A challenging regular season can replicate postseason play.
And the Bruins are embracing their strenuous schedule.
No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball (21-4) bested No. 6 Cal Poly (21-5) 3-2 but lost to No.

No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball (18-3) is set to face No. 1 Stanford (23-2) on Friday afternoon before taking on No. 4 USC (21-4) on Saturday afternoon at Main Beach in Laguna Beach, California.

This post was updated April 2 at 9:24 a.m.
Upsets.
The best teams loathe them. The underdogs love them.
And the Bruins fall into the former.

Novel partnerships can elicit triumphs.
And redshirt sophomore Kaley Mathews and redshirt junior Ensley Alden have shown what a budding tandem can accomplish.
No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (18-3) competed at the Texas Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Austin, where the squad bested No.

Consistency can be the difference between contenders and champions.
And this weekend, the Bruins etched theirs in the sand.
No. 1 UCLA (15-2) swept every opponent at the East Meets West Invitational, defeating No.

It takes time for teams to find their rhythm.
But for the Bruins, it is second nature.
No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (11-2) will glide 18 miles along the California coast to Manhattan Beach, California, in the East Meets West Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

The memory of UCLA’s early-season stumble against Stanford lingered into its opening weekend in Hawaii.
But just over two weeks later, the Bruins erased it.
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