Cal Plays 4 More Against Top-20 Teams
SEATTLE, Wa. – The No. 6/7 California beach volleyball team is in Seattle taking on another quartet of top-20 teams this weekend in the Pac-12 North Tournament. The Golden Bears are coming off a 2-2 showing at the Death Volley Invitational where they earned 4-1 wins over No. 8 LSU and No. 16 Florida Atlantic. Cal will face four Pac-12 schools for the first time this season. Live stats will be provided for all four dual matches.
THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENTS
Friday, April 5
No. 18 Arizona (15-4) | 9 a.m. | Live Stats
No. 1 UCLA (19-4) | 11 a.m. | Live Stats
Saturday, April 6
No. 3 USC (21-3) | 9 a.m. | Live Stats
No. 13 Washington (9-9) | 1 p.m. | Live Stats
* All times PT
BEARS IN THE RANKINGS
After ending 2023 ranked seventh in the final AVCA poll, Cal entered this year with a No. 8 national ranking, three spots higher than its starting spot prior to the 2023 season. Following three weeks of action, the Bears earned their first-ever top-6 ranking from CollegeBeachVB.com and the AVCA Coaches Poll.
2023 REWIND
In the program’s 10th season ever, Cal won nine straight matches from March 4-12 – including four over ranked opponents – with six sweeps. The Bears later broke the program wins record with their 27th on April 27 with a 3-2 win over then-No. 3 USC and went on to enter the NCAA Championship with their highest seeding ever at No. 8. Their final win came in a 3-2 victory over ninth-seeded Long Beach State in the opening round of the NCAA Championship. One day later, they fell 3-1 to No. 1 seed and eventual NCAA runner-up UCLA.
CAL TO JOIN MPSF IN 2025
It was announced last November that California beach volleyball will be one of seven programs moving to the MPSF for its inaugural season in 2025. Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington and Grand Canyon will make up the other six teams in the conference. Cal beach volleyball joins the Golden Bear men’s and women’s water polo and gymnastics teams in the MPSF.
THE STAFF
Meagan Owusu is in her eighth season in charge of the program in 2024. Under her leadership, the Bears have moved into the national conversation of NCAA beach volleyball, finishing 2023 with a program-record 29 wins and ranked in the top 12 for the sixth consecutive year.
Joseph Mayer is in his third season overall with the team. He became the program’s first associate head coach last July, while
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