Friday, March 8
Tempe, AZ
9:00 AM
UCLA
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Arizona State
The Bruins swept No. 10 Arizona State, 5-0, in the morning and fell 3-2 to No. 2 Stanford in the afternoon.
Photo by: Han Duong (herewegobru.com)
No. 1 UCLA Splits a Pair of Top 10 Duals
March 08, 2024 | Beach Volleyball
TEMPE, Ariz.ย -- No. 1 UCLA (9-4)ย split a pair of top 10 duals on Friday at the Pac-12 South Invitational sweeping No. 10 Arizona State (6-1), 5-0, and then falling to No. 2 Stanford (8-1)ย for the second time this season, 3-2, at the Sun Devil Beach Volleyball Facility.ย The Bruins improved to 10-1 all-time against Arizona State and fell to 21-3 against the Cardinal.
This marked the 23rd time in program history that the Bruins were involved in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchย and UCLA fell to 9-14 all-time in those duals. UCLA is just 2-9 when it is the No. 1 team in a 1v2 situationย and 7-5 when it is the No. 2 team.
In the dual against the Sun Devils, UCLA'sย court five pair ofย junior Natalie Myszkowski and redshirt freshman Ensley Alden took down Kendall Whitmarsh (Jaden Whitmarsh's younger sister) and Adri Nieves Papaleo in straight sets, 21-12, 21-16. The young Bruin duo are now 11-1 on the year as they also picked up a win against No. 2 Stanford's pair of Maya Harvey and Clara Stowell, 21-11, 21-19.
In the dual against the Cardinal, the Bruins lost the first two matches in the first wave (court two and four), both were two-point games in the third set. But after the Bruins' put a point on the board on court five, the clinching point for the Cardinal came at court one where UCLA's pair of graduate student Lexy Denaburg and sophomore Maggie Boyd fell in straight sets to Stanford'sย Xolani Hodel and Brooke Rockwell, 21-17, 21-16.
The Bruins return to action tomorrow when they take on Oregon (1-7) at 9:00 a.m. PST and then UCLA concludes the tournament with a rematch against No. 14 Washington (3-5).
No. 1 UCLA def. No. 10 Arizona State, 5-0
Sun Devil Beach Volleyball Facility โข Tempe, Ariz.
Friday, Mar. 22, 2024 โข 9:00 AM
Records: UCLA (9-3), ASU (6-1)
1. Maggie Boyd/Lexy Denaburg (UCLA) def. Anya Pemberton/Daniella Kensinger (ASU) 21-14, 21-18
2. Peri Brennan/Devon Newberry (UCLA) def. Arden Besecker/Ava Williamson (ASU) 21-18, 21-15
3. Tessa Van Winkle/Jaden Whitmarsh (UCLA) def. Lexi Sweeney/Taryn Ames (ASU) 21-19, 21-14
4. Kenzie Brower/Jessie Smith (UCLA) def. Ava Kirunchyk/Ava Haughy (ASU) 24-22, 21-11
5. Ensley Alden/Natalie Myszkowski (UCLA) def. Kendall Whitmarsh/Adri Nieves Papaleo (ASU) 21-12, 21-16
Order of finish:ย 2, 4, 5*, 1, 3
No. 2 Stanford def. No. 1 UCLA, 3-2
Sun Devil Beach Volleyball Facility โข Tempe, Ariz.
