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Bustamante and Graudina Receive AVCA All-America Honors
May 17, 2018 | Women's Beach Volleyball, Features
USC’s top beach volleyball duo went 31-2 overall in 2018
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The USC beach volleyball pair of junior Abril Bustamante (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and freshman Tina Graudina (Jurmala, Latvia) was selected as one of eight pairs honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association for 2018 All-America laurels on Thursday, May 17.
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Bustamante and Graudina become the eighth and ninth Women of Troy to receive All-America notice and earn the programs' 15th and 16th certificates. Only Pepperdine has had more with 18 all-time All-America selections. USC's nine different Trojans ranks tied for third with Hawai'i for most among national records. Pepperdine has had 12 individuals chosen and Florida State has had 10.
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The Trojans' top pair went 31-2 overall and played exclusively at the No. 1 position. Bustamante individually finished with a 36-4 overall record having paired with senior Terese Cannon for the first week of competition. Bustamante-Graudina was chosen as the AVCA/CollegeBeachVB.com National Pair of the Week and was also named the Pac-12's Pair of the Week once each this season.
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Bustamante was recently selected for her second All-Pac-12 honor and was joined by Graudina on the all-league roster. Graudina earned the Pac-12's Freshman of the Year distinction and was also named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team. They were chosen as the all-tournament pair at the No. 1 position at both the Pac-12 South and North invitational and were named to the Pac-12 Championship all-tournament team.
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The Women of Troy (27-14) finished as the runner-up at the Pac-12 Championship and were chosen as one of two at-large selections into the 2018 NCAA Championship. The Women of Troy advanced to the Saturday final at the championship and finished in fourth place. Seventh-year head coach Anna Collier collected her 170th victory this season.Â
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For more information on the three-time national champion USC beach volleyball team and a complete schedule, please visit USCTrojans.com and follow @USCBeach on Facebook, Twitter, Periscope, Instagram, and Snapchat.
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Bustamante and Graudina become the eighth and ninth Women of Troy to receive All-America notice and earn the programs' 15th and 16th certificates. Only Pepperdine has had more with 18 all-time All-America selections. USC's nine different Trojans ranks tied for third with Hawai'i for most among national records. Pepperdine has had 12 individuals chosen and Florida State has had 10.
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The Trojans' top pair went 31-2 overall and played exclusively at the No. 1 position. Bustamante individually finished with a 36-4 overall record having paired with senior Terese Cannon for the first week of competition. Bustamante-Graudina was chosen as the AVCA/CollegeBeachVB.com National Pair of the Week and was also named the Pac-12's Pair of the Week once each this season.
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Bustamante was recently selected for her second All-Pac-12 honor and was joined by Graudina on the all-league roster. Graudina earned the Pac-12's Freshman of the Year distinction and was also named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team. They were chosen as the all-tournament pair at the No. 1 position at both the Pac-12 South and North invitational and were named to the Pac-12 Championship all-tournament team.
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The Women of Troy (27-14) finished as the runner-up at the Pac-12 Championship and were chosen as one of two at-large selections into the 2018 NCAA Championship. The Women of Troy advanced to the Saturday final at the championship and finished in fourth place. Seventh-year head coach Anna Collier collected her 170th victory this season.Â
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For more information on the three-time national champion USC beach volleyball team and a complete schedule, please visit USCTrojans.com and follow @USCBeach on Facebook, Twitter, Periscope, Instagram, and Snapchat.
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