After only one invitational and four regular season games in the span of about a month, UCLA sand volleyball has reached the most physically demanding part of its schedule – four games in a week. Read more...
Photo: (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
There is the common philosophy in sports shared by coaches and athletes alike: Take things one at a time. With the game between No. 8 UCLA sand volleyball and No. Read more...
Photo: Fifth-year senior Madie Smith celebrates winning match point after overturning a one-set deficit by claiming the next two sets 22-20 and 16-14. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA and Loyola Marymount University have already squared off on sand volleyball courts earlier this season, but enough has changed in three weeks to make this second meeting of the season seem like an all-new matchup. Read more...
Photo: The rematch between UCLA and Loyola Marymount University will be played at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, where junior Kamila Tan and the Bruins are more accustomed to the deeper sands and courts shielded from the wind. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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)
