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No. 2 UCLA Defeats No. 19 ASU, No. 5 USC
March 07, 2020 | Beach Volleyball
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LOS ANGELESย -- No. 2 UCLA (9-2) posted a pair of wins over nationally-ranked teams on Saturday at the Pac-12 South Tournament at Mapes Beach. The Bruins opened the day with a 4-1 win over No. 19 Arizona State and closed out the day with a 3-2 win over No. 5 USC in the first rematch of the year against last year's NCAA finalists.
In the morning win over Arizona State, the Bruins improved to 5-1 all-time against the Sun Devils. Freshman Lexi Denaburg and sophomore Lindsey Sparks put the Bruins up 1-0 with a straight-set win on court two over ASU's Samantha Plaster and Katelyn Carballo, 21-16, 21-18. Then freshmen Devon Newberry and Rileigh Powers defeated the Sun Devils' Maddy Salazar and Ellyson Lundberg on court four in a three-set thriller, 25-27, 21-17, 15-7, to put the Bruins up 2-0.ย Senior Savvy Simo and sophomore Abby Van Winkle sealed the dual victory on court one, defeating ASU's Allyson Eylers and Matea Suan in straight sets,ย 21-10, 21-13.ย Lexi Sweeney and Kate Baldwin secured the lone point for ASU on court five with a straight-set win over juniors Mac May and Megan Muret, 21-19, 21-16. Senior Lily Justine and junior Lea Monkhouse provided the 4-1 final with a straight-set win on court three over the Sun Devils' Cierra Flood and Sarah Waters,ย 21-16, 21-10. Redshirt sophomore Hanna Phair and redshirt freshman Jaden Whitmarshย posted a straight-set win over ASU's Emily Anderson and Lauren Weintraubย on court six in exhibition play,ย 21-14, 21-13.
Then in the afternoon match, the Bruins defeated the Trojans, 3-2, to improve to 10-12 all-time against USC. The Trojans took an early 1-0 lead with a win on court two when Kylaย Doigย and Sammyย Slater defeated Denaburg and Sparks in straight sets,ย 21-17, 21-16. The Bruins tied it up at 1-1 on court four when the freshman duo of Newberry and Powers rallied to defeat Joyย Dennis and Harper Hallgren in aย three-set thriller,ย 16-21, 21-16, 15-13. The Bruins took a 2-1 lead after Simoย and Van Winkle took down Haileyย Harwardย and Haley Hallgren in straight sets on court one, 21-13, 21-18. But the Trojans got the equalizer at 2-2 with a straight-set win on court three when Audrey Nourseย and Nicole Nourse beat UCLA's Justine and Monkhouse, 21-15, 21-14. It all came down to court five, where the Bruins' May and Muret defeated the Trojans' Cammie Dorn and Paige Dreeuws, 25-23, 23-21. In exhibition play on court six, UCLA redshirt sophomore.Cami Sanchez and graduate transfer Jacqueline Quadeย took down USC's Mollieย Ebertinย and Ariyana Kim in three sets,ย 21-8, 22-24, 15-7.
UCLA returns to action tomorrow when it continues toย hostย the Pac-12 South Tournamentย at Mapes Beach and at Ocean Park in Santa Monica, Calif. UCLA will play Oregon at 12:00 p.m. PT and Washington at 2:00 p.m. PT.
No. 2 UCLA def. No. 19 Arizona State, 4-1
Mapes Beachย โข Los Angeles, Calif.
Saturday, Mar. 7, 2020
Records: UCLA (8-2), ASU (3-4)
1. Abby Van Winkle/Savvy Simo (UCLA) def. Allyson Eylers/Matea Suan (ASU) 21-10, 21-13
2. Lexy Denaburg/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) def. Samantha Plaster/Katelyn Carballo (ASU) 21-16, 21-18
3. Lea Monkhouse/Lily Justine (UCLA) def. Cierra Flood/Sarah Waters (ASU) 21-16, 21-10
4. Devon Newberry/Rileigh Powers (UCLA) def. Maddy Salazar/Ellyson Lundberg (ASU) 25-27, 21-17, 15-7
5. Lexi Sweeney/Kate Baldwin (ASU) def. Mac May/Megan Muret (UCLA) 21-19, 21-16
Exh. Hannah Phair/Jaden Whitmarsh (UCLA) def. Emily Anderson/Lauren Weintraub (ASU) 21-14, 21-13
Order of finish:ย 2, 4, 1*, 5, 3
No. 2 UCLA def. No. 5 USC, 3-2
Mapes Beachย โข Los Angeles, Calif.
Saturday, Mar. 7, 2020
Records: UCLA (9-2), USC (4-3)
1. Savvy Simo/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Harward, Hailey/Hallgren, Haley (USC) 21-13, 21-18
2. Doig, Kyla/Slater, Sammy (USC) def. Lexy Denaburg/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) 21-17, 21-16
3. Nourse, Audrey/Nourse, Nicole (USC) def. Lea Monkhouse/Lily Justine (UCLA) 21-15, 21-14
4. Devon Newberry/Rileigh Powers (UCLA) def. Dennis, Joy/Hallgren, Harper (USC) 16-21, 21-16, 15-13
5. Mac May/Megan Muret (UCLA) def. Dorn, Cammie/Dreeuws, Paige (USC) 25-23, 23-21
Exh. Cami Sanchez/Jacqueline Quade (UCLA) def. Ebertin, Mollie/Kim, Ariyana (USC) 21-8, 22-24, 15-7
Order of finish:ย 2, 4, 1, 3, 5*
