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Post by kballer9 on Apr 26, 2021 5:23:19 GMT -5
All five matches were close. Great victory by the Trojans! Fight on! UCLA had home court advantage today and the loss of Tina Graudina is greater than the loss of Lindsey Sparks. Hopefully, both squads will be at full strength next week when UCLA again has home court advantage. UCLA has won some close 3-2 duals this year against inferior opponents. Let’s see if their luck holds out in the Conference Championships. I’m wondering if Arizona thinks they should be seeded higher than Stanford. They recently beat both Stanford and Cal. I don’t like how the Wildcats avoided USC all year. my opinion of the seedings: 1. USC 2. UCLA 3. Arizona 4. Stanford 5. Cal 6. Arizona St. 7. Washington (3 of 4 wins were against Oregon and Utah, though they did manage to win 1-2 matches against some decent opponents) 8. Oregon (only 2 matches they’ve won against a team outside of Oregon all year were against Washington in a 2-3 loss) 9. Utah (maybe they shouldn’t even come 🤗. 18 of their 21 losses were 0-5) So even if USC and UCLA don’t get first round byes, their opponents would be so horrible that it would be like an easy warmup. Cal v Stanford and Arizona v Arizona St will have to provide the first round excitement. Good assessment, Arizona was tough and players utilized well. Thought SC played the Wildcats in Arizona but maybe I am mistaken? Does anyone know about Sparks? She is a great player and fun to watch, hope she is doing better? Appears Graudina was in the tournaments down in Mexico. Surprising that Cal and Stanford are not stronger this year, they are great schools with a ton to offer to the players so they should be getting the recruits.
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Post by kballer9 on Apr 26, 2021 5:54:08 GMT -5
USC 3, UCLA 2 1. Julia Scoles/Sammy Slater vs Lexy Denaburg/Savvy Simo 19-21, 21-23 2. Megan Kraft/Hailey Harward vs Devon Newberry/Lea Monkhouse 21-19, 23-21 3. Haley Hallgren/Paige Dreeuws vs Abby Van Winkle/Megan Muret 16-21, 21-10, 11-15 4. Joy Dennis/Delaynie Maple vs Jacqueline Quade/Cami Sanchez 21-19, 21-18 5. Nicole Nourse/Audrey Nourse vs Rileigh Powers/Jaden Whitmarsh 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 Exh. Harper Hallgren/Mollie Ebertin vs Hannah Phair/Maggie Walters 19-21, 24-22 Order of finish: 4, 2, 3, 1, 5* Ron Esperno on the Mic did a great job. Will all of the games at UCLA for the Pac12 be televised on Pac 12 network? The last games were cut short and with covid and lack of programs, would think they would televise all of these games.
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Post by bigteddy on Apr 26, 2021 8:26:44 GMT -5
Our family is BEYOND blessed to know the whole Harward family! They are a class act in every way, such a beautiful and sincere representation of Christ in their lives. There is so much more to volleyball..... our daughter had indoor taken away from her because of serious injuries and we know first hand not to rely on volleyball! When we call her she always says, "pinch me, I still cannot believe I am part of this incredible program and get to play this year with these wonderful girls, athletes and coaches!" Anyone that says anything negative about a player should not be allowed to be on this forum or anywhere else. I have never been on here but I don't understand how/why it is anonymous? ginny scoles
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Post by volley2022 on Apr 27, 2021 0:59:23 GMT -5
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Post by volley2022 on Apr 27, 2021 16:24:38 GMT -5
AVCA Collegiate Beach Volleyball Poll: April 27, 2021 Rank School (First place votes) Record 1. USC (16) 23-2 2. UCLA 24-3 3. Florida State 32-4 4. LSU 25-7 5. Loyola Marymount 26-6 6. Cal Poly 19-8 7. TCU 26-8 8. Arizona 21-4 9. Stanford 20-9 10. Grand Canyon 18-11 11. Cal 14-11 12. FAU 20-10 13. Pepperdine 11-15 14. FIU 25-7 15. Hawai’i 14-8 www.avca.org/polls/beach/4-27-2021.html
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Post by volley2022 on Apr 28, 2021 7:08:07 GMT -5
USC Seeks Fourth Pac-12 Championship Anticipated USC Lineup No. 1 : Tina Graudina/Megan Kraft 7-1 No. 2 : Julia Scoles/Sammy Slater 9-1 No. 3 : Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward 6-2 No. 4 : Joy Dennis/Delaynie Maple 21-2 No. 5 : Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse 24-1 usctrojans.com/documents/2021/4/27/21uscbvb0427.pdf
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Post by volley2022 on Apr 28, 2021 15:51:12 GMT -5
NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship Attendance Policy Set All 8 teams will be allocated tickets so family and friends can attend. The guidelines will allow around 700 spectators per day for the three-day championship so the family and friends of student-athletes and coaches can attend. “The competition and practice courts, fan seating, camera and broadcast stands for our television partners are some of the elements that have to be built on an annual basis. We also have to create a controlled environment for the student-athletes and coaches, who will undergo COVID-19 testing, of the eight teams so they can focus on competing for a national championship,” said Kelcey Roegiers, NCAA Women’s Beach Volleyball Committee chair. www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/beach-volleyball-championship-attendance-policy-set
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Post by volley2022 on Apr 29, 2021 0:56:55 GMT -5
The selections for the 2021 beach volleyball championship will be announced during the selection show on NCAA.com at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 2. The championship is in Gulf Beach Place in Gulf Shores, Alabama, from May 7-9.
