No. 9 Cal Set For Stanford Invitational

Friday, April 18

Stanford, CA

3:00 PM

California

Washington

Photo by: Matthew Gerardi

4/16/2025 2:15 PM | Beach Volleyball

Bears Close Regular Season In The Bay

By: Cal Athletics

The No. 9 California beach volleyball team (22-6) takes its 11-match win streak across the bay this weekend to the Stanford Invitational. The Golden Bears will close out the regular season with matches against No. 19 Washington, No. 3 Stanford, Santa Clara, and UC Davis.

SCHEDULE
Stanford Invitational
Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium
Stanford, CA

Friday, April 18
Game 1: No. 19 Washington | 3p.m. PT | Live Scoring
Game 2: No. 3 Stanford | 5p.m. PT | Live Scoring

Saturday, April 19
Game 1: Santa Clara | 11a.m. PT | Live Scoring
Game 2: UC Davis | 3 p.m. PT | Live Scoring

ONES GETTING IT DONE
Cal's court-one pair of junior Portia Sherman and sophomore Emma Donley has enjoyed a successful season in the top spot of the lineup, boasting a 23-4 overall record. The two Bears have won 14 of their last 15 matches, 10 of which have come against ranked opponents. They have 13 total ranked wins on the year, including a dual-clinching win over reigning national champion USC. Last Sunday, the duo broke the program record for most wins on court one by a single pair with their 22^nd, doing so in its first season together.

MILESTONES MET
Last weekend, a number of Bears met individual career milestones, with Sherman and junior Gia Fisher both hitting 50 wins and senior Alexandria Young-Gomez becoming just the fifth Bear in program history to reach 75 wins. Graduate student Christine DeRoos currently sits at 74 wins and junior Marilu Pally has 48.

DREIBHOLZ MAKES HISTORY
Senior Ella Dreibholz became the program's all-time wins leader with her 84th career victory on March 1. Playing alongside fellow senior Ella Sears as the 4s pair, the two Ellas 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 21-6 record this year. She is now just one win away from becoming the first Bear to reach the century mark.

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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