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Top-Seeded UCLA Ready for NCAA Championship

Top-Seeded UCLA Ready for NCAA Championship


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GULF SHORES, Ala. — Top-ranked and top-seeded UCLA (37-3) is in Gulf Shores, Ala., for the 2023 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship (May 3, 5-7) at Gulf Place Beach. The Bruins will face 17th-seeded Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (24-9) on Friday, May 5 at 9:00 a.m. CT/7:00 a.m. PT. The dual will be televised live on ESPNU.

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE

Opponent: No. 17 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (24-9)

Links: LIVE STATS | WATCH DUAL | COURT 1 | COURT 2 | COURT 3 | COURT 4 | COURT 5

Location: Gulf Place Beach | Gulf Shores, Ala.

Date: Friday, May 5, 2023

Time: 9:00 a.m. CT/7:00 a.m. PT

TV: ESPNU

Series History: UCLA leads 1-0

Streak: Won 1

Last Meeting: W 5-0 (Feb. 29, 2020 – Tiger Beach Challenge – LSU Beach Volleyball Stadium – Baton Rouge, La.)

BRUINS IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP

UCLA is making its seventh NCAA Tournament appearance in 2023 and has won two national titles (2018 and 2019). The Bruins set a school, Pac-12, and NCAA record with 40 wins during the 2018 campaign. UCLA is 20-9 (.690) all-time in duals at the NCAA Championship and has one second-, two third- and one fifth-place finish in addition to the two national titles. Additionally, the Bruins have a 178-118 (.601) record in total sets played during the NCAA Championship. The Bruins are 22-3 (.880) against the 2023 NCAA Tournament field this season. UCLA is 1-0 vs. No. 2 TCU, 3-1 vs. No. 3 USC, 1-1 vs. No. 4 Florida State, 2-0 vs. No. 5 LSU, 1-0 vs. No. 6 Loyola Marymount, 1-0 vs. No. 7 Grand Canyon, 2-0 vs. No. 8 California, 1-0 vs. No. 9 Long Beach State, 4-1 vs. No. 10 Stanford, 2-0 vs. No. 11 Hawai’i, 1-0 vs. No. 12 Florida Atlantic, 1-0 vs. No. 13 FIU, 2-0 vs. No. 14 Georgia State.

SERIES HISTORY AGAINST ALL OTHER NCAA TEAMS

Opponent: No. 2 TCU (35-2) | Series History: UCLA leads 4-2 | Streak: Won 1

Opponent: No. 3 USC (28-5) | Series History: UCLA leads 17-22 | Streak: Won 3

Opponent: No. 4 Florida St. (30-8) | Series History: UCLA leads 13-8 | Streak: Lost 1

Opponent: No. 5 LSU (26-12) | Series History: UCLA leads 16-2 | Streak: Won 8

Opponent: No. 6 LMU (28-8) | Series History: UCLA leads…

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