seeds Advance Through Pac-12 Beach Day 1
The top four seeds of the third-annual Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship advanced on the first day of the event held at Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium in Stanford, Calif., including top-ranked and top-seeded UCLA, which swept its opponent, 5-0, to move on to the second day.
UCLA Tabbed As Top Seed at Pac-12 Beach Championships
The nation’s top-ranked team, UCLA was tabbed the No. 1 seed in the third-annual Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship to be held Thursday-Saturday, April 26-28 on the campus of Stanford University. Seedings were determined by a ranking of the league’s coaches.
Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Bay Area to Air Beach VB Championships
The Pac-12 Network announced its coverage schedule for the beach volleyball conference championships beginning on Thursday and lasting through Saturday’s title match with three Olympians on the call.
Top 11 Remain in Tact in Final AVCA Beach Poll Before NCAAs
With one week left before the NCAA Championship selections are made, there were no changes to the Top 11 spots in the AVCA Top 20 Beach poll.
UCLA Beach Wins Record 26th Straight Dual, GCU Edges Utah on Thursday
No. 1 UCLA beach continued its record breaking season, extending its dual match win streak to 26 and tallying its 31st win on the season, while Court 5 pair Izzy Carey and Megan Muret won their school record 26th straight match.
Arizona Upsets Cal; #8 LSU, #1 UCLA Grab Two Top 20 Wins on Saturday
Hawaii’s Emily Maglio and Ka’iwi Schucht boosted their win streak to a record 17 matches as the Rainbow Wahine went 3-0, while Arizona’s Jonny Baham and Brooke Burling led the Wildcats to an upset win over No. 14 Cal and a 4-0 mark on the weekend.
#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.
UCLA’s McNamara Twins Named AVCA Beach Pair Of The Week
After winning all six of their matches this week, UCLA’s Nicole McNamara and Megan McNamara have been named the AVCA Beach Pair of the Week.