Thursday, April 18
Los Angeles, Calif.
1:00 PM
USC
4
vs
1
Grand Canyon at USC
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No. 2 USC Beach Collects Pair of 4-1 Wins on Senior Day
April 18, 2019 | Women's Beach Volleyball, Features
The Women of Troy extended their winning streak to eight consecutive duals to close the regular season
LOS ANGELES – The No. 2-ranked USC beach volleyball team (24-4) extended its winning streak to eight consecutive duals and concluded the regular season with a pair of 4-1 victories over No. 15 Grand Canyon (19-9) and No. 7 Cal Poly (19-9) at Merle Norman Stadium to celebrate Senior Day on Thursday, April 18.
The two wins improved the Trojans to 7-0 over the Lopes and to 3-0 over the Mustangs all-time.
In the day's first dual, USC scored its first point with a three-set win at the No. 3 position. There, senior Alexandra Poletto and sophomore Haley Hallgren defeated Katie Hess and Hannah Towne, 21-23, 21-14, 15-10. The Lopes won a three-setter at the bottom of the lineup to tie the score. In simultaneous finishes, the Trojans' No. 2 pair picked up the second point just moments before No. 4 completed a 21-16, 21-15 victory. The clinching point came from USC's pair of junior Joy Dennis and sophomore Maja Kaiser.
In a similar start to the match against Cal Poly, Hallgren and Poletto went three sets and got USC's first point on a 20-22, 21-11, 15-12 win over Jayelin Lombard and Kassandra Wright. The Mustangs then evened the dual with a three-set win at the No. 5 position. At the second court, senior Terese Cannon and sophomore Sammy Slater went straight sets for a 21-19, 21-18 win over Macy Gordon and Emily Sonny for the second USC point. At the top court, senior Abril Bustamante and sophomore Tina Graudina knocked off Crissy Jones and Tiadora Miric, 24-22, 21-16, to deliver the clinching point.
Bustamante-Graudina and Hallgren-Poletto each completed the regular season with 26-2 overall records and with eight-match winning streaks. Cannon and Slater finish the regular season with a 21-7 record and have won their last six. Dennis and Kaiser improved to 11-7 and won their fifth straight match.
Next week, Merle Norman Stadium will play host to the 2019 Pac-12 Championship (Thursday-Saturday) April 25-27. Seedings and a complete schedule of play will be announced on Monday, April 22. For more information, please visit Pac-12.com.
For more information on the three-time national champion USC beach volleyball team and a complete schedule, please visit USCTrojans.com and follow @USCBeach on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
No. 2 USC def. No. 15 Grand Canyon, 4-1
Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif.
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Records: USC (23-4), Grand Canyon (19-9)
1. Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) def. Teagan DeFalco/Mikaela Raudsepp (GCU); 21-10, 21-13
2. Terese Cannon/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Bella Bauman/Jessica Stansfield (GCU); 21-15, 21-13
3. Haley Hallgren/Alexandra Poletto (USC) def. Katie Hess/Hannah Towne (GCU); 21-23, 21-14, 15-10
4. Joy Dennis/Maja Kaiser (USC) def. Anaya Evans/Jamie Walsh (GCU); 21-16, 21-15
5. Taylor Jarzombek/Esmee Priem (GCU) def. Cammie Dorn/Mollie Ebertin (USC); 19-21, 21-9, 16-14
Exh. Karina Myszkowski/Josannah Vazquez (USC) def. Ava Elia/Micaela Mirabal (GCU); 21-15, 21-19
Order of finish: 3, 5, 2, 4*, 1
No. 2 USC def. No. 7 Cal Poly, 4-1
Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif.
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Records: USC (24-4), Cal Poly (19-9)
1. Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) def. Crissy Jones/Tiadora Miric (CP); 24-22, 21-16
2. Terese Cannon/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Macy Gordon/Emily Sonny (CP); 21-19, 21-18
3. Haley Hallgren/Alexandra Poletto (USC) def. Jayelin Lombard/Kassandra Wright (CP); 20-22, 21-11, 15-12
4. Joy Dennis/Maja Kaiser (USC) def. Samantha Manley/Delaney Peranich (CP); 21-13, 19-21, 15-12
5. Brayden Gruenewald/Vanessa Roscoe (CP) def. Cammie Dorn/Mollie Ebertin (USC); 16-21, 21-17, 15-9
Exh. Laurel Kujan/Hannah Martin (USC) def. Sjea Anderson/Heather Pembroke (CP); 21-18, 21-18
Order of finish: 3, 5, 2, 1*, 4
The two wins improved the Trojans to 7-0 over the Lopes and to 3-0 over the Mustangs all-time.
