Friday, May 6
Gulf Shores, AL
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UCLA

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Jessie Smith
Jessie Smith (11) and her partner Lea Monkhouse improved to 2-0 at the 2022 NCAA Championship.
Photo by: Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos

No. 2 UCLA Advances to Winner's Bracket Semifinals

May 06, 2022 | Beach Volleyball

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GULF SHORES, Ala.ย -- No. 2ย UCLA (33-7) advanced to the winner's bracket semifinalย of the 2022 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship after defeating No. 6 LSU (31-11), 3-0, on Friday afternoonย at Gulf Beach Place.ย UCLA improved to 14-2 all-time against the Tigers with its sixth-straight win in the series.

UCLA's Lea Monkhouse and Jessie Smith put the Bruins up 1-0 with a 25-23, 21-12, win on court three over LSU's Reilly Allred and Holly Carlton.

The Bruins quickly went up 2-0 when Lexy Denaburg and Abby Van Winkle defeated the Tigers' Parker Bracken and Bella Bauman on court one,ย 21-13, 21-19.

UCLA's freshman pair of Natalie Myszkowski and Sophie Moore earned their first-ever NCAA Tournament win on court five, taking down LSU's Sierra Caffo and Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope, 21-17, 21-17, to clinch the dual for the Bruins.

Devon Newberry and Jaden Whitmarsh were unable to finish their match when time was called, but they held a 21-19, 14-14 lead on court two over the Tigers' Kylie Deberg and Kelli Greene-Agnew.

Marlie Monserez and Rileigh Powers were also unable to finish but were leading 21-19, 16-15, over LSU's Ellie Shank and Grace Seits on court four.

UCLA will face No. 14 Georgia State on Saturday, May 7 at 9:00 a.m. CT/7:00 a.m. PT at Gulf Beach Place on ESPN2. The 10th-seeded Panthers advanced after pulling off the biggest upset in NCAA Beach Championship history, defeating second-seededย TCU, 3-2.

No. 2ย UCLA def. No. 6 LSU, 3-0
Gulf Placeย Beachย โ€ข Gulf Shores, Ala.
Friday, May 6, 2022 โ€ข 3:15ย PM PT
Records:ย UCLAย (33-7), LSU (31-11)
1. Lexy Denaburg/Abby Van Winkleย (UCLA) def. Parker Bracken/Bella Baumanย (LSU) 21-13, 21-19
2. Jaden Whitmarsh/Devon Newberryย (UCLA) def. Kylie Deberg/Kelli Greene-Agnewย (LSU) 21-19, 14-14, truncated
3. Lea Monkhouse/Jessie Smithย (UCLA) def. Reilly Allred
/Holly Carlton (LSU)ย 25-23, 21-12
4.
Marlie Monserez/Rileigh Powers (UCLA) vs. Ellie Shank/Grace Seitsย (LSU)ย 21-19, 16-15, truncated
5.ย Natalie Myszkowski/Sophie Moore (UCLA) def. Sierra Caffo/Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope (LSU) 21-17, 21-17
Order of finish:ย 3, 1, 5*
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