Ensley Alden and Natalie Myszkowski
It is the first AVCA/CBVB weekly national honor for Ensley Alden and Natalie Myszkowski.
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Alden and Myszkowski Named AVCA/CBVB Collegiate Beach Pair of the Week

April 01, 2024 | Beach Volleyball

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Redshirt freshman Ensley Aldenย (Vista, Calif. / San Marcos HS) and junior Natalie Myszkowskiย (Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Mira Costa HS) have been named the AVCA/CBVB Collegiate Beach Pair of the Week as announced by the AVCA today. It is the first AVCA/CBVB weekly national honor for both Alden and Myszkowski.

Myszkowski and Alden demonstrated their dominance at the Death Volley Invitational, boasting an outstanding 4-0 record against ranked opponents on court 5. Without dropping a set in the marquee event, they recorded the first points of No. 2 UCLA's dual wins against No. 10 LSU and No. 4 TCU. Their season record stands at an impressive 20-1.

The Bruin pair hasย won 18 matches in a row and are 20-1 on the year (all on court five). This week they defeated four ranked teams without dropping a set. In the 18-match winning streak, all 18 have come against ranked teams, with six coming against top-fiveย teams and a total of 13ย coming against teams in the top-10 nationally.

RECAP:

March 29: def. Carra Sassack/Kaeli Crews (No. 5 Florida State) 22-20, 21-17
March 29: def. Olivia Clines/Morgan Williams (No. 4 TCU) 21-18, 21-13
March 30: def. Olivia Strandberg/Shayna Wolf (No. 17 FAU) 21-17, 26-24
March 30: def. Brooke Blutreich/Gracey Campbell (No. 10 LSU) 21-14, 21-17

Head Coach:ย Jenny Johnson Jordan
AVCA Team Ranking Last Week: 2

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