In the day's first dual, USC scored its first point with a three-set win at the No. 3 position. There, senior Alexandra Poletto and sophomore Haley Hallgren defeated Katie Hess and Hannah Towne, 21-23, 21-14, 15-10. The Lopes won a three-setter at the bottom of the lineup to tie the score. In simultaneous finishes, the Trojans' No. 2 pair picked up the second point just moments before No. 4 completed a 21-16, 21-15 victory. The clinching point came from USC's pair of junior Joy Dennis and sophomore Maja Kaiser.
In a similar start to the match against Cal Poly, Hallgren and Poletto went three sets and got USC's first point on a 20-22, 21-11, 15-12 win over Jayelin Lombard and Kassandra Wright. The Mustangs then evened the dual with a three-set win at the No. 5 position. At the second court, senior Terese Cannon and sophomore Sammy Slater went straight sets for a 21-19, 21-18 win over Macy Gordon and Emily Sonny for the second USC point. At the top court, senior Abril Bustamante and sophomore Tina Graudina knocked off Crissy Jones and Tiadora Miric, 24-22, 21-16, to deliver the clinching point.
Bustamante-Graudina and Hallgren-Poletto each completed the regular season with 26-2 overall records and with eight-match winning streaks. Cannon and Slater finish the regular season with a 21-7 record and have won their last six. Dennis and Kaiser improved to 11-7 and won their fifth straight match.
Next week, Merle Norman Stadium will play host to the 2019 Pac-12 Championship (Thursday-Saturday) April 25-27. Seedings and a complete schedule of play will be announced on Monday, April 22. For more information, please visit Pac-12.com.
For more information on the three-time national champion USC beach volleyball team and a complete schedule, please visit USCTrojans.com and follow @USCBeach on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
No. 2 USC def. No. 15 Grand Canyon, 4-1
Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif.
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Records: USC (23-4), Grand Canyon (19-9)
1. Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) def. Teagan DeFalco/Mikaela Raudsepp (GCU); 21-10, 21-13
2. Terese Cannon/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Bella Bauman/Jessica Stansfield (GCU); 21-15, 21-13
3. Haley Hallgren/Alexandra Poletto (USC) def. Katie Hess/Hannah Towne (GCU); 21-23, 21-14, 15-10
4. Joy Dennis/Maja Kaiser (USC) def. Anaya Evans/Jamie Walsh (GCU); 21-16, 21-15
5. Taylor Jarzombek/Esmee Priem (GCU) def. Cammie Dorn/Mollie Ebertin (USC); 19-21, 21-9, 16-14
Exh. Karina Myszkowski/Josannah Vazquez (USC) def. Ava Elia/Micaela Mirabal (GCU); 21-15, 21-19
Order of finish: 3, 5, 2, 4*, 1
No. 2 USC def. No. 7 Cal Poly, 4-1
Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif.
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Records: USC (24-4), Cal Poly (19-9)
1. Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) def. Crissy Jones/Tiadora Miric (CP); 24-22, 21-16
2. Terese Cannon/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Macy Gordon/Emily Sonny (CP); 21-19, 21-18
3. Haley Hallgren/Alexandra Poletto (USC) def. Jayelin Lombard/Kassandra Wright (CP); 20-22, 21-11, 15-12
4. Joy Dennis/Maja Kaiser (USC) def. Samantha Manley/Delaney Peranich (CP); 21-13, 19-21, 15-12
5. Brayden Gruenewald/Vanessa Roscoe (CP) def. Cammie Dorn/Mollie Ebertin (USC); 16-21, 21-17, 15-9
Exh. Laurel Kujan/Hannah Martin (USC) def. Sjea Anderson/Heather Pembroke (CP); 21-18, 21-18
Order of finish: 3, 5, 2, 1*, 4
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