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USC Women's Sand Volleyball Sweeps Loyola Marymount Again
March 31, 2012 | Women's Beach Volleyball
March 31, 2012
The host USC women's sand volleyball team swept Loyola Marymount, 5-0, in the team portion of the competition and the Women of Troy duo of Sara Shaw-Geena Urango won the pairs championship on Saturday (March 31) at Santa Monica's Annenberg Community Beach House.
USC improved to 5-1, while Loyola Marymount dropped to 0-3. It was the Trojans' second sweep over the Lions in 2012, as the teams met earlier this month in the historic first-ever match for both schools in the new NCAA "emerging" sport.
USC did not drop a set in winning all 5 matches in the morning's team play, which was conducted in cool, misty weather. Troy's No. 4 team of Kendall Bateman-Sam Hirschmann got the first victory, 21-8, 21-10 over Amber Mirabello-Taylor Scioscia, with USC's No. 5 squad of Kati Duddridge-Megan Thornberry following soon thereafter with a 21-7, 21-11 win over Emily Cheek-Ellie Selleck. Shaw-Urango, playing as the No. 1 pair, then posted a 21-12, 22-20 win over Litara Keil-Betsi Metter. Katie Fuller-Natalie Hagglund, USC's No. 3 team, then defeated Kenna Crouse-Ashley Maxfeldt, 21-17, 21-15, with Kirby Burnham-Kelly Irvin at the No. 2 spot finishing the sweep with a 21-16, 21-18 win over Felicia Arriola-Caitlin DeWitt.
In the afternoon's pairs tourney, which saw a bright sun break through the clouds midway through the play, Shaw-Urango swept Bateman-Hirschmann in the quarterfinals, 21-15, 21-17, and Fuller-Hagglund in the semifinals, 21-17, 21-17, before beating Burnham-Irvin in the final, 16-21, 21-14, 15-12, in the day's only 3-set match.
Loyola Marymount's only victory of the day came in the quarterfinals, when Keil-Metter beat Duddridge-Thornberry, 21-19, 22-20.
USC next visits Pepperdine on Saturday (April 7).
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - USC 5, Loyola Marymount 0
1.) Sara Shaw-Geena Urango (USC) def. Litara Keil-Betsi Metter (LMU) 21-12, 22-20
2.) Kirby Burnham-Kelly Irvin (USC) def. Felicia Arriola-Caitlin DeWitt (LMU) 21-16, 21-18
3.) Katie Fuller-Natalie Hagglund (USC) def. Kenna Crouse-Ashley Maxfeldt (LMU) 21-17, 21-15
4.) Kendall Bateman-Sam Hirschmann (USC) def. Amber Mirabello-Taylor Scioscia (LMU) 21-8, 21-10
5.) Kati Duddridge-Megan Thornberry (USC) def. Emily Cheek-Ellie Selleck (LMU) 21-7, 21-11
Order of finish: 4, 5, 1, 3, 2
PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP
Play-In Matches
Bateman-Hirschmann (USC 4) def. Cheek-Selleck (LMU 5) 21-9, 21-6
Duddridge-Thornberry (USC 5) def. Mirabello-Scioscia (LMU 4) 21-8, 21-13
Quarterfinals
Fuller-Hagglund (USC 3) def. Arriola-DeWitt (LMU 2) 21-9, 21-16
Shaw-Urango (USC 1) def. Bateman-Hirschmann (USC 4) 21-15, 21-17
Keil-Metter (LMU 1) def. Duddridge-Thornberry (USC 5) 21-19, 22-20
Burnham-Irvin (USC 2) def. Crouse-Maxfeldt (LMU 3) 21-11, 21-14
Semifinals
Shaw-Urango (USC 1) def. Fuller-Hagglund (USC 3) 21-17, 21-17
Burnham-Irvin (USC 2) def. Keil-Metter (LMU 1) 22-20, 21-18
Final
Shaw-Urango (USC 1) def. Burnham-Irvin (USC 2) 16-21, 21-14, 15-12
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