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Ensley Alden
Photo by: Han Duong (herewegobru.com)
Ensley Alden and Natalie Myszkowski
Photo by: Jason Digos Jr.
Ensley Alden
Photo by: Lillie Yazdi
2024 Senior Day Team Photo
Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
East Meets West 2024 - Day Two @ Manhattan Beach, CA
Photo by: Han Q Duong
Ensley Alden and Natalie Myszkowski
Photo by: UCLA Athletics
Ensley Alden
Photo by: Han Duong (herewegobru.com)
Team Huddle at Manhattan Beach Pier
Photo by: Lillie Yazdi
Ensley Alden (44) and Natalie Myszkowski (9)
Photo by: UCLA Athletics
2024 Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic Champs
Photo by: UCLA Athletics
Ensley Alden
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UCLA Celebrates 2023 Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship
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UCLA Beach VB celebrates Pac-12 Championship
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Beach Volleyball Pac-12 Champions
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2023 UCLA Team Huddle
Photo by: Han Duong (herewegobru.com)
Ensley Alden
Jersey Number 44

Ensley Alden

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • High School:
    San Marcos HS
  • Hometown:
    Vista, Calif.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โ€ข NCAA All-Tournament Team (Court Five - 2024)
โ€ข AVCA/CBVBย National Pairย of the Week (Apr. 1, 2024)
โ€ข Pac-12 Pairย of the Week (Apr. 2, 2024)
โ€ข Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)
โ€ข 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
โ€ข AVCA Junior Beach All-American (2022)

2024
Ensley Alden ended the season with an overall record of 29-6 (29-6 career) โ€ฆ partnered with Natalie Myszkowski for the entire season (29-5 on court five and 0-1 on court four) โ€ฆ the Bruins faced 39 ranked opponents in the 42 duals on the year with Alden going 28-6 against ranked teamsย โ€ฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of 22 duals (all with Myszkowski) which began vs. No. 5 Loyola Marymount (Feb. 23) and ended vs. No. 10 Loyola Marymount (Apr. 12) โ€ฆ Alden clinched 10 victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins with the biggest coming in a 4-1 victory over No. 1 USC on Feb. 24 to win the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic at Queenโ€™s Beach โ€ฆ Alden and Myszkowski went 2-2 in postseason play (1-0 at NCAAs and 1-2 at Pac-12s) โ€ฆ Alden and Myszkowski also went 26-2 in two-set matches and 3-4 in three-set matches on the year.

2023
Redshirted the season.

HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letter winner at San Marcos High School โ€ฆ earned AVCA High School All-Region 2021, AVCA Best and Brightest 2021, League Player of the Year 2021, and First Team All-CIF 2021 โ€ฆ named First Team All-CIF 2019, Second Team All-League 2019, and was a CIF Honorable Mention in 2018 โ€ฆ totaled over 1,000 kills and 150 aces in her high school career โ€ฆ played club for Tamarack Beach Volleyball Club โ€ฆ earned JVA Best in Beach 2021 and awarded AVP America Athlete of the Week (March 2021) โ€ฆ was aย member of the U19 USA NTDP Summer 2021.

PERSONAL
Full name: Ensley Rose Alden โ€ฆ born in Fallon, Nev. โ€ฆ parents are Gwen and Joe Alden โ€ฆ has two older sisters, Ellie and Allyson โ€ฆ her mother, Gwen, played indoor at the University of Missouri, and her father, Joe, played lacrosse at Nazareth College โ€ฆ sister Ellie plays volleyball at the University of Chicago, and Allyson plays both indoor and beach at San Jose State โ€ฆ says she chose UCLA because, โ€œThe amazing coaching staff and overall appeal of the school is what drew me closer to the idea of UCLA when it came time to recruiting. I knew the campus and location in Westwood was beautiful, not to mention itโ€™s only a few hours drive from home in Carlsbad! It still feels surreal to me that Iโ€™ll be spending the next chapter of my life at UCLA!โ€ โ€ฆ lists her greatest athletic thrill as winning the CIF D1 championship alongside her sister Allyson โ€ฆ enjoys making pottery and sculptures along with learning about people โ€ฆ majoring in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics andย plans to have a career in genetic counseling.
UCLA Beach Volleyball vs Long Beach (04-09-2024)
Tuesday, April 16
UCLA vs USC Highlights
Friday, April 29
UCLA Highlights vs. California
Friday, April 29
UCLA vs. USC Highlights
Thursday, April 28