University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
2026 Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Kenzie Brower
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Naperville Central HS
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• MPSF All-Academic Team (2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025)
2025
Ended the season with an overall record of 26-11 (52-26 career) … began the season partnering with Ensley Alden and went 17-7 (all on court three) … ended the year with Jessie Smith (12 out of the last 13 duals including the postseason), recording a record of 8-3 (all on court three) … also went 1-0 with Hannah Fleming on court two and 0-1 with Alexa Fernandez on court three … the Bruins faced 32 ranked opponents in the 39 duals on the year with Brower going 22-10 against ranked teams … recorded a season-best winning streak of six duals which began vs. CSUN (March 1) with Alden and continued for five of the six, then won the sixth with Fleming and ended vs. No. 12 Texas (March 14) with Alden … Brower clinched six victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins (three with Alden and three with Smith) with the biggest coming in a 3-2 victory over No. 1 TCU on Apr. 12 at the Center of Effort Challenge at Cal Poly with Smith … Brower and Smith went 4-1 in postseason play (3-0 at NCAAs and 1-1 at MPSFs with one truncated match) … Brower went 16-5 in two-set matches (9-4 with Brower, 6-0 with Smith, 1-0 with Fleming, and 0-1 with Fernandez) and 10-6 in three-set matches on the year (8-3 with Alden and 2-3 with Smith).
2024
Ended the season with an overall record of 26-15 (26-15 career) … partnered with Jessie Smith for most of the season (16-6 on court three and 8-7 on court four) … also went 0-1 with Sophie Moore on court three and 2-1 with Rileigh Powers on court three … the Bruins faced 39 ranked opponents in the 42 duals on the year with Brower going 23-15 against ranked teams … recorded a season-best winning streak of four consecutive duals (all with Jessie Smith) which began against No. 4 Florida State (Mar. 16) and ended vs. No. 17 Florida Atlantic (Mar. 30) … Brower clinched eight victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins with the biggest coming in a 4-1 win over No. 4 Florida State on Mar. 16 at the East Meets West Invitational at Manhattan Beach, Calif., and in another 4-1 win over No. 5 Florida State on Mar. 29 at the Death Volley Invitational in Baton Rouge, La. … Brower and Smith also went 4-3 in postseason play (3-1 at NCAAs and 1-2 at Pac-12s) … Brower went 20-3 in two-set matches and 6-12 in three-set matches on the year.
2023
Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Was a three-year letter winner at Naperville Central High School as an outside hitter and middle blocker … played club with One Team.
PERSONAL
Full name: Kenzie Lyn Brower … born in Naperville, Ill. … parents are Jami and Scott Brower … has two older sisters, Rylee and Bailey … says she chose UCLA because, “It has always been my dream to go to California and be able to play beach volleyball, and UCLA has great academics as well as a great beach volleyball team.” … lists her greatest athletic thrill as winning regionals her sophomore year of high school … the athlete she admires most is Molly Turner … enjoys longboarding, reading, and math … majoring in psychobiology.
