It was a different experience for junior Kamila Tan as she stood across from her St. Mary’s College opponents. It wasn’t just because it was the inaugural meet at UCLA sand volleyball’s Sunset Canyon Recreation Center facility. Read more...
Photo: Junior Kamila Tan (left) and senior Zoë Nightingale (right) played their first game as a doubles pair in a 2-1 defeat over their St. Mary’s College opponents. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
With an unfavorable ranking and two losses from last year in tow, it seemed like the Bruins would be walking into Playa del Rey with the disadvantage. Read more...
Photo: Junior Julie Consani (pictured) won the No. 3 doubles point with her partner, sophomore Laurel Weaver, 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 to score UCLA’s fourth point against Loyola Marymount. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA sand volleyball may have already had two seasons under its belt, but the opening match of the Bruins’ third season still managed to feature several firsts. Read more...
Photo: UCLA sand volleyball opened the 2015 season with a 4-1 win over Cal State Northridge in the newly constructed Matador Sand Volleyball Facility. (Courtesy UCLA Athletics)
UCLA sand volleyball may be playing its first opponent of the season on Thursday, but the team’s focus remains internal. So much so that a typical practice up in Sunset Canyon Recreation Center almost takes the appearance of a Bruins vs. Read more...
Photo: Junior Julie Consani (left) said that after practices filled with inter-squad scrimmages, the Bruins are now ready to compete against other schools. (UCLA Athletics)
Carpool? Check. Volleyballs and volleyball net antennas distributed among the passengers? Check. Ample time? Not quite. When UCLA sand volleyball’s practice facility is more than a 7-mile drive through early morning traffic away from campus, time becomes a precious commodity. Read more...
Photo: UCLA sand volleyball coach Stein Metzger pushed for an on-campus training facility for UCLA’s newest NCAA team. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Among the many UCLA national championship banners sprinkled around athletic facilities throughout campus, 23 of them can be traced back to the Bruin volleyball lineage. Nineteen to the men’s program. Read more...
Photo: Sand volleyball coach Stein Metzger is trying to bring the 2-year-old program to prominence. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It was a step in the right direction. A large one. The season’s end came for the UCLA sand volleyball team Sunday, but it was a year grounded in the growth – a building block for the program. Read more...
Photo: Senior Madie Smith (left), Coach Stein Metzger (center), junior Zoe Nightingale (right) and the Bruins closed their season Sunday. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