Friday, Mar. 22, 2024 โข 1:00 PM
Records: UCLA (9-4), Stanfordย (8-1)
1. Xolani Hodel/Brooke Rockwell (STAN) def. Maggie Boyd/Lexy Denaburg (UCLA) 21-17, 21-16
2. Ruby Sorra/Taylor Wilson (STAN) def. Peri Brennan/Devon Newberry (UCLA) 21-19, 16-21, 15-13
3. Tessa Van Winkle/Jaden Whitmarsh (UCLA) def. Kelly Belardi/Ashley Vincent (STAN) 18-21, 21-18, 15-11
4. Chloe Hoffman/Kate Reilly (STAN) def. Kenzie Brower/Jessie Smith (UCLA) 21-19, 13-21, 16-14
5. Ensley Alden/Natalie Myszkowski (UCLA) def. Maya Harvey/Clara Stowell (STAN) 21-11, 21-19
Order of finish:ย 2, 4, 5, 1*, 3
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This marked the 23rd time in program history that the Bruins were involved in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchย and UCLA fell to 9-14 all-time in those duals. UCLA is just 2-9 when it is the No. 1 team in a 1v2 situationย and 7-5 when it is the No. 2 team.
In the dual against the Sun Devils, UCLA'sย court five pair ofย junior Natalie Myszkowski and redshirt freshman Ensley Alden took down Kendall Whitmarsh (Jaden Whitmarsh's younger sister) and Adri Nieves Papaleo in straight sets, 21-12, 21-16. The young Bruin duo are now 11-1 on the year as they also picked up a win against No. 2 Stanford's pair of Maya Harvey and Clara Stowell, 21-11, 21-19.
In the dual against the Cardinal, the Bruins lost the first two matches in the first wave (court two and four), both were two-point games in the third set. But after the Bruins' put a point on the board on court five, the clinching point for the Cardinal came at court one where UCLA's pair of graduate student Lexy Denaburg and sophomore Maggie Boyd fell in straight sets to Stanford'sย Xolani Hodel and Brooke Rockwell, 21-17, 21-16.
The Bruins return to action tomorrow when they take on Oregon (1-7) at 9:00 a.m. PST and then UCLA concludes the tournament with a rematch against No. 14 Washington (3-5).
No. 1 UCLA def. No. 10 Arizona State, 5-0
Sun Devil Beach Volleyball Facility โข Tempe, Ariz.
Friday, Mar. 22, 2024 โข 9:00 AM
Records: UCLA (9-3), ASU (6-1)
1. Maggie Boyd/Lexy Denaburg (UCLA) def. Anya Pemberton/Daniella Kensinger (ASU) 21-14, 21-18
2. Peri Brennan/Devon Newberry (UCLA) def. Arden Besecker/Ava Williamson (ASU) 21-18, 21-15
3. Tessa Van Winkle/Jaden Whitmarsh (UCLA) def. Lexi Sweeney/Taryn Ames (ASU) 21-19, 21-14
4. Kenzie Brower/Jessie Smith (UCLA) def. Ava Kirunchyk/Ava Haughy (ASU) 24-22, 21-11
5. Ensley Alden/Natalie Myszkowski (UCLA) def. Kendall Whitmarsh/Adri Nieves Papaleo (ASU) 21-12, 21-16
Order of finish:ย 2, 4, 5*, 1, 3
No. 2 Stanford def. No. 1 UCLA, 3-2
Sun Devil Beach Volleyball Facility โข Tempe, Ariz.
Friday, Mar. 22, 2024 โข 1:00 PM
Records: UCLA (9-4), Stanfordย (8-1)
1. Xolani Hodel/Brooke Rockwell (STAN) def. Maggie Boyd/Lexy Denaburg (UCLA) 21-17, 21-16
2. Ruby Sorra/Taylor Wilson (STAN) def. Peri Brennan/Devon Newberry (UCLA) 21-19, 16-21, 15-13
3. Tessa Van Winkle/Jaden Whitmarsh (UCLA) def. Kelly Belardi/Ashley Vincent (STAN) 18-21, 21-18, 15-11
4. Chloe Hoffman/Kate Reilly (STAN) def. Kenzie Brower/Jessie Smith (UCLA) 21-19, 13-21, 16-14
5. Ensley Alden/Natalie Myszkowski (UCLA) def. Maya Harvey/Clara Stowell (STAN) 21-11, 21-19
Order of finish:ย 2, 4, 5, 1*, 3
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