2019 NCAA Regular season & Postseason

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Apr 21, 2019 14:57:03 GMT -5 sandball said:

USC Takeover, Senior Day, Locker Room

Video: NCAA Volleyball IG, USC Beach IG, Sara Hughes IG, Brian Tsujii IG

USC Seniors

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Apr 22, 2019 0:24:11 GMT -5 sandball said:

UCLA honored seniors Sarah Sponcil, Zana Muno, Nicole McNamara, Megan McNamara and Izzy Carey

Photo: Sim Beauchamp/Daily Bruin

"Underclassmen sported giant cardboard cutouts of the seniors’ game faces and danced around behind their teammates in each match" - dailybruin.com/2019/04/21/beach-volleyball-shows-versatility-of-lineup-with-consecutive-senior-day-sweeps

http://instagr.am/p/BwfdO7UHv0Z

UCLA Senior Day


Video/Photo: Cami Sanchez IG, Erkki Corpuz IG, Tana Werner IG, Lea Monkhouse IG

"I know these are ugly pictures of us – normally it’s just the best picture you’ve gotten – but the ugly faces were awesome," said senior Sarah Sponcil. "And watching (the underclassmen) mess around with them was great." - dailybruin.com

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LSU Takeover

Video: NCAA Volleyball IG

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LSU head coach Russel Brock: "First time in a long time that we’ve had to play on Easter Sunday. Came up short in the conference championship finals, but excited that the season isn’t over!! And most importantly, He Is Risen!! Thankful for the greatest victory ever....Jesus’ victory over death!!" - @russlsubeach

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Stetson returns to practice this week with one prominent question on their minds: "Are we in?"

gohatters.com/news/2019/4/22/beach-volleyball-asun-champion-hatters-return-to-practice.aspx

"The eight-team NCAA Championship field won't be unveiled until Sunday night. The selection committee will choose three teams from the east region, three teams from the west region, and two at-large berths to compete in Gulf Shores, Ala. on May 3-5."

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Big West Championship Seedings & Bracket

"All seven teams advance to the double-elimination tournament on Friday and Saturday with the No. 1 seed receiving a first round bye"

bigwest.org/sports/2019/3/14/WBVB_0314194741.aspx

Seedings
1. Hawaii
2. Cal Poly
3. Long Beach State
4. CSUN
5. UC Davis
6. CSUB
7. Sacramento State


Photo: @uhbeachvolley

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The audacity of the Big West Committee to use the word "losers" for the "contenders".  SMH.

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Apr 23, 2019 19:37:37 GMT -5 @micahlitt said:

The audacity of the Big West Committee to use the word "losers" for the "contenders".  SMH.

The WCC labeled them "Non-Advancing Teams"

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NCAA Plays of the Week

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Final college beach volleyball Power Rankings: Upsets highlight Penultimate Weekend

p1440.com/news/final-college-beach-volleyball-power-rankings-upsets-highlight-penultimate-weekend

8. LMU
(...) "I’m happy to make an argument that LMU — unless Cal Poly or Long Beach State wins the Big West, or Cal the Pac-12 — should be in the NCAA Tournament. I think how a team is performing at the end of the season should be weighed heavier than how it did in the beginning."

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Learn how to handset with Cal’s Maddie Micheletti!

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Hawaii has never lost a Big West tournament dual match, and the Rainbow Wahine have no intention of slipping up now

www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/court-sense/hawaii-beach-volleyball-wahine-locked-in-for-big-west-tournament

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SandBows Set For 2019 Big West Beach Volleyball Tournament

Video: University of Hawaii Athletics Department

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Alexia Inman and Mia Merino (Cal) - Pac-12 Pair of the Week

calbears.com/news/2019/4/23/beach-volleyball-alexia-inman-and-mia-merino-win-pac-12-pair-of-the-week.aspx

Julia Oswald and Rachel Rosequist (Tampa) - AVCA Pair of the Week
www.avca.org/awards/players-of-the-week/avca-collegebeachvb-pair-of-the-week.html

Macy Gordon and Emily Sonny (Cal Poly) - Big West Pair of the Week
bigwest.org/news/2019/4/23/womens-beach-volleyball-gordon-sonny-cp-named-pairs-team-of-the-week.aspx
www.gopoly.com/sports/beachvball/2018-19/releases/2019042406ykk9

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LMU freshman: "I want to be like my sister (Viktoria Orsi Toth)"

p1440.com/news/reka-orsi-toth-making-an-immediate-impact-at-lmu

Reka Orsi Toth "is going to be up there with some of those names, Betsi Flint, Sarah Sponcil, Emily Day," said LMU head coach John Mayer.

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#1 UCLA seeks postseason success following near-perfect regular season

dailybruin.com/2019/04/22/beach-volleyball-seeks-postseason-success-following-near-perfect-regular-season

"USC is definitely the team to beat at Pac-12s for us and they’re probably feeling a bit more confident because we beat them the first two times, but they beat us in our last match," said UCLA senior Izzy Carey.

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Big Week Schedule - Top Teams

2019 Pac-12 Championship, Merle Norman Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
TV: Pac-12 Network
Bracket Updated
Apr 25 10:30am : Arizona - Stanford 3-0
Apr 25 12:00pm : UCLA - Oregon 3-0
Apr 25   1:30pm : Arizona State def. Cal 3-2 (!)
Apr 25   3:00pm : USC - Washington 3-0
Apr 26   9.00am : Cal - Washington
Apr 26 10:30am : USC - Arizona State
Apr 26 12:00pm : UCLA - Arizona
Apr 26   4.30pm : USC ? - UCLA ?
Apr 26   3.00pm : Cal ? - Arizona ?
Apr 26   6.00pm : Cal ? - ...
Apr 27 11.00am : ... - ....
Apr 27   1.30pm : Final : ... - ....

2019 Big West Championship, Zuma Beach, Malibu, CA
TV: P1440.com
Bracket
Apr 26 10am : Cal Poly - Sacramento State
Apr 26 11am : Long Beach State - CSUB
Apr 26 12pm : Hawaii - CSUN ?
Apr 26   1pm : Cal Poly ? - Long Beach State ?
Apr 27 10am : Hawaii ? - ...
Apr 27 12pm : ... - ...
Apr 27   1pm : Final : ... - ...

2019 NCAA Selection Show
TV: NCAA.com
Apr 28 7pm ET