The UCLA women’s beach volleyball team won the school’s 117th NCAA championship on Sunday in Alabama, beating rival USC in the final.
The Bruins’ No. 4 and No. 5 teams opened the final with victories, meaning the Bruins only needed to win one of the final three matches to deliver a second consecutive championship for coach Stein Metzger.
Two women from Southern California, freshman Abby Van Winkle of Santa Margarita High and senior Zana Muno of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High, clinched the NCAA title with a two-set win as the No. 3 team for a 3-0 match victory. USC was seeded No. 1 in the tournament after beating the Bruins to win the Pac-12 Conference championship.
Last year, Muno played despite wearing a brace for a knee injury. She’s set to become a pro beach player with two NCAA championships on her resume.Another Southern California product, freshman Lindsey Sparks of Huntington Beach Edison High, helped the No. 5 UCLA team triumph in its match.
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