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Post by volley2022 on Apr 29, 2021 11:40:55 GMT -5
2021 Pac-12 Championship Mapes Beach • Los Angeles, Calif. April 29 • 3 p.m. PT • Live TV: Pac-12 Networks [1] USC (23-2) vs. [8] Oregon (7-9)
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Post by volley2022 on Apr 29, 2021 18:59:57 GMT -5
USC 3, Oregon 0
1 : Tina Graudina/Megan Kraft 21-9, 21-10 2 : Julia Scoles/Sammy Slater 21-9, 21-9 3 : Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward 21-17, 14-7 DNF 4 : Joy Dennis/Delaynie Maple 21-12, 21-10 5 : Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse 21-13, 20-8 DNF Order of finish: 2, 4, 1*
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Post by burbank55 on Apr 29, 2021 19:12:29 GMT -5
Higher seeds all have won so far. I don’t anticipate Arizona and Stanford will pose any problems for UCLA and USC tomorrow, but you never know. The big unknown is which will get third place and a possible at large berth to Gulf Shores.
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Post by ncaabeachfan on Apr 30, 2021 0:03:58 GMT -5
Higher seeds all have won so far. I don’t anticipate Arizona and Stanford will pose any problems for UCLA and USC tomorrow, but you never know. The big unknown is which will get third place and a possible at large berth to Gulf Shores. In my mind the team that finishes higher and/or beats the other between Arizona and Stanford gets the 8th and final spot for Gulf Shores. My money is on Stanford.
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Post by volley2022 on Apr 30, 2021 7:14:32 GMT -5
USC Athletics Highligts: USC vs Oregon
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Post by hbmb10k on Apr 30, 2021 12:01:33 GMT -5
I see Maple/Kraft and Scoles/Harward back together for $20K AVP tournament in New Orleans June 5th. Half the starters are gone after this season. Are we going to see any of their replacements step up and get better in the off season like these pairs did? Attend multiple top end AVPNext events? The Nourses perhaps, not so confident about the players coming off the bench.
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Post by bvbfanatic on Apr 30, 2021 12:53:41 GMT -5
I see Maple/Kraft and Scoles/Harward back together for $20K AVP tournament in New Orleans June 5th. Half the starters are gone after this season. Are we going to see any of their replacements step up and get better in the off season like these pairs did? Attend multiple top end AVPNext events? The Nourses perhaps, not so confident about the players coming off the bench. A fair amount of misinformation in this post. It is possible that the only starters not returning next season are Joy Dennis and Haley Hallgren. It was already announced on Pac-12 broadcast yesterday that two grad students are joining the team next season (1 from Stanford, 1 from Cal) - thus, the lineup may not change that much and may not open up for “replacements”. This post assumes that players who are not paying for travel and entry fees for AVPNext events are doing nothing. False assumption. You don’t need to pay to arrange scrimmages or work on your game. You don’t improve at tournaments - you improve at practice. Plus, all of the players do not have the funds that the Nourses have access to - their international experience is a function of access to funds (how many players can afford to attend 1-star events in Cambodia, Malaysia and India). The “replacements” would likely be starting at the vast majority of other beach programs - USC is lucky to have the depth they have. Finally, there is no realistic career in beach volleyball for most of these girls. It would be beneficial for all of them to develop their non-beach professional resumes during the college off-season in addition to practicing.
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