On the eve of the American Volleyball Coaches Association sand volleyball national championships, the conditions in Gulf Shores, Ala. were anything but beachy.

In the airport en route to the first collegiate sand volleyball national championships any Bruin has ever competed in, Zoë Nightingale had another novel experience.

With a team that’s existed for less than a month, it’s hard to say any opponent is familiar. But for the sand volleyball team, Loyola Marymount is as close as it gets. The teams met twice in March, with one of those meetings resulting in the Bruins’ only win.

No. 1 seed: Louisville
Regional Semifinal: Indianapolis
The Midwest bracket is being highly touted as the regional of death, and with good reason.
No. 1 overall seed Louisville tops off the Midwest, but several other strong teams – Michigan State, Duke, St.

On a cool morning in early February, hundreds of Highland Park residents crowded into a blocked-off stretch of York Boulevard, a major thoroughfare for the area.

In this weekend’s meet at Arizona State – UCLA gymnastics’ first road test of the season – the venue wasn’t the only thing that was different for the Bruins.

Although she didn’t know it right away, Ellette Craddock’s season was over before it had even begun.

Although neither their scores nor their attitudes would suggest it, the UCLA gymnastics team’s active roster is looking sparse.
Two victorious meets into the season, the No.

Ellette Craddock has always had a talent for movement.

UCLA’s swim and dive teams will open their 2012-2013 season today with a meet against Oregon, Utah and UC Santa Barbara.