Saturday, May 8
Gulf Shores, Ala.
2:00 PM
USC
3
vs
1
Loyola Marymount
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/ Women's Beach Volleyball
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/ Women's Beach Volleyball
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/ Women's Beach Volleyball
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USC Advances to Fourth NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship Dual
May 08, 2021 | Women's Beach Volleyball
The Women of Troy took down fifth-seeded Loyola Marymount to move into Sunday’s NCAA final
GULF SHORES, Ala. – The second-seeded USC beach volleyball team (29-4) took a 3-1 win over fifth-seeded Loyola Marymount (31-7) on Saturday, May 8, to advance to the NCAA Championship Dual for the fourth time (2016, '17, '19) in program history.
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The Trojans will face either LMU for the second time or UCLA (31-4) at 12:30 p.m. CT (10:30 a.m. PT). The championship match will be shown live on ESPN2 with live streams from individual courts available on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
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USC improved to 17-4 all-time at the NCAA Championship; to 24-8 in the state of Alabama; and to 23-0 all-time against LMU.
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It took extra points at both positions, but the Trojans won first sets at both the Nos. 2 and 4 courts, which started the dual first. USC scored the first point in the dual with a win at No. 2 where graduate Julia Scoles and senior All-American Sammy Slater took down Selina Marolf and Reka Orsi Toth, 24-22, 21-14.
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At court four, graduate Joy Dennis and freshman Delaynie Maple broke through to get a 27-25 win in the first set over Darby Dunn and Jacinda Ramirez but dropped a 24-22 decision in the second. The pairs were knotted at seven-all in the third set when play was stopped.
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LMU evened the dual with a win at the No. 3 position. There, Jessie Prichard and Savannah Slattery defeated senior Haley Hallgren and graduate Hailey Harward in hotly contested sets, 22-20, 21-19.
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In a bang-bang finish, USC scored a second point from court five where sophomore twins Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse defeated Emma Doud and Madi Firnett, 21-18, 21-19. Seconds later, the dual was clinched on a point from the top court where junior All-American Tina Graudina and freshman Megan Kraft took down Iya Lindahl and Megan Rice, 21-14, 21-18.
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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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[2] No. 2 USC def. [5] No. 5 Loyola Marymount, 3-1
2021 NCAA Championship • Winner's Bracket Final
Gulf Shores Beach • Gulf Shores, Ala.
Saturday, May 8, 2021
RECORDS:Â USC (29-4), Loyola Marymount (31-7)
1. Tina GRAUDINA/Megan KRAFT (USC) def. Iya LINDAHL/Megan RICE (LMU); 21-14, 21-18
2. Julia SCOLES/Sammy SLATER (USC) def. Selina MAROLF/Reka ORSI TOTH (LMU); 24-22, 21-14
3. Jessie PRICHARD/Savannah SLATTERY (LMU) def. Haley HALLGREN/Hailey HARWARD (USC); 22-20, 21-19
4. Joy DENNIS/Delaynie MAPLE (USC) vs. Darby DUNN/Jacinda RAMIREZ (LMU); 27-25, 22-24, 7-7 susp.
5. Audrey NOURSE/Nicole NOURSE (USC) def. Emma DOUD/Madi FIRNETT (LMU); 21-18, 21-19
Order of finish: 2, 3, 5, 1*
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The Trojans will face either LMU for the second time or UCLA (31-4) at 12:30 p.m. CT (10:30 a.m. PT). The championship match will be shown live on ESPN2 with live streams from individual courts available on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
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USC improved to 17-4 all-time at the NCAA Championship; to 24-8 in the state of Alabama; and to 23-0 all-time against LMU.
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It took extra points at both positions, but the Trojans won first sets at both the Nos. 2 and 4 courts, which started the dual first. USC scored the first point in the dual with a win at No. 2 where graduate Julia Scoles and senior All-American Sammy Slater took down Selina Marolf and Reka Orsi Toth, 24-22, 21-14.
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At court four, graduate Joy Dennis and freshman Delaynie Maple broke through to get a 27-25 win in the first set over Darby Dunn and Jacinda Ramirez but dropped a 24-22 decision in the second. The pairs were knotted at seven-all in the third set when play was stopped.
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LMU evened the dual with a win at the No. 3 position. There, Jessie Prichard and Savannah Slattery defeated senior Haley Hallgren and graduate Hailey Harward in hotly contested sets, 22-20, 21-19.
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In a bang-bang finish, USC scored a second point from court five where sophomore twins Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse defeated Emma Doud and Madi Firnett, 21-18, 21-19. Seconds later, the dual was clinched on a point from the top court where junior All-American Tina Graudina and freshman Megan Kraft took down Iya Lindahl and Megan Rice, 21-14, 21-18.
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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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[2] No. 2 USC def. [5] No. 5 Loyola Marymount, 3-1
2021 NCAA Championship • Winner's Bracket Final
Gulf Shores Beach • Gulf Shores, Ala.
Saturday, May 8, 2021
RECORDS:Â USC (29-4), Loyola Marymount (31-7)
1. Tina GRAUDINA/Megan KRAFT (USC) def. Iya LINDAHL/Megan RICE (LMU); 21-14, 21-18
2. Julia SCOLES/Sammy SLATER (USC) def. Selina MAROLF/Reka ORSI TOTH (LMU); 24-22, 21-14
3. Jessie PRICHARD/Savannah SLATTERY (LMU) def. Haley HALLGREN/Hailey HARWARD (USC); 22-20, 21-19
4. Joy DENNIS/Delaynie MAPLE (USC) vs. Darby DUNN/Jacinda RAMIREZ (LMU); 27-25, 22-24, 7-7 susp.
5. Audrey NOURSE/Nicole NOURSE (USC) def. Emma DOUD/Madi FIRNETT (LMU); 21-18, 21-19
Order of finish: 2, 3, 5, 1*
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