{"id":161778,"date":"2026-03-12T21:23:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/161778\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T21:23:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:23:42","slug":"top-ranked-bruins-host-east-meets-west-invitational-in-manhattan-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/161778\/","title":{"rendered":"Top-Ranked Bruins Host East Meets West Invitational in Manhattan Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

No. 1 UCLA (11-2) will host the East Meets West Invitational at the Manhattan Beach Pier March 13 and 14. Joining the Bruins in the tournament will be No. 5 Texas (7-3), No. 8 Arizona State (10-0), No. 9 LMU (9-4), No. 10 California (8-5), No. 12 LSU (10-4), No. 13 Hawai’i (6-5) and FIU (5-4). Admission is free.
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\nPlay begins on Friday with Arizona State taking on UCLA at 9am. The Bruins’ second match of the day will be against LSU at 1pm. On Saturday, the Bruins first face Texas at 10am and conclude with a dual against FIU at 2pm. Live scores will be provided throughout the tournament on Statbroadcast\u00a0and are linked below.\u00a0
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\nFull Tournament Schedule
\nFriday, March 13
\n9am (CT 1-3) – ASU vs. UCLA<\/a>\u00a0
\n9:30am (CT 4-6) – LSU vs. Cal<\/a>
\n11am (CT 1-3) – FIU vs. LMU<\/a>
\n11:30am (CT 4-6) – Texas vs. Hawai’i<\/a>
\n1pm (CT 1-3) – LSU vs. UCLA<\/a>
\n1:30pm (CT 4-6) – ASU vs. Cal<\/a>
\n3pm (CT 1-3) – Texas vs. LMU<\/a>
\n3:30pm (CT 4-6) – FIU vs. Hawai’i<\/a>
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\nSaturday, March 14
\n8am (CT 1-3) – LSU vs. LMU<\/a>
\n8:30am (CT 4-6) – FIU vs. Cal<\/a>
\n10am (CT 1-3) – Texas vs. UCLA<\/a>
\n10:30am (CT 4-6) – LSU vs. Hawai’i<\/a>
\n12pm (CT 1-3) – ASU vs. LMU<\/a>
\n12:30pm (CT 4-6) – Texas vs. Cal<\/a>
\n2pm (CT 1-3) – FIU vs. UCLA<\/a>
\n2:30pm (CT 4-6) – ASU vs. Hawai’i<\/a>
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\nTHIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE
\nOpponent: No. 8 Arizona State| LIVE STATS<\/a>
\nLocation: Manhattan Beach, Calif.
\nDate: Friday, March 13
\nTime: 9 a.m. PT
\nSeries History: UCLA leads 12-1 | Streak: Won 12
\nLast Meeting: W 5-0 (April 11, 2025 \u2013 Center of Effort Challenge @ San Luis Obispo, Calif.)
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\nOpponent: No. 12 LSU | LIVE STATS<\/a>
\nLocation: Manhattan Beach, Calif.
\nDate: Friday, March 13
\nTime: 1 p.m. PT
\nSeries History: UCLA leads 21-2 | Streak: Won 13
\nLast Meeting: W 4-1 (March 14, 2025 \u2013 Death Volley Invitational @ Baton Rouge, La.)
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\nOpponent: No. 5 Texas | LIVE STATS<\/a>
\nLocation: Manhattan Beach, Calif.
\nDate: Saturday, March 14
\nTime: 10 a.m. PT
\nSeries History: UCLA leads 3-0 | Streak: Won 3
\nLast Meeting: W 5-0 (Feb. 19, 2026 \u2013 Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic @ Honolulu, Hawaii)
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\nOpponent: FIU | LIVE STATS<\/a>
\nLocation: Manhattan Beach, Calif.
