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LOS ANGELES – The UCLA Women's Beach Volleyball team announced its 2026 schedule today, highlighted by hosting three regular-season tournaments (two at Mapes Beach and one at legendary Manhattan Beach Pier) and "Senior Day" against CSU Bakersfield.

The Bruins will compete in seven different regular-season tournaments during the year, beginning with the season opener against Texas on Friday, Feb. 19, at 9:45 a.m. PT at Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic at Queen's Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Bruins will also face Hawai'i, LMU, Stanford, California, and USC in the opening weekend. 

UCLA will return home to host the Battle for LA (along with USC) on Friday-Saturday (Feb. 27-28). The Bruins will face Boise State, Cal Poly, Long Beach State, and Pepperdine in the friendly confines of Mapes Beach for the home opening weekend.

UCLA will host the MPSF Midseason Rumble at Mapes Beach on March 6-7, where the Bruins will face Grand Canyon, Washington, Oregon, and Stanford.

The Bruins will then host the annual East Meets West Invitational at iconic Manhattan Beach Pier on March 13-14. The Bruins will open with Arizona State and LSU on day one and conclude the event with Texas and FiU.

After a week off, UCLA will head to Austin, Texas to compete in the Texas Invitational on March 27-28. The Bruins will take on LSU, Texas, North Florida, and Florida Atlantic at Wright-Whitaker Sports Complex.

The sixth tournament of the season will take place in Laguna Beach, Calif., where the Bruins will face Cal Poly, Stanford, USC, and Long Beach State at the Best in the West tournament on April 3-4 at the Main Beach.

The final regular season tournament will see the Bruins in San Luis Obispo, Calif., for the Center of Effort Challenge on April 10-11. UCLA will open with California and Cal Poly on the first day and will conclude bracket play with Arizona State on day two before heading into the playoff portion of the bracket.

The Bruins will complete their home slate with CSU Bakersfield on April 14 at 3:00 p.m. PT for "Senior Day," and will conclude the regular season with a date at USC on April 16 at Noon.

For the second straight year, the Bruins will head to Spiker Beach in Hutington Beach, Calif., for the 2026 MPSF Championship Tournament (April 22-24). The winner will earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship Tournament in Gulf Shores, Ala., to be held May 1-3.

2026 UCLA Women's Beach Volleyball Schedule

Day Date Opponent Site Thu. Feb. 19 vs. Texas Queen's Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii Thu. Feb. 19 at Hawai'i Queen's Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii Fri. Feb. 20 vs. LMU Queen's Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii Fri. Feb. 20 vs. Stanford Queen's Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii Sat. Feb. 21 vs. California Queen's Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii Sat. Feb. 21 vs. USC Queen's Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii Fri. Feb. 27 BOISE STATE MAPES BEACH Fri. Feb. 27 CAL POLY MAPES BEACH Sat. Feb. 28 LONG BEACH STATE MAPES BEACH Sat. Feb. 28 PEPPERDINE MAPES BEACH Fri. Mar. 6 GRAND CANYON MAPES BEACH Fri. Mar. 6 WASHINGTON MAPES BEACH Sat. Mar. 7 OREGON MAPES BEACH Sat. Mar. 7 STANFORD MAPES BEACH Fri. Mar. 13 ARIZONA STATE MANHATTAN BEACH PIER, MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF. Fri. Mar. 13 LSU MANHATTAN BEACH PIER, MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF. Sat. Mar. 14 TEXAS MANHATTAN BEACH PIER, MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF. Sat. Mar. 14 FIU MANHATTAN BEACH PIER, MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF. Fri. Mar. 27 vs. LSU Wright-Whitaker Sports Complex, Austin, Texas Fri. Mar. 27 at Texas Wright-Whitaker Sports Complex, Austin, Texas Sat. Mar. 28 vs. North Florida Wright-Whitaker Sports Complex, Austin, Texas Sat. Mar. 28 vs. Florida Atlantic Wright-Whitaker Sports Complex, Austin, Texas Fri. Apr. 3 vs. Cal Poly Main Beach, Laguna Beach, Calif. Fri. Apr. 3 vs. Stanford Main Beach, Laguna Beach, Calif. Sat. Apr. 4 vs. USC Main Beach, Laguna Beach, Calif. Sat. Apr. 4 vs. Long Beach State Main Beach, Laguna Beach, Calif. Fri. Apr. 10 vs. California Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Fri. Apr. 10 at Cal Poly Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Sat. Apr. 11 vs. Arizona State Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Sat. Apr. 11 vs. TBD (playoffs) Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Tue. Apr. 14 CSU BAKERSFIELD MAPES BEACH Thu. Apr. 16 at USC Merle Norman Stadium, Los Angeles, Calif. Wed. Apr. 22 MPSF Championship Spiker Beach, Huntington Beach, Calif. Thu. Apr. 23 MPSF Championship Spiker Beach, Huntington Beach, Calif. Fri. Apr. 24 MPSF Championship Spiker Beach, Huntington Beach, Calif. Fri. May 1 NCAA Championship Gulf Beach Place, Gulf Shores, Ala. Sat. May 2 NCAA Championship Gulf Beach Place, Gulf Shores, Ala. Sun. May 3 NCAA Championship Gulf Beach Place, Gulf Shores, Ala. Home Game in BOLD CAPS