Hope for a national title seems to have only glimmered brighter for the Bruins after this weekend.
Because through a weekend of multiple ranked victories, No.

This post was updated April 10 at 8:17 p.m.
Rankings don’t hand out trophies, but redemption just might.
After falling to No. 4 Loyola Marymount (26-4) in the Best in the West tournament last weekend, No.

The nation’s top-ranked team lived up to its billing over the weekend, sweeping the inaugural MPSF Midseason Rumble at Beach Volleyball Stadium in Stanford, California.
No.

Beach volleyball
Sam Barbir, Daily Bruin contributor
Staying at the top can sometimes be more difficult than getting there.
No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (9-1) will head up to Stanford, California, to compete in the MPSF Midseason Rumble against Oregon (3-4), No.

This post was updated March 4 at 10:01 p.m.
Coaches are often quick to dismiss rankings in favor of results on the sand.
But the Bruins appeared every bit of their top national ranking at the Battle for LA tournament.

Amidst a slate of nationally-ranked opponents, the Bruins proved they were able to hold their own.
No. 3 UCLA beach volleyball (5-1) competed in the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic in Honolulu, Hawai’i, cruising early past opponents No.

Redemption is written all over the Bruins’ upcoming weekend.
After its last season ended with a loss to No. 1 USC in the NCAA championship, No.