\nDate: Saturday, March 14
\nTime: 2 p.m. PT
\nSeries History: UCLA leads 11-0 | Streak: Won 11
\nLast Meeting: W 5-0 (March 15, 2025 \u2013 East Meets West Invitational \u2013 Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
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\nLAST TIME OUT
\nUCLA went 4-0 for the second consecutive week, downing three ranked teams at the MPSF Midseason Rumble at Mapes Beach March 6-7. The Bruins dropped just two points in the tournament, sweeping No. 18 Washington and Oregon and taking down both No. 1 Stanford and No. 16 Grand Canyon, 4-1. \u00a0On court 1, Sally Perez<\/a> and Maggie Boyd<\/a> won all four of their matches to extend their winning streak to five. They are 12-1 on the year and have dropped just four sets. On court 2, Ensley Alden<\/a> also went 4-0, winning both matches on Friday with Ava Williamson<\/a> and both on Saturday with Kaley Mathews<\/a>. Harper Cooper<\/a> went 4-0 with three different teammates, going 2-0 with Jesse Dueck<\/a>, 1-0 with Mathews and 1-0 with Alexa Fernandez<\/a>, all straight-set wins. Cooper is 13-0 this year. \u00a0\u00a0
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\nBOYD MOVES UP TO NINTH ON ALL-TIME WIN LIST
\nWith four more victories last weekend, senior Maggie Boyd<\/a> moved up from 11th to ninth on UCLA’s career victory list with 104. On Feb. 28, she became the 11th Bruin to reach 100 career victories. She has 43 of her 100 wins with Perez, which ranks the duo tied for No. 4 in school history for career wins. \u00a0\u00a0
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\nUCLA Career Victories
\n1. Lexy Denaburg (2020-24) – 133
\n2. Abby Van Winkle (2019-23) – 128
\n3. Izzy Carey (2016-19) – 123
\n4. Savvy Simo (2017-21) – 119
\n5. Lea Monkhouse (2019-22) – 117
\n6. Megan McNamara (2016-19) – 111
\n7. Jaden Whitmarsh (2019-24) – 110
\n8. Nicole McNamara (2016-19) – 109
\n9. Maggie Boyd<\/a> (2023-25) – 104
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\nUCLA Career Pairs Victories
\n1. Megan McNamara\/Nicole McNamara (2016-19) – 109
\n2. Sarah Sponcil\/Lily Justine (2018-19) \u2013 59
\n3. Maggie Boyd<\/a>\/Lexy Denaburg (2023-24) \u2013 57
\n4t. Sally Perez<\/a>\/Maggie Boyd<\/a> (2025-pres.) \u2013 43
\n4t. Izzy Carey\/Megan Muret (20118-19) \u2013 43
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\nUNBEATENS
\nThree Bruins remain unbeaten on the year – sophomore Harper Cooper<\/a> at 13-0, redshirt sophomore Taylor Ford<\/a> at 3-0 and redshirt junior Kenzie Brower<\/a> at 2-0. Cooper is 5-0 on court 3 and 8-0 on court 4 and has played with five different partners this year. Ford and Brower are both unbeaten on court 5, one of their wins coming as a pair against No. 18 Washington last week. Ford also has two wins with Mallory LaBreche<\/a>, and Brower has one with LaBreche.
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\nNATIONAL, CONFERENCE PAIR OF WEEK
\nSally Perez<\/a> and Maggie Boyd<\/a> won both the AVCA\/CBVB and the MPSF\/Molten Pair of the Week on March 3 after posting a 4-0 record at the Battle for LA. The Bruin duo earned victories on court 1 over pairs from No. 3 Cal Poly, No. 11 Long Beach State, Boise State and Pepperdine, clinching wins over Cal Poly against All-Americans Ella Connor and Erin Iskeep, 21-16, 19-21, 15-10, and also beating Long Beach State All-Americans Malia Gementera\/Taylor Hagenah, 21-14, 21-16.
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\nFRESH FACES
\nUCLA newcomers include junior transfer Ava Williamson<\/a>, who was a second-team All-American in 2024 at Arizona State, and a freshman class that includes Junior Beach All-Americans Mallory LaBreche<\/a>, Olivia Le Blanc<\/a> and Alina Ryan<\/a>, along with Jesse Dueck<\/a>. Williamson has played in all 13 matches this season and is 12-1 overall. LaBreche is 8-2 on court 5 and is 2-0 with Taylor Ford<\/a>, 5-1 with Adelina Okazaki<\/a> and 1-0 with Kenzie Brower<\/a>. LaBreche was also paired with Dueck against USC, and their match was abandoned as they were leading in the third set. \u00a0
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\nBRUIN COACHES
\nEntering her 13th year with the Bruins and third season as UCLA’s head coach is Olympian, national champion and UCLA Athletics Hall of Famer Jenny Johnson Jordan<\/a>. The 2025 MPSF Coach of the Year, Johnson Jordan sports an overall record of 78-16 (.830) as she continues her 2026 campaign after guiding the Bruins to a 32-7 record and NCAA semifinal appearance in 2025. She guided the Bruins to the NCAA Championship finals in her first year, ending the 2024 campaign with a 35-7 record and a second-place finish at the Pac-12 Championship. As an assistant coach, she helped the Bruins win back-to-back NCAA titles in 2018 and 2019. Another Bruin national champion serves as an assistant coach. Kelly Reeves<\/a>, the Bruins’ first-ever beach volleyball All-American and a 2011 NCAA indoor volleyball champion, returns for her third season on staff. Former AVP Beach Volleyball star Theo Brunner<\/a> is in his first year as an assistant coach.
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\nIN THE RANKINGS
\nUCLA returned to the top spot in the national rankings after its 4-1 win over previous No. 1 Stanford on March 7. The Bruins started the year as the preseason No. 1 and dropped to No. 2 after week 1. Since 2018, no team has been ranked No. 1 for more weeks than the Bruins (44). USC has spent 27 weeks at No. 1 in the last seven years while TCU (10), Pepperdine (4), LSU (4), Stanford (2) and Florida State (1) round out the list. Overall, the Trojans have been ranked No. 1 a total of 50 times in the AVCA Poll, followed by UCLA (44), Pepperdine (17), TCU (10), LSU (4), Stanford (3). Hawai’i (1), and Florida State (1).
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\nLOOKING AHEAD
\nUCLA will have a week off during finals week and will return to competition on March 27-28 at the Texas Invitational.
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