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.

No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball (18-3) is set to face No. 1 Stanford (23-2) on Friday afternoon before taking on No. 4 USC (21-4) on Saturday afternoon at Main Beach in Laguna Beach, California.

This post was updated Feb. 24 at 10:09 p.m.
About 700 to 1,000 people attempt to climb Mount Everest every year.
At 29,032 feet, every step leaves less room for error.

All eyes were on Cassius Chinlund as he sat on the bench of court six.
The redshirt freshman’s leg got massaged as the match came down to a deciding third set between Chinlund and Niels Hoffmann.

This post was updated Feb. 22 at 9:17 p.m.
Noise.
Nonstop noise.
26-25.
Senior middle blocker Cameron Thorne and sophomore outside hitter Sean Kelly rose to the net for a set-point block against opposite hitter Wojciech Gajek to take the third.

This post was updated Feb. 18 at 10:32 p.m.
One season in, and Coach Jenny Johnson Jordan’s crew has already become a piece of MPSF history.

Early struggles once put UCLA’s season in doubt.
After opening the 2024-25 campaign with a 2-6 record, coach Billy Martin’s squad appeared far from tournament contention.

No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball (8-0, 2-0 MPSF) will face No. 2 Long Beach State (8-0) in front of a sold-out crowd at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California.

Maggie Li’s story did not begin at UCLA – and it did not begin with volleyball either.
In fact, the junior outside hitter competed in swimming and even considered pursuing a future in tennis.

This post was updated Jan. 21 at 10:25 p.m.
Pressure does not wait for the postseason.
It’s measured in points.
And pressure is built into the Bruin standard.