UCLA women’s beach volleyball sweeps Stanford for national title
UCLA's women's beach volleyball team won the 2026 NCAA national championship by sweeping top-seeded Stanford in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The victory marks the program's third national title and first since 2019, with the clinching point secured by the No. 1 pair of Maggie Boyd and Sally Perez. Head coach Jenny Johnson Jordan earned her first title in her third season leading the Bruins.
- ▪UCLA defeated Stanford in less than an hour to win the 2026 NCAA women's beach volleyball championship.
- ▪The Bruins finished the season with a 34-6 record and advanced to the final by defeating Cal Poly and Texas.
- ▪Maggie Boyd and Sally Perez, UCLA's top pair, secured the championship with a 21-11, 21-19 victory.
- ▪Kaley Mathews and Ensley Alden won their match 21-16, 21-11, giving UCLA its first point of the final.
- ▪Jenny Johnson Jordan, daughter of Rafer Johnson, previously won titles as a player and assistant coach at UCLA.
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Sports UCLA women’s beach volleyball sweeps Stanford for national title By Ben Bolch Published May 3, 2026, 6:58 p.m. ET After the UCLA women’s beach volleyball team was upset in the NCAA Tournament last season, the Bruins made a pledge to Maggie Boyd about her last college season. We are going to have your back. On Sunday, in a stunning display of dominance, they made good on that promise. UCLA beach volleyball players Kaley Mathews (9) and Ensley Alden celebrate Sunday in Gulf Shores, Ala. With a sweep of top-seeded Stanford that took less than an hour, the third-seeded Bruins won their third national championship in the sport and first since 2019. In a bit of serendipity on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Ala., the No.
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