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UCLA beach volleyball to face Cal State Bakersfield in final home match

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Senior Maggie Boyd prepares to clap her hands together after scoring a point. Boyd partnered with Bruin alumnus Lexy Denaburg in 2023 and 2024, and her current court partner is sophomore Sally Perez. (Holden Yung/Daily Bruin)

beach volleyball


Cal State Bakersfield
Tuesday, 3 p.m.

Mapes Beach
No TV info
Chloe Agas

By Chloe Agas

April 13, 2026 9:09 p.m.

Fresh faces fill coach Jenny Johnson Jordan’s lineup.

But behind the surging presence of underclassmen, one experienced hand still solidifies the foundation on court one.

Maggie Boyd.

And Tuesday will mark her final time on Mapes Beach.

Hosting its final home match of the season, No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball (25-4) will face Cal State Bakersfield (10-21) on Tuesday for the Bruins’ Senior Day.

Unlike last year – when there were six combined seniors and graduate students on the roster – this year’s roster only features one.

Throughout her four-year tenure in Westwood, Boyd earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 2022, MPSF Player of the Year in 2025 and was integral to two NCAA runner-up finishes.

“Looking back on everything, I’m so grateful,” Boyd said at MPSF Beach Volleyball Media Day on Feb. 17. “This year I really want to enjoy my time with my team, and my coaches. … I want to enjoy my time because that’s what I’ll miss the most about everything – my girls.”

(Holden Yung/Daily Bruin)
Senior Maggie Boyd (left) and sophomore Sally Perez (right) crouch down as they prepare for a serve. Boyd and Perez have recorded a 56-7 record throughout their court partnership, which started in 2025. (Holden Yung/Daily Bruin)

Alongside her court-one partner, sophomore Sally Perez, Boyd boasts a 25-3 record heading into the tail end of the regular season. Boyd and Perez also captured the Bruins’ first-ever AVCA National Collegiate Pairs Championship and went 31-4 last spring.

While the Bruins will be celebrating a decorated career, the focus still remains on what’s ahead.

After a 4-0 sweep at the Center for Effort Challenge, earning wins against No. 6 Cal Poly, No. 9 California, No. 13 Arizona State and No. 4 USC, Jordan said that there is still much more to accomplish.

And pressure is inevitable in the postseason.

“It’s trying to continue to create pressure situations for our team in training. That’s big,” Jordan said. “For each partnership, each pair, as well as each individual player, they all have their own things (to work on).”

After facing Cal State Bakersfield on Tuesday, UCLA will face USC for its final match before the postseason.

With the MPSF and NCAA tournaments around the corner, redshirt junior Kenzie Brower said the Bruins’ ability to rely on each other is one of their biggest strengths.

“I couldn’t ask for a better team to do it (compete) with,” Brower said. “They’re the reason that I get to go out on the court and play and get some of these wins. I don’t always win my court, but my team will always have my back and that’s huge.

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Chloe Agas | Staff
Agas is a Sports staff writer and a Copy, Photo and Social Media contributor. She is a fourth-year European studies student from Corona, California.
Agas is a Sports staff writer and a Copy, Photo and Social Media contributor. She is a fourth-year European studies student from Corona, California.
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