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Bruins Split on Final Day of Pac-12 South Invitational
March 05, 2023 | Beach Volleyball
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LOS ANGELESย -- No. 1ย UCLA (9-1) split a pair of duals on Sunday in the Pac-12 South Invitational at Mapes Beach. The Bruins opened with a 5-0 sweep of Utahย (2-5) at 10 a.m. PT and then hit the road to No. 4 USC (6-0) and fell to the Trojans, 3-2, at 3:00 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks.
In the first dual against the Utes, the Bruins went 10-0 in sets, recording their sixth 5-0 sweep of the season.
The Bruins went up 1-0 on court four as senior Rileigh Powers and graduate student Haley Hallgren, made quick work of Utah'sย Sydney Jacinto and Kylie Pitzak, 21-7, 21-12.
UCLA put another point on the board when graduate students Kelli Greene-Agnew andย Abby Van Winkle defeated the Utes' Grace Andrews and Marissa Koch, 21-10, 21-13.
Graduate students Jaden Whitmarshย and Marlie Monserez teamed upย to clinch the dual on court five with an easy 21-7, 21-14 win over Savannah Cottam and Sonja Wessel.
Senior Lexy Denaburg and freshman Maggie Boyd took down Utah's Chloe Narancich and Katie McAlister, 21-7, 21-13 on court one to put UCLA upย 4-0.
Junior Tessa Van Winkle and sophomore Sophie Mooreย completed the 5-0 sweep on court three, defeating Utah's Bella Vezzani and Abby Karich, 21-16, 21-7.
In the second dual at USC, the Bruins opened with a 2-0 lead in the first wave that included a huge win on court two where senior Devon Newberry got injured. She was forced to play the remainder of the match. Newberry and Boyd took down the Trojans' Madison White and Madison Shields, 21-16, 21-19, to put UCLA up 1-0.
Powers and Hallgren made it 2-0 UCLA with a 21-18,ย 15-21, 15-13 win on court four over USC's Olivia Bakos and Bailey Showalter.
Denaburg and Abby Van Winkleย battle hard, but lost two close sets (21-23, 18-21) to the Trojan tandem of Megan Kraft and Laynie Maple on court one.
The Trojans tied the dual at 2-2 when Delaney Karl and Gabby Walker outlasted Whitmarsh and Monserezย in three sets, 21-18, 11-21, 15-10.
USC's Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourseย sealed the Trojans' win on court three with a come-from-behind win over Brennan and Tessa Van Winkle, 15-21, 24-22, 17-15.
The Bruins return to action next week when they host the Battle for LA on Mar. 11-12ย at Mapes Beach. UCLA will open with Cal Poly at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Mar. 11.
No. 1 UCLA def. Utah, 5-0
Mapes Beach โข Los Angeles
Sunday, Mar. 5, 2023 โข 10:00ย AM PT
Records: UCLA (9-0), Utah (2-5)
1. Maggie Boyd/Lexy Denaburg (UCLA) def. Katie McAlister/Chloe Narancichย (UTAH) 21-7, 21-13
2. Kelli Greene-Agnew/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Grace Andrews/Marissa Kochย (UTAH) 21-10, 21-13
3. Tessa Van Winkle/Sophie Moore (UCLA) def. Bella Vezzani/Abby Karichย (UTAH) 21-16, 21-7
4. Rileigh Powers/Haley Hallgren (UCLA) def.ย Sydney Jacinto/Kylie Pitzakย (UTAH) 21-7, 21-12
5. Marlie Monserez/Jaden Whitmarshย (UCLA) def. Savannah Cottam/Sonja Wesselย (UTAH) 21-7, 21-14
Order of finish:ย 4, 2, 5*, 1, 3
No. 4 USC def. No. 1 UCLA, 3-2
Merle Norman Stadiumย โข Los Angeles
Sunday, Mar. 5, 2023 โข 3:00ย PM PT
Records: UCLA (9-1), USCย (6-0)
1. Megan Kraft/Delaynie Maple (USC) def. Lexy Denaburg/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA)ย 23-21, 21-18
2. Maggie Boyd/Devon Newberry (UCLA) def. Madison Shields/Madison White (USC)ย 21-16, 21-19
3. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) vs. Peri Brennan/Tessa Van Winkle (UCLA)ย 15-21, 24-22, 17-15
4. Haley Hallgren/Rileigh Powers (UCLA) def. Olivia Bakos/Bailey Showalter (USC)ย 21-18, 15-21, 15-13
5. Delaney Karl/Gabby Walker (USC) def. Marlie Monserez/Jaden Whitmarsh (UCLA)ย 21-18, 11-21, 15-10
Order of finish:ย 2, 4, 1,ย 5,ย 3*
