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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced this week that UCLA Head Coach Stein Metzger has been selected the USMC/AVCA Beach National Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season. Additionally, Pepperdine Assistant Coach Marcio Sicoli was selected the AVCA National Assistant Beach Coach of the Year. This is the first time an assistant beach coach of the year honor has been awarded.

The Bruins won their first-ever NCAA Championship in beach volleyball on May 6 with a 3-1 win over No. 4 Florida State. UCLA set a school and NCAA record for wins, ending the year with a 40-4 record, which included going 35-4 against ranked teams.

Stein Metzger Quick Facts

• Finished his sixth season as the head coach of UCLA Beach Volleyball in 2018 and sports an overall record of 110-38 (.743)
• Led the program to a 40-4 overall record and its first ever NCAA Championship
• Started the season with a record of 5-3, but ended on a 35-1 run, with all four losses coming to teams in the top four
• Won 19 duals via a 5-0 sweep
• Spent the final six weeks at No. 1 in the AVCA Coaches Poll
• Thirty-three out of 40 victories in 2018 came against teams ranked in the final AVCA Poll
• Mentored a combined program high four AVCA All-Americans and honorable mentions in this year's class
• Named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year and the USMC/AVCA Coach of the Year for the second straight season