2019 NCAA Regular season & Postseason

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Pac-12 Championships present Clean Slate, New Mindset

p1440.com/news/pac-12-championships-present-clean-slate-new-mindset

USC head coach Anna Collier: "It’s championship season. (...) We’re not working on any more. I’m not teaching them. The mindset is just to beat them."

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Photo gallery from Pac-12 Day 1
volleyballmag.com/pac12-042619

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Comments before Big West Championship


"watch ‘til the end, trust us 🐎"
Macy Gordon and Chrissy Jones - Cal Poly Mustangs

LBSU seniors Kendra Koelsch and Tyler Spriggs

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Cal def. Washington 3-1

1. Mirkovic/Schafer (Cal) def. Gengenbacher/Julye 21-7, 21-18
2. Micheletti/Polo (Cal) vs. McPherson/Bajema 22-20, 20-18 DNF
3. Campbell/Lindahl (Cal) def. McCoy/Niece 21-14, 21-7
4. Inman/Merino (Cal) def. Calle/Drechsel 21-17, 21-16
5. Newton/Weber def. Dueck/Waldburger (Cal) 21-18, 11-21, 15-12
Order of finish: 5, 4, 3, 1*

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UCLA freshman Lindsey Sparks: "(The goal) is to show our dominance. We just focus on ourselves and play against whoever is up next."

dailybruin.com/2019/04/26/beach-volleyball-preps-for-quarterfinals-of-pac-12-tournament-after-sweeping-oregon

Head coach Stein Metzger: "We have two scouting reports for each game. Once we know who we are going to face, we throw one away."

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USC def. Arizona State 3-0

1. Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) def. Oluoma Okaro/Ashley Wenz (ASU) 21-17, 21-12
2. Terese Cannon/Sammy Slater (USC) vs. Katelyn Carballo/Katie Cross (ASU) 21-13, 18-17 DNF
3. Haley Hallgren/Alexandra Poletto (USC) vs. Emily Anderson/Lauren Weintraub (ASU) 21-17, 14-7 DNF
4. Joy Dennis/Maja Kaiser (USC) def. Kate Baldwin/Samantha Plaster (ASU) 21-17, 21-17
5. Cammie Dorn/Mollie Ebertin (USC) def. Cierra Flood/Ellyson Lundberg (ASU) 22-20, 21-17
Order of finish: 4, 5, 1*

usctrojans.com/news/2019/4/26/womens-beach-volleyball-usc-moves-into-winners-final-on-3-0-win-over-arizona-state.aspx

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Hawaii def. CSUN 5-0

1. Amy Ozee/Emily Maglio (UH) def. Daniella Molinari/Seyvion Waggoner (CSUN) 21-13, 21-18
2. Julia Scoles/Ari Homayun (UH) def. Darbi Honeycutt/Mikaela Maughan (CSUN) 21-15, 21-12
3. Martin/Napoleon (UH) def. Brydon/McMurray (CSUN) 19-21, 21-10, 15-6
4. Hi'ilawe Huddleston/Kylin Loker (UH) def. Nicole Nevarez/Lexi McLeod (CSUN) 21-12, 21-14
5. Paige Dreeuws/Sofia Russo (UH) def. Cassidy Rosso/Kailey Klein (CSUN) 21-8, 21-17

hawaiiathletics.com/news/2019/4/26/womens-beach-volleyball-sandbows-begin-title-defense-with-win-over-csun.aspx

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UCLA def. Arizona 3-0

1. Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (UCLA) def. Olivia Hallaran/Mia Mason (Ariz) 21-13, 21-14
2. Lily Justine/Sarah Sponcil (UCLA) vs. Jonny Baham/Brooke Burling (Ariz) 21-12, 16-17 DNF
3. Zana Muno/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) vs. Natalie Anselmo/Madison Rigdon (Ariz) 21-18, 18-12 DNF
4. Lea Monkhouse/Savvy Simo (UCLA) def. Sarah Blacker/Jasmine Safar (Ariz) 21-19, 21-11
5. Izzy Carey/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) def. Ainise Havili/Dana Parker (Ariz) 28-26, 21-18
Order of finish: 4, 5, 1*

uclabruins.com/news/2019/4/26/beach-volleyball-no-1-ucla-sweeps-no-4-arizona-3-0.aspx



Blooper

[Barefoot In Kailua]

