The No. 9 California beach volleyball team (11-5) is set for another weekend of tough competitions as the Golden Bears head to Austin, Texas for the East vs West Invitational. Cal will face three teams it saw at last weekend's East Meets West Invitational in No. 12 LSU, No. 10 Texas, and No. 20 FIU and add a matchup with No. 18 Georgia State.
 
SCHEDULE
East vs West Invitational
Whitaker Sports Complex + ATX Beach
Austin, Texas
 
Friday, March 21
No. 12 LSU (13-4)
1:30 p.m. PT
 
No. 10 Texas (13-4)
4:00 p.m. PT
 
Saturday, March 22
No. 20 FIU (8-9)
7:30 a.m. PT
 
No. 18 Georgia State (8-9)
10:30 a.m. PT
 
LAST WEEK
The Bears split their four matches in Manhattan Beach last weekend with wins over then No. 19 FIU (4-1) and No. 11 LSU (5-0) and losses to No. Florida State (3-2) and No. 12 Texas (2-3). All five of Cal's losses this season have come from ranked scores by a score of 3-2. The court-one pairing of junior Portia Sherman and sophomore Emma Donley went 3-1 on the weekend as did the senior pair of Ella Dreibholz and Ella Sears on court five.
 
Cal will have a chance to even the season series with the host Longhorns this weekend who are set to join the MPSF next season.
 
DREIBHOLZ MAKES HISTORY
On Saturday, March 1 senior Ella Dreibholz became the program's all-time wins leader with her 84th career victory. Playing alongside fellow senior Ella Sears as the 4s pair, the two Ella's defeated the Sacramento State pairing of Victoria Marthaler and Mia Guevara 21-13, 21-14. Dreibholz collected 28 wins as a freshman, 25 as a sophomore, 25 more as a junior, and boasts a 11-4 record this year.

INAUGURAL MPSF SEASON
After spending the last nine years in the Pac-12, the Golden Bears are officially in their 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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