UCLA Sweeps Stanford 3-0 for 3rd NCAA Beach Title

In Gulf Shores, Alabama, on Sunday, the third-seeded UCLA women's beach volleyball team swept top-seeded Stanford 3-0 to claim its third NCAA national championship and first since 2019.

The Bruins clinched the title in decisive fashion, with their top pair of Sally Perez and Maggie Boyd delivering the final victory over Stanford's Kelly Belardi and Avery Jackson by scores of 21-11 and 21-19. Earlier, Kaley Mathews and Ensley Alden opened the scoring with a 21-16, 21-11 win against Brooke Rockwell and Ruby Sorra. Ava Williamson and Jesse Dueck followed in the closest duel, rallying to beat Indigo Clarke and Clara Stowell 21-17, 25-23 on Williamson's ace. The tandems of Alexa Fernandez and Harper Cooper, along with Kenzie Brower and Mallory LaBreche, were ahead in their matches when the outcome became official. The entire final lasted less than an hour as UCLA captured the first set on all five courts.

It marked the first championship for head coach Jenny Johnson Jordan in her third season leading the program. Johnson Jordan, who assisted on UCLA's initial two titles under predecessor Stein Metzger, reached her 100th career win the day before in a 3-2 semifinal victory over...