University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Three Bruins Earn AVCA All-America Honors
April 30, 2026 | Beach Volleyball
UCLA sophomore Sally Perez and senior Maggie Boyd earned first-team AVCA All-America honors, while junior Ensley Alden received second-team acclaim.ย
Perez, the 2026 MPSF Player of the Year, earns her second consecutive first-team All-America honor. She leads UCLA with 31 victories, a total that ranks No. 21 on UCLA's single-season individual victories chart. In just under two seasons, Perez has totaled 62 career wins, already putting her in UCLA's Top 25 for career victories. She is 31-5 (.861) heading into the NCAA tournament and is a finalist for the AVCA Beach Player of the Year. This fall, she won the FIVB U21 Beach Volleyball World Championship with Stanford's Avery Jackson, becoming just the second-ever American pair to win the event. ย
Boyd, the 2025 MPSF Player of the Year, becomes UCLA's fourth four-time first-team All-American, joining her former partner Lexy Denaburg and the first in NCAA history to ever do it, Megan and Nicole McNamara. Boyd has totaled 30 victories with Perez this season, bringing her career wins total to 122, fourth-best in UCLA history. Boyd holds two of the Top 4 spots on UCLA's record books for most career pairs wins - No. 2 with Perez (61) and No. 4 with Lexy Denaburg (57). Boyd owns a career record of 122-22 and earlier this season became the 11th Bruin to achieve 100 career wins. In the fall of 2024, she and Perez became the first UCLA duo to win the AVCA Pairs National Championship.
Alden earns her first All-America award after posting a 29-6 record in 2026, mainly on court 2, where she went 20-5. She also earned an 8-1 mark on court 3 and was 1-0 with Perez on court 1. Alden has won the majority of her matches in 2026 with Kaley Mathews, recording an overall record of 22-6. In three seasons, Alden has totaled 79 victories, ranking No. 17 on UCLA's career list. As a freshman in 2024, she earned the AVCA Top Flight Award on court 5 after going 29-5 with Natalie Myszkowski.
Perez, the 2026 MPSF Player of the Year, earns her second consecutive first-team All-America honor. She leads UCLA with 31 victories, a total that ranks No. 21 on UCLA's single-season individual victories chart. In just under two seasons, Perez has totaled 62 career wins, already putting her in UCLA's Top 25 for career victories. She is 31-5 (.861) heading into the NCAA tournament and is a finalist for the AVCA Beach Player of the Year. This fall, she won the FIVB U21 Beach Volleyball World Championship with Stanford's Avery Jackson, becoming just the second-ever American pair to win the event. ย
Boyd, the 2025 MPSF Player of the Year, becomes UCLA's fourth four-time first-team All-American, joining her former partner Lexy Denaburg and the first in NCAA history to ever do it, Megan and Nicole McNamara. Boyd has totaled 30 victories with Perez this season, bringing her career wins total to 122, fourth-best in UCLA history. Boyd holds two of the Top 4 spots on UCLA's record books for most career pairs wins - No. 2 with Perez (61) and No. 4 with Lexy Denaburg (57). Boyd owns a career record of 122-22 and earlier this season became the 11th Bruin to achieve 100 career wins. In the fall of 2024, she and Perez became the first UCLA duo to win the AVCA Pairs National Championship.
Alden earns her first All-America award after posting a 29-6 record in 2026, mainly on court 2, where she went 20-5. She also earned an 8-1 mark on court 3 and was 1-0 with Perez on court 1. Alden has won the majority of her matches in 2026 with Kaley Mathews, recording an overall record of 22-6. In three seasons, Alden has totaled 79 victories, ranking No. 17 on UCLA's career list. As a freshman in 2024, she earned the AVCA Top Flight Award on court 5 after going 29-5 with Natalie Myszkowski.
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