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Students and parents alike waited on the sidelines of Mapes Beach to cheer on UCLA at its final home beach volleyball matchup of the season. And led by the graduate student quartet of Rileigh Powers, Jaden Whitmarsh, Devon Newberry and Lexy Denaburg, the Bruins put on a show for their fans.
This post was updated May 7 at 3:01 p.m. Once again, in the world of beach volleyball, it came down to two teams: the Bruins and the Trojans. In Sunday’s national championship game, it came down to one court, one set and one former Trojan. USC previously held four titles to its name, and UCLA had claimed two.
Only a week after defeating the Golden Bears to claim the Pac-12 title, the Bruins repeated history – taking down the same squad to advance to the semifinal of the NCAA championship.
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.
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.