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No. 3 UCLA Falls to No. 1 USC, 3-0
April 29, 2022 | Beach Volleyball
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TUCSON, Ariz.ย -- No. 3ย UCLA (31-7) fell to No. 1 USC (32-1) in the title game of the 2022 Pac-12 Championship, 3-0, on Friday afternoon at Arizona's Bear Down Beach. UCLA fell to 14-20 all-time against the Trojans.
USC's Audrey and Nicole Nourse put the Trojans up 1-0 with a 21-19, 21-17 win on court four overย UCLA's Marlie Monserezย andย Rileigh Powers (10-2).
The Trojans' Megan Kraft and Sammy Slater held off UCLA's Devon Newberry and Jaden Whitmarshย (26-6)ย on court two to put USC up 2-0 with a 23-21, 21-18 hard-fought win.
Delaynie Maple and Julia Scoles opened up the second flight with a 21-15, 21-17 win over UCLA's Lea Monkhouse and Jessie Smithย (10-4) to seal the dual victory for USC.
On court one, UCLA'sย Lexy Denaburg and Abby Van Winkle (23-8) took the first set off Tina Graudina and Hailey Harward, 21-18, and trailed just 14-13 when time was called.
UCLA's Natalie Myszkowski and Sophie Moore (28-5) didn't get to complete their match on court five where Mollie Ebertin and Sunny Villapando led 21-12, 20-15, when the dual was decided.
Theย Bruins now await their seeding for the 2022 NCAA Women's Beach Volleyball Championship in tomorrow's NCAA Selection Show to be streamed live on NCAA.com at 6:00 p.m. PT.
No. 1 USC def. No.ย 3 UCLA, 3-0
Bear Down Beachย โข Tucson, Ariz.
Friday, Apr. 29, 2022 โข 2:00 PM PT
Records:ย UCLAย (31-7), USC (32-1)
1. Lexy Denaburg/Abby Van Winkleย (UCLA) vs. Tina Graudina/Hailey Harward (USC) 21-18, 13-14 DNF
2. Megan Kraft/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Jaden Whitmarsh/Devon Newberryย (UCLA)ย 23-21, 21-18
3. Delaynie Maple/Julia Scoles (USC) def. Lea Monkhouse/Jessie Smithย (UCLA)ย 21-15, 21-17
4. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Marlie Monserez/Rileigh Powers (UCLA)ย 21-19, 21-17
5. Natalie Myszkowski/Sophie Moore (UCLA) vs. Sunny Villapando/Mollie Ebertin (USC) 12-21, 15-20 DNF
Order of finish:ย 4, 2, 3*
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