#8 Cal Poly 5, #12 Long Beach State 0

1. Crissy Jones/Tiadora Miric (CP) def. Megan Kruidhof/Mari Molina (LBSU) 21-17, 21-12
2. Emily Sonny/Macy Gordon (CP) def. Zoi Konstantopoulou/Nicci Reinking (LBSU) 21-18, 21-12
3. Jayelin Lombard/Kassandra Wright (CP) def. Kendra Koelsch/Kenzie Holtz (LBSU) 21-16, 21-17
4. Delaney Peranich/Samantha Manley (CP) def. Sydney Stevens/Claire Newlander (LBSU) 21-16, 21-18
5. Vanessa Roscoe/Brayden Gruenewald (CP) def. Tyler Spriggs/Alexis Patterson (LBSU) 21-16, 21-17

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Cal vs. Arizona 3-1

1. Mirkovic/Schafer (Cal) def. Hallaran/Mason (Ariz) 22-20, 21-15
2. Micheletti/Polo (Cal) def. Baham/Burling (Ariz) 21-16, 21-18
3. Campbell/Lindahl (Cal) v. Anselmo/Rigdon (Ariz) 21-18, 18-21, 1-0 DNF
4. Inman/Merino (Cal) def. Blacker/Safar (Ariz) 21-8, 21-18
5. Havili/Parker (Ariz) def. Dueck/Waldburger (Cal) 21-18, 21-14
Order of finish: 4, 5, 2, 1*

arizonawildcats.com/news/2019/4/26/Cats-End-Pac-12-Championship-Run-against-Cal.aspx

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#2 USC def. #1 UCLA 3-2

1. Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) def. Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (UCLA) 21-13, 18-21, 15-10
2. Lily Justine/Sarah Sponcil (UCLA) def. Terese Cannon/Sammy Slater (USC) 21-19, 21-17
3. Haley Hallgren/Alexandra Poletto (USC) def. Zana Muno/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) 21-18, 21-19
4. Joy Dennis/Maja Kaiser (USC) def. Lea Monkhouse/Savvy Simo (UCLA) 21-16, 21-15
5. Izzy Carey/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) def. Cammie Dorn/Mollie Ebertin (USC) 21-15, 21-10
Order of finish: 5, 4, 2, 3, 1*

USC twitter: "Head coach Anna Collier wins her 200th-career match in the process as UCLA falls to 30-2!"

usctrojans.com/news/2019/4/26/womens-beach-volleyball-no-2-usc-beach-takes-down-no-1-ucla-to-advance-to-pac-12-title-match.aspx

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USC-UCLA Highlights


Video: Pac-12 Network

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Cal def. Arizona State 3-1

1 Oluoma Okaro/Ashley Wenz (ASU) vs. Mima Mirkovic/Carolina Schafer (Cal) 21-16, 17-16 DNF
2 Maddie Micheletti/Jordan Polo (Cal) def. Katelyn Carballo/Katie Cross (ASU) 21-17, 21-13
3 Grace Campbell/Iya Lindahl (Cal) def. Emily Anderson/Lauren Weintraub (ASU) 21-11, 21-14
4 Alexia Inman/Mia Merino (Cal) def. Kate Baldwin/Samantha Plaster (ASU) 21-13, 17-21, 15-8
5 Cierra Flood/Ellyson Lundberg (ASU) def. Madison Dueck/Abby Waldburger (Cal) 21-18, 21-12
Order of finish: 5, 4, 2, 3*

calbears.com/news/2019/4/26/beach-volleyball-cal-wins-three-straight-elimination-games-to-make-semifinals-in-pac-12-championship.aspx

[Fight On!]

Fight On!

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Reporters play against Oluoma Okaro/Ashley Wenz (Arizona State)

Video: Cronkite Sports

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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 - Cal 3-2 (!)
Apr 25   3:00pm : USC - Washington 3-0
Apr 26   9.00am : Cal - Washington 3-1
Apr 26 10:30am : USC - Arizona State 3-0
Apr 26 12:00pm : UCLA - Arizona 3-0
Apr 26   3.00pm : Cal - Arizona 3-1
Apr 26   4.30pm : USC - UCLA 3-2
Apr 26   6.00pm : Cal - Arizona State 3-1
Apr 27 11.00am : UCLA - Cal 3-0
Apr 27   1.30pm : Final : USC vs. UCLA

2019 Big West Championship, Zuma Beach, Malibu, CA
TV: P1440.com
Bracket
Apr 26 10am : Cal Poly - Sacramento State 5-0
Apr 26 11am : Long Beach State - CSUB 5-0
Apr 26 12pm : Hawaii - CSUN 5-0
Apr 26   1pm : Cal Poly - Long Beach State 5-0
Apr 26   3pm : Long Beach State - UC Davis 5-0
Apr 27 10am : Cal Poly - Hawaii 4-1
Apr 27 11am : Long Beach State - CSUN 5-0
Apr 27 12pm : Hawaii - Long Beach State 3-2
Apr 27   1pm : Pre-final or Final : Cal Poly vs. Hawaii

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