Sunday, May 6
Gulf Shores, AL
8:30 AM

UCLA

3
vs
2

Hawai'i vs. UCLA

The Bruins rushed court two to celebrate with Lily Justine (2) and Sarah Sponcil (not pictured) after the clinching point.
Photo by: NCAA Photos

No. 1 UCLA Advance to National Championship Match

May 06, 2018 | Beach Volleyball

The Bruins defeated No. 3 Hawai'i, 3-2, to advance to their first-ever NCAA final.


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GULF SHORES, Ala.ย -- No. 1 UCLA defeated No. 3 Hawai'iย (27-14), 3-2 on Sunday morningย to advance to the National Championship match at Gulf Shores Publicย Beach.

The Bruins, who improved to 39-4 on the year, will now face No. 4 Florida Stateย (33-6) at 11:00 a.m. PT/1:00 p.m. CT on Sundayย on ESPNย and all five courts streamed on ESPN3.

UH got on the scoreboard first with a win at Court 4 as Amy Ozee and Ari Homayunย defeated freshman Mac May and senior Elise Zappia inย straight sets 21-16, 21-16.

UCLA evened the match at No. 5 when freshman Megan Muret and Izzy Carey defeated UH's Paige Dreeuws and Hannah Zalopany, 21-14, 21-12.

Juniors Megan McNamara and Nicole McNamara put UCLA up 2-1 with a straight-set win on court one over Emily Maglio and Ka'iwiย Schucht, 22-20, 21-18.
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UH's Carly Kan and Laurel Weaver defeated the Bruins' sophomore Savvy Simo and junior Zana Muno in three sets on court three, 21-19, 16-21, 15-12.
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Coming down to Court 2, UCLA's sophomore Lily Justine and junior Sarah Sponcil won a three-set thriller over Morgan Martin and Lea Monkhouse, 21-19, 23-25, 15-11.

Watch the full broadcast replay ofย No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 3 Hawai'i byย clicking here.
Watch the court one replay featuring the McNamara twins byย clicking here.
Watch the court two replay featuring Justine and Sponcil byย clicking here.
Watch the court three replay featuring Muno and Simo byย clicking here.
Watch the court four replay featuring May and Zappia byย clicking here.
Watch the court five replay featuring Carey and Muret byย clicking here.

No. 1 UCLA def. No. 3 Hawai'i, 3-2
Gulf Shores Public Beach โ€ข Gulf Shores, Ala.
Sunday, May 6, 2018
Records: UCLA (39-4), Hawai'iย (37-5)

1. Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (UCLA) def. Emily Maglio/Ka'iwiย Schuchtย (UH), 22-20, 21-18
2. Lily Justine/Sarah Sponcil (UCLA) def. Morgan Martin/Lea Monkhouseย (UH), 21-19, 23-25, 15-11
3. Carly Kan/Laurel Weaver (UH) def. Zana Muno/Savvy Simo (UCLA), 21-19, 16-21, 15-12
4. Amy Ozee/Ari Homayunย (UH) def. Mac May/Elise Zappia (UCLA), 21-16, 21-16
5. Izzy Carey/Megan Muret (UCLA) def. Paige Dreeuws/Hannah Zalopanyย (UH), 21-14, 21-12
Order of finish:ย 4, 5, 1, 3, 2*
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