Saturday, April 27
Los Angeles, CA
11:00 AM

UCLA

3
vs
0

California

Izzy Carey
Senior Izzy Carey and her partner, Lindsey Sparks, are 4-0 during the Pac-12 Championship.

No. 1 UCLA Advances to Pac-12 Championship Final

April 27, 2019 | Beach Volleyball


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LOS ANGELESย --ย No. 1 UCLA (31-2) advanced to its third-straight Contender's Bracket Final with a 3-0 sweep of third-seed California (22-9) on Saturday morning at USC's Merle Norman Stadium.

The first wave featured flights four and five as both teams from UCLA won in straight sets. The Bruins scored the first point as senior Izzy Carey and freshman Lindsey Sparks took down the Golden Bears' Madison Dueck and Abby Waldburgerย in straight sets on court five, 21-14, 21-15.

Junior Savvy Simo and sophomore Lea Monkhouseย put UCLA up 2-0 with a win in straight sets over Cal's Alexia Inman and Mia Merio,.21-14, 23-21.

The second wave featured flights one, two, and three from both squads. UCLA's court one pair of seniorsย Megan McNamara and Nicole McNamara clinched the dual with a straight-set win over California's Mima Mirkovicย and Caroline Schafer, 21-9, 21-13.

The Bruins will now faceย No. 2 USC in the Pac-12 Championshipย final at 1:30 p.m. PT live on the Pac-12 Networks.

No. 1 UCLA def. No. 3 California, 3-0
Merle Norman Stadium โ€ข Los Angeles, Calif.
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Records:ย UCLA (31-2), CAL (22-9)

1. Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (UCLA) def. Mima Mirkovic/Caroline Schafer (CAL), 21-9, 21-13
2. Lily Justine/Sarah Sponcil (UCLA) vs. Maddie Micheletti/Jordan Polo (CAL), 21-17, 20-12,ย suspended
3. Zana Muno/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) vs. Grace Campbell/Iya Lindahl (CAL), 21-17, 13-11,ย suspended
4. Lea Monkhouse/Savvy Simo (UCLA) def. Alexia Inman/Mia Merino (CAL), 21-14, 23-21
5. Izzy Carey/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) def. Madison Dueck/Abby Waldburger (CAL), 21-14, 21-15
Order of finish:ย 5, 4, 1*

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