The No. 9 California beach volleyball team is set for its home-opening tournament this weekend as one of the host sites of the Battle of the Bay. The Golden Bears face Pacific and UC Davis on Friday before taking on San Francisco and Sacramento State on Saturday. Matches begin at 10 a.m. both days.
 
SCHEDULE
Battle of The Bay
Clark Kerr Sand Courts | Berkeley, Calif.
 
Friday, Feb. 28
Pacific at Cal
10 a.m. PT
Live Scoring
 
UC Davis at Cal
2 p.m. PT
Live Scoring
 
Saturday, March 1
USF at Cal
10 a.m. PT
Live Scoring
 
Sac State at Cal
2 p.m. PT
Live Scoring
 
MILESTONE WATCH
Last week senior Ella Dreibholz became the third Bear in program history to reach 80 career wins and now ranks third all-time with 81. She is now one win away from tying Ainsley Radell (82) for second, two wins away from tying Grace Campbell (83) for first, and three wins away from becoming the program's all-time leader.
 
LAST WEEK
Cal is coming off a strong start to the season after posting a 3-1 record at the Pepperdine Challenge in Malibu. The Bears swept their first three duals and won 17 out of 20 matches. The pairings of Alexandria Young-Gomez and Marilu Pally, and Christine DeRoos and Jenna Colligan both went 4-0 on the weekend.

INAUGURAL MPSF SEASON
After spending the last nine years in the Pac-12, the Golden Bears are ready to begin the MPSF era. Many familiar faces make up the new conference, including Oregon, USC, Stanford, UCLA, and Washington. Grand Canyon joins the mix this year and a quartet of top-tier teams in Florida State, LSU, South Carolina, and Texas will join in 2026.

THE STAFF
Meagan Owusu is in her ninth season in charge of the program in 2025. Under her leadership, the Bears have moved into the national conversation of NCAA beach volleyball, finishing last season as the seventh-ranked program, which is a school record. Cal has now finished in the top 12 for seven consecutive years. Joseph Mayer is in his fourth season overall with the team. He became the program's associate head coach in July 2023 while former volunteer coach Dancer Styles was promoted to assistant coach. The coaching trio helped bring Cal to new heights with its second consecutive NCAA Championship win in its third straight appearance last year.

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