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)
Inside an office in the J.D. Morgan Center Wednesday, the thought of this weekend’s impending matchup against USC creates a pulse of excitement for two sophomore sand volleyball players. Read more...
Photo: Senior Madie Smith said that unlike UCLA’s last meeting with USC, this time the Bruins know where they stand and feel they can win. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
It didn’t have any stake in the matter, but the crowd gathered around court No. 4 nonetheless. On this particular day, Rachel Inouye and Karly Drolson, the Bruins’ “smallest” sand volleyball pair at 5-foot-6 each, were faced with a Pepperdine duo, each player over 6 feet tall. Read more...
Photo: Sophomores Rachel Inouye and Karly Drolson may form an unlikely pair, but the two have found success. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
When UCLA’s sand volleyball team arrived at Long Beach State on Tuesday, it looked across the court only to see an all-too-familiar face staring back at it. Read more...
Photo: Sophomores Karly Drolson and Rachel Inouye carried on their streak of encouraging performances despite the loss to Long Beach State. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Bojana Todorovic’s body went still, her arms dropping to her side. Within moments her teammates mobbed her and she found herself in the middle of a dogpile – UCLA women’s volleyball’s national championship clinched. Read more...
Photo: Junior Zoë Nightingale said that the No. 6 UCLA sand volleyball team plans to go “all out” in their last regular season game against No. 5 Long Beach State. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
When you picture a sand volleyball court, it’s easy to imagine the peaceful background of an empty beach, the ocean and blue skies. However, when that court is in the middle of No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Rachel Inouye played a role in UCLA’s lone match victory of the doubleheader against LMU. Although the Bruins lost both of their games on Thursday, Inouye said that the team put up a good fight against No. 1 USC. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA sand volleyball’s Tuesday practice had been a lackluster one by normal standards. The players were going through the motions. Their typical energy and excitement seemed buried beneath the sand, and nowhere to be found. Read more...
Photo: Sophomores Rachel Inouye (right) and Karly Drolson (center) listen to assistant coach Jenny Jordan (left) on the sideline. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
