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No. 1 USC Beach Volleyball Takes Down No. 2 UCLA in 3-2 Road Victory
April 22, 2021 | Women's Beach Volleyball
The Women of Troy won their 10th straight dual by beating the Bruins for the third time this spring
LOS ANGELES – The No. 1-ranked USC beach volleyball team (23-2) collected a 3-2 win over crosstown rival No. 2 UCLA (24-3) and won its 10th straight dual to conclude the regular season schedule at Mapes Beach on Thursday, April 22.Â
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The Trojans beat the Bruins in Westwood for the first time in four all-time visits and improved to 3-0 against UCLA this spring. USC improves to 15-11 in 26 all-time meetings with UCLA.
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Graduate Joy Dennis and freshman Delaynie Maple scored the first dual point for the Women of Troy with a 21-19, 21-18 win over Cami Sanchez and Jacqueline Wade at the No. 4 position. The Trojans' pair won its 10th straight match and Dennis racked up her 99th-career win as an individual.
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With All-American Tina Graudina out of the lineup to participate in the FIVB Cancun event for Latvia, the Trojans re-tooled their lineup at the top three pairs. Graduate Hailey Harward and freshman Megan Kraft pushed the Trojans to a 2-0 lead in the dual with their 21-19, 23-21 win at the No. 2 spot. The duo—playing together for the sixth time—improved to 5-1 overall.
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UCLA earned dual points at the Nos. 1 and 3 positions. In the three spot, seniors Haley Hallgren and Paige Dreeuws went three sets with Megan Muret and Abby Van Winkle, but fell, 21-16, 10-21, 15-11. Seconds later, in another tight finish, UCLA evened the dual score with a 21-19, 23-21 win at No. 1 where Lexy Denaberg and Savvy Simo defeated graduate Julia Scoles and senior Sammy Slater.
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At the same time, sophomore twins Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse were pushed to a third set after splitting with Rileigh Powers and Jaden Whitmarsh. The Trojans' duo went ahead by two several times before posting the clinching point with a 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 win at the No. 5 position. The win is the sixth straight for the Nourse sisters and makes them 24-1 to conclude the regular season and 33-3 over the last two seasons, which moves them into a tie for 11th all-time in total wins in program history.
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In an exhibition match, junior Mollie Ebertin and sophomore Harper Hallgren split sets with Hannah Phair and Maggie Walters, 19-21, 24-22.
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The Women of Troy will return to Mapes Beach next weekend (April 29-May 1) set to defend their 2019 Pac-12 Championship. While no fans will be permitted to attend the championship, all duals will be shown live on the Pac-12 Networks.
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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.
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No. 1 USC def. No. 2 UCLA, 3-2
Mapes Beach • Los Angeles, Calif.
Thursday, April 22, 2021
RECORDS:Â USC (23-2), UCLA (24-3)
1. Lexy DENABERG/Savvy SIMO (UCLA) def. Julia SCOLES/Sammy SLATER (USC); 21-19, 23-21
2. Hailey HARWARD/Megan KRAFT (USC) def. Lea MONKHOUSE/Devon NEWBERRY (UCLA); 21-19, 23-21
3. Megan MURET/Abby VAN WINKLE (UCLA) def. Paige DREEUWS/Haley HALLGREN (USC); 21-16, 10-21, 15-11Â
4. Joy DENNIS/Delaynie MAPLE (USC) def. Cami SANCHEZ/Jacqueline QUADE (UCLA); 21-19, 21-18
5. Audrey NOURSE/Nicole NOURSE (USC) def. Rileigh POWERS/Jaden WHITMARSH (UCLA); 21-19, 16-21, 15-13
Exh. Mollie EBERTIN/Harper HALLGREN (USC) vs. Hannah PHAIR/Maggie WALTERS (UCLA); 19-21, 24-22
Order of finish: 4, 2, 3, 1, 5*
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The Trojans beat the Bruins in Westwood for the first time in four all-time visits and improved to 3-0 against UCLA this spring. USC improves to 15-11 in 26 all-time meetings with UCLA.
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Graduate Joy Dennis and freshman Delaynie Maple scored the first dual point for the Women of Troy with a 21-19, 21-18 win over Cami Sanchez and Jacqueline Wade at the No. 4 position. The Trojans' pair won its 10th straight match and Dennis racked up her 99th-career win as an individual.
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With All-American Tina Graudina out of the lineup to participate in the FIVB Cancun event for Latvia, the Trojans re-tooled their lineup at the top three pairs. Graduate Hailey Harward and freshman Megan Kraft pushed the Trojans to a 2-0 lead in the dual with their 21-19, 23-21 win at the No. 2 spot. The duo—playing together for the sixth time—improved to 5-1 overall.
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UCLA earned dual points at the Nos. 1 and 3 positions. In the three spot, seniors Haley Hallgren and Paige Dreeuws went three sets with Megan Muret and Abby Van Winkle, but fell, 21-16, 10-21, 15-11. Seconds later, in another tight finish, UCLA evened the dual score with a 21-19, 23-21 win at No. 1 where Lexy Denaberg and Savvy Simo defeated graduate Julia Scoles and senior Sammy Slater.
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At the same time, sophomore twins Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse were pushed to a third set after splitting with Rileigh Powers and Jaden Whitmarsh. The Trojans' duo went ahead by two several times before posting the clinching point with a 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 win at the No. 5 position. The win is the sixth straight for the Nourse sisters and makes them 24-1 to conclude the regular season and 33-3 over the last two seasons, which moves them into a tie for 11th all-time in total wins in program history.
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In an exhibition match, junior Mollie Ebertin and sophomore Harper Hallgren split sets with Hannah Phair and Maggie Walters, 19-21, 24-22.
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The Women of Troy will return to Mapes Beach next weekend (April 29-May 1) set to defend their 2019 Pac-12 Championship. While no fans will be permitted to attend the championship, all duals will be shown live on the Pac-12 Networks.
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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.
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No. 1 USC def. No. 2 UCLA, 3-2
Mapes Beach • Los Angeles, Calif.
Thursday, April 22, 2021
RECORDS:Â USC (23-2), UCLA (24-3)
1. Lexy DENABERG/Savvy SIMO (UCLA) def. Julia SCOLES/Sammy SLATER (USC); 21-19, 23-21
2. Hailey HARWARD/Megan KRAFT (USC) def. Lea MONKHOUSE/Devon NEWBERRY (UCLA); 21-19, 23-21
3. Megan MURET/Abby VAN WINKLE (UCLA) def. Paige DREEUWS/Haley HALLGREN (USC); 21-16, 10-21, 15-11Â
4. Joy DENNIS/Delaynie MAPLE (USC) def. Cami SANCHEZ/Jacqueline QUADE (UCLA); 21-19, 21-18
5. Audrey NOURSE/Nicole NOURSE (USC) def. Rileigh POWERS/Jaden WHITMARSH (UCLA); 21-19, 16-21, 15-13
Exh. Mollie EBERTIN/Harper HALLGREN (USC) vs. Hannah PHAIR/Maggie WALTERS (UCLA); 19-21, 24-22
Order of finish: 4, 2, 3, 1, 5*
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