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No. 1 UCLA Opens 2023 at Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic

No. 1 UCLA Opens 2023 at Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic


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LOS ANGELES — No. 1 UCLA opens the 2023 season at the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic at Queen’s Beach in Honolulu on Feb. 23-25. Joining the Bruins in Waikiki will be No. 9 Stanford, No. 10 Hawai’i (the hosts), Saint Mary’s, and Stephen F. Austin. The Bruins will open with the Gaels at 1:30 p.m. PT on Thursday, Feb. 23, followed by a clash with Stephen F. Austin at 4:00 p.m. PT. Then on Friday, UCLA will square off with the Cardinal at 12:15 p.m. PT and then the BeachBows to conclude the round-robin format at 2:45 p.m. PT before competing in a championship bracket with the quarterfinal scheduled for 11:00 a.m. PT on Saturday. The first semifinal will be at 12:15 p.m. PT, the second at 1:30 p.m. PT, followed by the third-place match at 2:45 p.m. PT and the championship dual at 4:00 p.m. PT.

 

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE

Opponent: Saint Mary’s (0-0) | LIVE STATS

Location: Queen’s Beach | Honolulu

Date: Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023

Time: 1:30 p.m. PT/11:30 a.m. HT

Series History: UCLA leads 8-0

Streak: Won 8

Last Meeting: W 5-0 (Feb. 26, 2022 at Heineken Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic – Queen’s Beach – Honolulu)

Opponent: Stephen F. Austin (0-0) | LIVE STATS

Location: Queen’s Beach | Honolulu

Date: Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023

Time: 4:00 p.m. PT/2:00 p.m. HT

Series History: First meeting

Opponent: No. 9 Stanford (0-0) | LIVE STATS

Location: Queen’s Beach | Honolulu

Date: Friday, Feb. 24, 2023

Time: 12:15 p.m. PT/10:15 a.m. HT

Series History: UCLA leads 16-0

Streak: Won 16

Last Meeting: W 3-0 (Apr. 28, 2022 at Pac-12 Championship – Bear Down Beach – Tucson, Ariz.)

Opponent: No. 10 Hawai’i (0-0) | LIVE STATS

Location: Queen’s Beach | Honolulu

Date: Friday, Feb. 24, 2023

Time: 2:45 p.m. PT/12:45 p.m. HT

Series History: UCLA leads 12-6

Streak: Won 9

Last Meeting: W 5-0 (Mar. 31, 2022 at Mapes Beach Invitational – Mapes Beach – Los Angeles)

Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 Schedule

Quarterfinal: 11:00 a.m. PT/9:00 a.m. HT | LIVE STATS

Semifinal #1: 12:15 p.m. PT/10:15 a.m. HT | LIVE STATS

Semifinal #2: 1:30 p.m. PT/11:30 a.m. HT | LIVE STATS

3rd-Place Dual: 2:45 p.m. PT/12:45 p.m. HT | LIVE STATS

Championship Dual: 4:00 p.m. PT/2:00 p.m. HT | LIVE…

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