HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- No. 1 UCLA (30-5) split a pair of Top 10 duals on Thursday at the inaugural 2025 MPSF Beach Volleyball Championship at Spiker Beach. The Bruins opened the day with a 3-0 win over No. 9 California (26-8) in the morning and then fell to No. 3 Stanford (30-8), 3-1, in the afternoon. The Bruins improved to 19-0 in the series history against the Golden Bears and fell to 24-4 in the series with the Cardinal.
In the first dual against California, Kenzie Brower and Jessie Smith scored the first point of the dual with a 21-18, 21-12 win over Ella Sears and Sierra Caffo on court three.
Then Sally Perez and Maggie Boyd put the Bruins up 2-0 with a 21-15, 21-17 win on court one over Emma Donley and Portia Sherman.
Alexa Fernandez and Kaley Mathews clinched the dual with a 21-16, 21-13 win over Marilu Pally and Maile Somera on court four.
In the second dual against Stanford, the Cardinal took a 1-0 lead after Chloe Hoffman and Logan Tusher defeated Alexa Fernandez and Kaley Mathews on court four, 21-17, 21-15.
Cardinal went up 2-0 when Avery Jackson and Brooke Rockwell defeated Natalie Myszkowski and Peri Brennan on court two, 23-21, 21-11.
Sally Perez and Maggie Boyd rallied on court one to put the Bruins on the board, defeating Ruby Sorra and Taylor Wilson, 18-21, 21-16, 15-9.
Stanford clinched the dual on court three with Kelly Belardi and Charlotta Bell defeating Jessie Smith and Kenzie Brower in another three-set thriller, 24-22, 21-23, 16-14.
UP NEXT: The Bruins now await the winner of No. 5 USC/No. 9 California in the contender's bracket final at 10:00 a.m. PT on Friday, April 25. The winner of the game will play No. 3 Stanford for the Championship at 12:00 p.m. PT.
No. 1 UCLA def. No. 9 California, 3-0
Spiker Beach • Huntington Beach, Calif.
Thursday, April 24, 2025 • 11:00 AM PT
Records: UCLA (30-4), CAL (26-8)
Order of finish: 3, 1, 4*
No. 3 Stanford def. No. 1 UCLA, 3-1
Spiker Beach • Huntington Beach, Calif.
Thursday, April 24, 2025 • 3:30 PM PT
Records: UCLA (30-5), STAN (30-8)
Order of finish: 4, 2, 1, 3*
In the first dual against California, Kenzie Brower and Jessie Smith scored the first point of the dual with a 21-18, 21-12 win over Ella Sears and Sierra Caffo on court three.
Then Sally Perez and Maggie Boyd put the Bruins up 2-0 with a 21-15, 21-17 win on court one over Emma Donley and Portia Sherman.
Alexa Fernandez and Kaley Mathews clinched the dual with a 21-16, 21-13 win over Marilu Pally and Maile Somera on court four.
In the second dual against Stanford, the Cardinal took a 1-0 lead after Chloe Hoffman and Logan Tusher defeated Alexa Fernandez and Kaley Mathews on court four, 21-17, 21-15.
Cardinal went up 2-0 when Avery Jackson and Brooke Rockwell defeated Natalie Myszkowski and Peri Brennan on court two, 23-21, 21-11.
Sally Perez and Maggie Boyd rallied on court one to put the Bruins on the board, defeating Ruby Sorra and Taylor Wilson, 18-21, 21-16, 15-9.
Stanford clinched the dual on court three with Kelly Belardi and Charlotta Bell defeating Jessie Smith and Kenzie Brower in another three-set thriller, 24-22, 21-23, 16-14.
UP NEXT: The Bruins now await the winner of No. 5 USC/No. 9 California in the contender's bracket final at 10:00 a.m. PT on Friday, April 25. The winner of the game will play No. 3 Stanford for the Championship at 12:00 p.m. PT.
No. 1 UCLA def. No. 9 California, 3-0
Spiker Beach • Huntington Beach, Calif.
Thursday, April 24, 2025 • 11:00 AM PT
Records: UCLA (30-4), CAL (26-8)
| 1. Sally Perez/Maggie Boyd (UCLA) def. Emma Donley/Portia Sherman (CAL) 21-15, 21-17 |
| 2. Peri Brennan/Natalie Myszkowski (UCLA) vs. Gia Fisher/Sierra Caffo (CAL) 21-16, 16-17, unfinished |
| 3. Jessie Smith/Kenzie Brower (UCLA) def. Ella Sears/Alexandria Young-Gomez (CAL) 21-18, 21-12 |
| 4. Alexa Fernandez/Kaley Mathews (UCLA) def. Marilu Pally/Maile Somera (CAL) 21-16, 21-13 |
| 5. Harper Cooper/Ensley Alden (UCLA) vs. Jenna Colligan/Ella Dreibholz (CAL) 21-15, 14-19, unfinished |
No. 3 Stanford def. No. 1 UCLA, 3-1
Spiker Beach • Huntington Beach, Calif.
Thursday, April 24, 2025 • 3:30 PM PT
Records: UCLA (30-5), STAN (30-8)
| 1. Sally Perez/Maggie Boyd (UCLA) def. Ruby Sorra/Taylor Wilson (STAN) 18-21, 21-16, 15-9 |
| 2. Avery Jackson/Brooke Rockwell (STAN) def. Peri Brennan/Natalie Myszkowski (UCLA) 23-21, 21-11 |
| 3. Kelly Belardi/Charlotta Bell (STAN) def. Jessie Smith/Kenzie Brower (UCLA) 24-22, 21-23, 16-14 |
| 4. Chloe Hoffman/Logan Tusher (STAN) def. Alexa Fernandez/Kaley Mathews (UCLA) 21-17, 21-15 |
| 5. Harper Cooper/Ensley Alden (UCLA) vs. Daria Gusarova/Emmy Sharp (STAN) 8-21, 34-32, 6-9, unfinished |