In 2007, Stein Metzger and his partner battled through eight-straight matches in the elimination bracket to win the Association of Volleyball Professionals beach volleyball title. Fast forward 11 years – Metzger has now done it as a coach. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins claimed the program’s first national title with a win over Florida State. This marks UCLA’s 116th NCAA championship in school history. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)
No team had been able to sweep the Bruins this season, but the Wildcats did just that. No. 7 UCLA baseball (30-13, 14-7 Pac-12) dropped all three games against Arizona (28-17, 10-11), losing 3-1 on Friday and 6-3 on Saturday, and sacrificing its share of first place in the conference. Read more...
Photo: Freshman pitcher Zach Pettway struck out a career-high 10 batters Friday night but suffered the loss after allowing two runs. The Bruins lost the game 3-1. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
The band played its fight song. The players sang along. For the first time in program history, the Bruins will play for a national title. No. Read more...
Photo: Junior transfer Sarah Sponcil clinched the win on court two with sophomore Lily Justine. The Bruins will advance to face Florida State in the national championship. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s volleyball was 5 points away from its 116th school championship in the fourth set, but then missed four consecutive serves and allowed Long Beach State to force a decisive fifth set. Read more...
Photo: No. 3 seed UCLA men’s volleyball fell in five sets to No. 1 seed Long Beach State in the NCAA championship Saturday. This was the third time this season that the 49ers took down the Bruins. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins’ senior captain kept their season alive – except she didn’t even know it. Elise Zappia floated a cut shot over USC’s blocker to clinch the dual for the Bruins. Read more...
Photo: With a tip on court three, senior Elise Zappia clinched the third set and the dual for UCLA. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins aren’t done yet. No. 1-seeded UCLA beach volleyball (37-4) dominated No. 7-seeded LSU (27-14) 3-0 in its first dual of the contenders bracket Saturday, keeping its NCAA title hope alive. Read more...
Photo: After not finishing a match Friday, sophomore Lily Justine served an ace to win in straight sets on court two with junior Sarah Sponcil in Saturday’s match against LSU (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No. 3 seed UCLA men’s volleyball advanced to the 2018 NCAA championship game after downing Harvard and BYU in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. The Bruins will go toe-to-toe with No. Read more...
