No. 9 Cal Set For MPSF Mid-Season Rumble

Friday, March 7

Stanford, CA

10:00 AM

California

Grand Canyon

Photo by: Al Sermeno/KLC fotos

3/5/2025 2:06 PM | Beach Volleyball

Bears Face 3 Top-5 Teams

By: Cal Athletics

The No. 9 California beach volleyball team heads to Stanford this week for its first real test of the season – the MPSG Mid-Season Rumble. The Golden Bears will take on No. 16 Grand Canyon and No. 3 USC on Friday before facing No. 1 UCLA and the No. 5 Cardinal Saturday evening. All four duals will be broadcasted on Big10+.

SCHEDULE
MPSF Mid-Season Rumble
Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium |Stanford, Calif.

Friday, March 7
Cal (7-1) vs No. 16 GCU (7-1)
10 a.m. PT
Live Scoring
Big10+

Cal vs No. 3 USC (8-2)
12 p.m. PT
Live Scoring
Big 10+

Saturday, March 8
Cal vs No. 1 UCLA (9-1)
4 p.m. PT
Live Scoring
Big10+

Cal at No. 5 Stanford (7-3)
6 p.m. PT
Live Scoring
Big10+

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 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 6-1 record this year.

LAST WEEK
The Bears posted four victories without dropping a point in the Battle of the Bay to open their home schedule, defeating UC Davis, Pacific, San Francisco, and Sacramento State by 5-0 counts. Cal only lost two sets the entire 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.

STAY POSTED
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