No. 1 seed UCLA beach volleyball (37-3, 7-0 Pac-12) will travel to Gulf Shores, Alabama, to compete in the NCAA tournament, where it will face the winner of the opening round contest between No. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA beach volleyball team celebrates. The Bruins are currently heading to the NCAA Championships after taking home the Pac-12 conference title last week. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)
Competitive but warmhearted is how Stein Metzger’s student-athletes would describe their coach. From the minute Metzger took over the team in 2013, the group became a force to be reckoned with. Read more...
Photo: Coach Stein Metzger coaches his athletes. Metzger is in his 11th season with the Bruins and has led the team to two national championships in 2018 and 2019. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
The Bruins had competed in the Pac-12 championship game for the last six years. And in their seventh straight, they made sure to deliver. No. 1 seed UCLA beach volleyball (37-3) began the weekend defeating Utah (11-23) by a score of 3-0, until a 3-2 loss to No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Devon Newberry celebrates. The Bruins claimed the Pac-12 championship title Friday for the first time since 2021. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
Two injuries were not enough to stop Devon Newberry from doing what she loves most: supporting her team and playing beach volleyball. The senior from Santa Monica, who is described by her teammates as humorous, energetic, caring and fun, endured a tumultuous year featuring two shoulder injuries. Read more...
Photo: Senior Devon Newberry celebrates. Newberry collected the dual point off a service ace in the Bruins’ final regular season contest against Loyola Marymount. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated April 25 at 9:35 p.m. Despite the possibility of history repeating itself, the Bruins hope to continue their momentum into the postseason no matter the outcome or opponent. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Jaden Whitmarsh and senior Devon Newberry celebrate. Newberry and Whitmarsh collected the dual point for the Bruins in their second Senior Day victory over LMU. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)
In potentially her last time playing at Mapes Beach, graduate student Marlie Monserez ensured that the Bruins would end the regular season with a win. With one set already to the Bruins and the second slotted at 20-16 in favor of UCLA, Monserez slammed the ball over the net, forcing their LMU counterparts to bobble the ball back and forth until it eventually touched the sand, granting the Bruins an advantage they wouldn’t forfeit for the rest of the afternoon “They served me one more and I was like, ‘last ball,’” Monserez said. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Marlie Monserez tips the ball over the net. Monserez and sophomore Jessie Smith won Pac-12 Pair of the Week honors on Tuesday. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)
With veteran leadership at the helm of the ship, the Bruins are hoping to add more victories to their belt to sail into the postseason. After winning the Center of Effort Challenge, No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA beach volleyball senior Lexy Denaburg spikes the ball over the net. (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin)
