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SAN FRANCISCO -- UCLA seniors Megan McNamara (Vancouver, BC, Canada) and Nicole McNamara (Vancouver, BC, Canada) have been named the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week as announced by the league office today.
The Bruin duo helped defending NCAA and Pac-12 Champion UCLA remain undefeated at 21-0 on the year, going 6-0 last week on court one and without dropping a set.
The Bruins defeated five ranked teams including four in the top 10, sweeping four of their opponents for a total of 14 sweeps on the year.
The pair's wins clinched three dual victories for the Bruins (Loyola Marymount, Stetson, and FIU) last week and they lead UCLA in that category with six clinching wins on the year.
The duo has won 15-straight matches, all in straight sets and all on court one, to improve to 18-1 on the year. Twelve of the 15 wins were against ranked teams with nine of them being in the top 10.
The twin sisters are both sociology majors with 3.8 GPAs.
It is the first weekly honor for the pair and the fifth of their career. It is also the 10th all-time for a UCLA duo and the second this season.
ALSO NOMINATED: Jasmine Safar/Sarah Blacker, ARIZ; Kate Baldwin/Samantha Plaster, ASU; Destiny Julye/Kristen Gengenbache, WASH.
2019 PAC-12 BEACH VOLLEYBALL PAIR OF THE WEEK
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- UCLA seniors Megan McNamara (Vancouver, BC, Canada) and Nicole McNamara (Vancouver, BC, Canada) have been named the AVCA/CollegeBeachVB.com national Pair of the Week as announced by the AVCA today.
The Bruins remained unbeaten after a perfect 6-0 week, which included going 4-0 at the Surf & Turf Invitational thanks in part to the Canadian twins. From the No. 1 position, they swept their four matches defeating three pairs who have garnered the pair of the week award earlier this season (Stetson's Carly Perales/Sunniva Helland-Hansen, LSU's Claire Coppola/Kristen Nuss, and Florida State's Alaina Chacon/Madison Fitzpatrick). Their lone loss of the season came on February 27th and they have rattled off 15 straight victories since.
This is UCLA's fourth AVCA/CollegeBeachVB.com Pair of the Week honor for the Bruins, which is the most in collegiate beach. The McNamara pair takes home their second award after winning it on April 3rd of last year.
TEAM RESULTS:
No. 1 UCLA def. Oregon, 5-0 (Ocean Park Beach, Santa Monica, CA – 03/26/19)
No. 1 UCLA def. No. 13 Loyola Marymount, 5-0 (Ocean Park Beach, Santa Monica, CA – 03/26/19)
No. 1 UCLA def. No. 4 LSU, 4-1 (Lummus Park Beach Courts, Miami, FL – 03/29/19)
No. 1 UCLA def. No. 10 Stetson, 5-0 (Lummus Park Beach Courts, Miami, FL – 03/29/19)
No. 1 UCLA def. No. 3 Florida State, 4-1 (Lummus Park Beach Courts, Miami, FL – 03/30/19)
No. 1 UCLA def. No. 8 FIU, 5-0 (Lummus Park Beach Courts, Miami, FL – 03/30/19)
WEEK RECAP
March 26: def. Lindsey Vander Weide/Brooke Nuneviller (Oregon), 21-17, 21-17
March 26: def. Megan Nash/Bo Culo (LMU), 21-18, 21-10
March 29: def. Claire Coppola/Kristen Nuss (LSU), 26-24, 21-18
March 29: def. Carly Perales/Sunniva Helland-Hansen (SU), 21-13, 21-12
March 30: def. Alaina Chacon/Madison Fitzpatrick (FSU), 21-17, 21-14
March 30: def. Federica Frasca/Magherita Bianchin (FIU), 21-14, 24-22
2019 AVCA/COLLEGEBEACHVB.COM PAIR OF THE WEEK
| Apr. 2 | Megan McNamara + Nicole McNamara | UCLA |
|---|---|---|
| Mar. 26 | Alaina Chacon + Madison Fitzpatrick | Florida State |
| Mar. 19 | Carly Perales + Sunniva Helland-Hansen | Stetson |
| Mar. 12 | Abril Bustamante + Tina Graudina | USC |
| Mar. 5 | Lily Justine + Sarah Sponcil | UCLA |
| Feb. 26 | Claire Coppola + Kristen Nuss | LSU |