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STANFORD, Calif. - Top-seeded and No. 1 nationally ranked UCLA swept No. 9 CALIFORNIA, 3-0, in the title match to claim the 2023 Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship at Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium on Friday. It marks the third time in the seven stagings of the event the Bruins have claimed the crown (2018, 2021, 2023).
The final day of the Championship saw the third-seeded Golden Bears advance to the title match for the first time in the history of the tournament, blanking host STANFORD in Friday's opening dual.
A close battle between rivals USC and UCLA eliminated the second-seeded Trojans, marking the first time in the history of the tournament that USC would not compete for the title. No. 1 seed UCLA went on to the next round of the contenders bracket against the Cardinal, sweeping the hosts 3-0.
In the title match, UCLA's Peri Brennan/Abby Van Winkle took the first point with a 21-12, 21-13 win on court No. 2, closely followed by No. 4's Jessie Smith/Marlie Monserez in a 21-16, 21-18 battle to give the Bruins a 2-0 lead going into the second wave of duals. UCLA's No. 5 Jaden Whitmarsh/Devon Newberry brought home the final point to crown UCLA the 2023 Pac-12 Champions.
At the conclusion of the Championship, six pairs were named to the Pac-12 Championship All-Tournament Team:
Megan Kraft/Laynie Maple, USC
Kate Reilly/Emmy Sharp, STANFORD
Sierra Caffo/Liz Waters-Leiga, CALIFORNIA
Ashley Delgado/Ainsley Radell, CALIFORNIA
Peri Brennan/Abby Van Winkle, UCLA
Jaden Whitmarsh/Devon Newberry, UCLA
Pac-12 teams wait for the NCAA selections which will be announced Sunday, April 30 at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET on NCAA.com. The 2023 NCAA Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship, which has expanded to a 17-team field for the first time this spring, will be held at Gulf Shores Beach in Gulf Shores, Ala., May 5-7. Similar to the Pac-12 Championship, either USC (2016, 2017, 2021, 2022) or UCLA (2018, 2019) has won every NCAA national title to date.
PAC-12 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY (HOST SCHOOL)
2023 - UCLA (STAN)
2022 - USC (ARIZ)
2021 - UCLA (UCLA)
2020 - No Competition
2019 - USC (USC)
2018 - UCLA (STAN)
2017 - USC (ARIZ)
2016 - USC (USC)
2023 PAC-12 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium, Stanford, Calif.
Friday's Results (*all Duals played to decision)
Dual 13: #3 CALIFORNIA def. #4 STANFORD 3-0
1.Sierra Caffo/Liz Waters-Leiga (CAL) def. Xolani Hodel/Maddi Kriz (STAN) 21-19, 22-20
2. Ashley Delgado/Ainsley Randell (CAL) def. Charlie Ekstrom/Maya Harvey (STAN) 21-15, 16-21, 15-11
3. Kate Reilly/Emmy Sharp (STAN) vs. Maya Gessner/Gia Fisher (CAL) 16-19, unfinished
4. Lexi McKeown/Ella Dreibholz (CAL) def. Kelly Belardi/Ashley Vincent (STAN) 17-21, 21-18, 15-8
5. Line Andersson/Daria Gusarova (STAN) vs. Brooke Buchner/Alex Young-Gomez (CAL) 17-19, unfinished
Order of finish: 4,2,1
Dual 14: #1 UCLA def. #2 USC 3-0
1.Kelli Greene-Agnew/Lexy Denaburg (UCLA) vs. Megan Kraft/Laynie Maple (USC) 16-21, 29-27, 8-11, unfinished
2. Peri Brennan/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Madison White/Madison Shields (USC) 21-15, 21-9
3. Rileigh Powers/Haley Hallgren (UCLA) vs. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) 21-13, 20-22, 14-12, unfinished
4. Jessie Smith/Marlie Monserez (UCLA) def. Bailey Showalter/Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope (USC) 21-18, 21-7
5. Jaden Whitmarsh/Devon Newberry (UCLA) def. Olivia Bakos/Gabby Walker (USC) 21-11, 19-21, 15-12
Order of finish: 2,4,5
Dual 15: #1 UCLA def. #4 STANFORD 3-0
1.Xolani Hodel/Maddi Kriz (STAN) vs. Kelli Greene-Agnew/Lexy Denaburg (UCLA) 19-21, 21-22, unfinished
2. Peri Brennan/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Charlie Ekstrom/Maya Harvey (STAN) 21-19, 21-17
3. Kate Reilly/Emmy Sharp (STAN) vs. Rileigh Powers/Haley Hallgren (UCLA) 21-16, 5-9, unfinished
4. Jessie Smith/Marlie Monserez (UCLA) def. Kelly Belardi/Ashley Vincent (STAN) 21-13, 21-15
5. Jaden Whitmarsh/Devon Newberry (UCLA) def. Daria Gusarova/Taylor Wilson (STAN) 21-14, 21-14
Order of finish: 4,2,5
Dual 16: #1 UCLA def. #3 CALIFORNIA 3-0
1.Kelli Greene-Agnew/Lexy Denaburg (UCLA) vs. Sierra Caffo/Liz Waters-Leiga (CAL) 21-19, 16-13, unfinished
2. Peri Brennan/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Ashley Delgado/Ainsley Radell (CAL) 21-12, 21-13
3. Rileigh Powers/Haley Hallgren (UCLA) vs. Maya Gessner/Gia Fisher (CAL) 18-21, 11-13, unfinished
4. Jessie Smith/Marlie Monserez (UCLA) def. Lexi McKeown/Ella Dreibholz (CAL) 21-16, 21-18
5. Jaden Whitmarsh/Devon Newberry (UCLA) def. Brooke Buchner/Alex Young-Gomez (CAL) 21-9, 21-18
Order of finish: 2,4,5
