BERKELEY – The No. 7/8 California beach volleyball team (16-10) returns home to the Clark Kerr Sand Courts Friday for a senior day doubleheader with Sacramento State (7-16). The first dual is set for noon.
The Golden Bears are coming off a tough outing at last week's Pac-12 North Tournament where they lost three straight to nationally ranked teams following an opening sweep over No. 18 Arizona. Two of Cal's losses were decided 3-2.

SENIOR DAY
The senior day celebration will take place in between duals. The Golden Bears will honor Brooke Buchner, Sierra Caffo, Ava Mann, Lara Boos, and Kendall Peters before playing their final match at Clark Kerr.

BEARS IN THE RANKINGS
After ending 2023 ranked seventh in the final AVCA poll, Cal entered this year with a No. 8 national ranking, three spots higher than its starting spot prior to the 2023 season. Following three weeks of action, the Bears earned their first-ever top-6 ranking from CollegeBeachVB.com and the AVCA Coaches Poll.

Cal currently ranks 7^th by CollegeBeachVB.com and 8^th in the AVCA Coaches Poll.

50-WIN CLUB
Junior Alexandria Young-Gomez and graduate student Lara Boos hit a career milestone last month, reaching 50 career wins as individuals. Boos joined the club with a court-four win over Feather River College on March 26 and Young-Gomez hit the mark with a victory over LSU's court-four pair just three days later.

2023 REWIND
In the program's 10th season ever, Cal won nine straight matches from March 4-12 – including four over ranked opponents – with six sweeps. The Bears later broke the program wins record with their 27th on April 27 with a 3-2 victory over then-No. 3 USC and went on to enter the NCAA Championship with their highest seeding ever at No. 8. Their final win came in a 3-2 victory over ninth-seeded Long Beach State in the opening round of the NCAA Championship. One day later, they fell 3-1 to No. 1 seed and eventual NCAA runner-up UCLA.

CAL TO JOIN MPSF IN 2025
It was announced last November that California beach volleyball will be one of seven programs moving to the MPSF for its inaugural season in 2025. Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington and Grand Canyon will make up the other six teams in the conference. Cal beach volleyball joins the Golden Bear men's and women's water polo teams as well as men's gymnastics team in the MPSF.

THE STAFF
Meagan Owusu is in her eighth season in charge of the program in 2024. Under her leadership, the Bears have moved into the national conversation of NCAA beach volleyball, finishing 2023 with a program-record 29 wins and ranked in the top 12 for the sixth consecutive year.
Joseph Mayer is in his third season overall with the team. He became the program's associate head coach last July, while former volunteer coach Dancer Styles was promoted to assistant coach. The coaching trio helped bring Cal to new heights with its first NCAA Championship win in its second straight appearance last year.

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