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No. 2 USC Beach Takes Down No. 1 UCLA to Advance to Pac-12 Title Match
April 26, 2019 | Women's Beach Volleyball, Features
Head coach Anna Collier registers her 200th-career victory on USC’s 11th straight win
LOS ANGELES – The second-seeded USC beach volleyball team (27-4) extended its winning streak to a season-long 11 duals on a 3-2 victory over top-seeded and No. 1-ranked UCLA (30-2) at Merle Norman Stadium on Friday, April 26, in the Pac-12 Championship winner's final. The win is eighth-year head coach Anna Collier's 200th-career-victory.
The Trojans improved to 11-8 all-time against UCLA and have now split the four meetings this season. The win is also USC's 10th at home in 2019 and pushes the Trojans to 14-3 in Pac-12 tournament matches; 7-0 when those matches are played on home sand. USC will appear in its fourth consecutive Pac-12 championship dual.
UCLA scored the first point of the dual with a win at the No. 5 position. There, Izzy Carey and Lindsey Sparks claimed a 21-15, 21-10 win over junior Cammie Dorn and Mollie Ebertin. The Trojans equalized with a win at the No. 4 spot when junior Joy Dennis and sophomore Maja Kaiser logged a 21-16, 21-15 win over Lea Monkhouse and Savvy Simo for their eighth straight victory.
The Bruins scored a second point with their win at the second court. Lily Justine and Sarah Sponcil snapped an eight-match winning streak held by senior Terese Cannon and sophomore Sammy Slater with their 21-19, 21-17 win. Only moments later, USC's No. 3 duo of sophomore Haley Hallgren and senior Alexandra Poletto completed a 21-18, 21-19 win over Zana Muno and Abby Van Winkle to pull the dual even at two-all. The win is Hallgren and Poletto's ninth straight.
At the top court, the Trojans' pair of senior Abril Bustamante and sophomore Tina Graudina defeated Megan and Nicole McNamara, 21-13, in the first set; but fell, 21-18, in the second. The Trojans' prowess from the service line came to life in the third as the duo claimed several aces to close out a 15-10 win for their 11th in a row and the 60th of their career together.
The Women of Troy are the only team to play in every Pac-12 tournament title dual and will await their opponent for a 1:30 p.m. PT match-up on Saturday, April 27, on Merle Norman sand.
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.
[2] No. 2 USC def. [1] No. 1 UCLA, 3-2
Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif.
Pac-12 Championship • Winner's Final
Friday, April 26, 2019
Records: USC (27-4), UCLA (30-2)
1. Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) def. Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (UCLA); 21-13, 18-21, 15-10
2. Lily Justine/Sarah Sponcil (UCLA) def. Terese Cannon/Sammy Slater (USC); 21-19, 21-17
3. Haley Hallgren/Alexandra Poletto (USC) def. Zana Muno/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA); 21-18, 21-19
4. Joy Dennis/Maja Kaiser (USC) def. Lea Monkhouse/Savvy Simo (UCLA); 21-16, 21-15
5. Izzy Carey/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) def. Cammie Dorn/Mollie Ebertin (USC); 21-15, 21-10
Order of finish: 5, 4, 2, 3, 1*
The Trojans improved to 11-8 all-time against UCLA and have now split the four meetings this season. The win is also USC's 10th at home in 2019 and pushes the Trojans to 14-3 in Pac-12 tournament matches; 7-0 when those matches are played on home sand. USC will appear in its fourth consecutive Pac-12 championship dual.
UCLA scored the first point of the dual with a win at the No. 5 position. There, Izzy Carey and Lindsey Sparks claimed a 21-15, 21-10 win over junior Cammie Dorn and Mollie Ebertin. The Trojans equalized with a win at the No. 4 spot when junior Joy Dennis and sophomore Maja Kaiser logged a 21-16, 21-15 win over Lea Monkhouse and Savvy Simo for their eighth straight victory.
The Bruins scored a second point with their win at the second court. Lily Justine and Sarah Sponcil snapped an eight-match winning streak held by senior Terese Cannon and sophomore Sammy Slater with their 21-19, 21-17 win. Only moments later, USC's No. 3 duo of sophomore Haley Hallgren and senior Alexandra Poletto completed a 21-18, 21-19 win over Zana Muno and Abby Van Winkle to pull the dual even at two-all. The win is Hallgren and Poletto's ninth straight.
At the top court, the Trojans' pair of senior Abril Bustamante and sophomore Tina Graudina defeated Megan and Nicole McNamara, 21-13, in the first set; but fell, 21-18, in the second. The Trojans' prowess from the service line came to life in the third as the duo claimed several aces to close out a 15-10 win for their 11th in a row and the 60th of their career together.
The Women of Troy are the only team to play in every Pac-12 tournament title dual and will await their opponent for a 1:30 p.m. PT match-up on Saturday, April 27, on Merle Norman sand.
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.
[2] No. 2 USC def. [1] No. 1 UCLA, 3-2
Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif.
Pac-12 Championship • Winner's Final
Friday, April 26, 2019
Records: USC (27-4), UCLA (30-2)
1. Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) def. Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (UCLA); 21-13, 18-21, 15-10
2. Lily Justine/Sarah Sponcil (UCLA) def. Terese Cannon/Sammy Slater (USC); 21-19, 21-17
3. Haley Hallgren/Alexandra Poletto (USC) def. Zana Muno/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA); 21-18, 21-19
4. Joy Dennis/Maja Kaiser (USC) def. Lea Monkhouse/Savvy Simo (UCLA); 21-16, 21-15
5. Izzy Carey/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) def. Cammie Dorn/Mollie Ebertin (USC); 21-15, 21-10
Order of finish: 5, 4, 2, 3, 1*
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