Tuesday, April 17
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No. 5 USC Defeats No. 6 LBSU and No. 16 Grand Canyon on Senior Day
April 17, 2018 | Women's Beach Volleyball, Features
The Women of Troy snapped a three-match home losing streak and came away with a pair of 3-2 wins
LOS ANGELES – The fifth-ranked USC beach volleyball team (22-10) earned a pair of 3-2 wins on Senior Day at Merle Norman Stadium on Tuesday, April 17, to complete the regular-season schedule. The Women of Troy celebrated seniors Jenna Belton and Jo Kremer in pre-match ceremonies and finished the day with wins over No. 6 Long Beach State (23-5) and No. 16 Grand Canyon (11-16).
USC claimed wins at the odd-numbered courts against the 49ers. At the bottom of the lineup, freshman Haley Hallgren and senior Alexandra Poletto weathered the storm of a three-set match to defeat Hannah Matt and Marisa Ramsey, 21-16, 20-22, 15-13.
LBSU took a 2-1 lead in the dual before senior Terese Cannon and freshman Sammy Slater completed a straight-set 21-9, 21-15 win over Kristyna Adamcikova and Hailey Harward at the third position. At the top court, junior Abril Bustamante and freshman Tina Graudina took a 21-18, 21-18 win against Nele Barber and Sasha Karelov to seal the victory.
In the second of back-to-back duals, Hallgren and Poletto fell to Jessica Clark and Jamie Walsh, 21-12, 22-20, at court five; but senior Jenna Belton and freshman Maja Kaiser took down Katie Pyles and Madi Relaz, 21-15, 21-19, to even the dual from court four.
Cannon and Slater made short work of Bella Bauman and Taylor Jarzombek at court two with a 21-14, 21-8 win before Bustamante and Graudina delivered the knockout blow on their 21-17, 21-13 win over Hannah Towne and Molly Turner at the top court.
It was the Trojans' third straight dual win and the first two at home this spring, after suffering three 3-2 losses earlier in the season. Bustamante and Graudina continued to roll and ran their win streak to 15 straight. They are now 24-1 on the season. Cannon and Slater crossed the 20-win plateau and extended to a seven-match winning streak. They are 21-4 overall.
Up next, the Women of Troy await seeding into the Pac-12 Championship set for April 26-28 (Thursday-Saturday) at Stanford's Sand Volleyball Courts in Stanford, Calif. Matches will be shown live on the Pac-12 Networks' various distribution outlets. The Trojans are two-time defending conference champions and three-time defending national champions. The NCAA Championship will be contested in Gulf Shores, Ala., May 4-6, and be shown live on ESPN.
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.
No. 5 USC def. No. 6 Long Beach State, 3-2
Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Records: USC (21-10), Long Beach State (23-5)
1. Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) def. Nele Barber/Sasha Karelov (LBSU); 21-18, 21-18
2. Megan Kruidof/Rachel Nieto (LBSU) def. Joy Dennis/Cammie Dorn (USC); 21-13, 21-8
3. Terese Cannon/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Kristyna Adamcikova/Hailey Harward (LBSU); 21-9, 21-15
4. Zoi Konstantopoulou/Nicci Reinking (LBSU) def. Jenna Belton/Maja Kaiser (USC); 21-11, 21-15
5. Haley Hallgren/Alexandra Poletto (USC) def. Hannah Matt/Marisa Ramsey (LBSU); 21-16, 20-22, 15-13
Exh: Katrina Kernochan/Jo Kremer (USC) def. Emma Kirst/Alexis Patterson (LBSU); 18-21, 21-8, 16-14
Order of finish: 4, 5, 2, 3, 1*
No. 5 USC def. No. 16 Grand Canyon, 3-2
Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Records: USC (22-10), Grand Canyon (11-16)
1. Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) def. Hannah Towne/Molly Turner (GCU); 21-17, 21-13
2. Terese Cannon/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Bella Bauman/Taylor Jarzombek (GCU); 21-14, 21-8
3. Natalie Honzovicova/Katie Sarber (GCU) def. Joy Dennis/Cammie Dorn (USC); 21-17, 21-16
4. Jenna Belton/Maja Kaiser (USC) def. Katie Pyles/Madi Relaz (GCU); 21-15, 21-19
5. Jessica Clark/Jamie Walsh (GCU) def. Haley Hallgren/Alexandra Poletto (USC); 21-12, 22-20
Exh: Katrina Kernochan/Jo Kremer (USC) def. Emily Reinking/Olivia Unnasch (GCU); 21-19, 21-15
Order of finish: 5, 4, 2, 1*, 3
USC claimed wins at the odd-numbered courts against the 49ers. At the bottom of the lineup, freshman Haley Hallgren and senior Alexandra Poletto weathered the storm of a three-set match to defeat Hannah Matt and Marisa Ramsey, 21-16, 20-22, 15-13.
LBSU took a 2-1 lead in the dual before senior Terese Cannon and freshman Sammy Slater completed a straight-set 21-9, 21-15 win over Kristyna Adamcikova and Hailey Harward at the third position. At the top court, junior Abril Bustamante and freshman Tina Graudina took a 21-18, 21-18 win against Nele Barber and Sasha Karelov to seal the victory.
In the second of back-to-back duals, Hallgren and Poletto fell to Jessica Clark and Jamie Walsh, 21-12, 22-20, at court five; but senior Jenna Belton and freshman Maja Kaiser took down Katie Pyles and Madi Relaz, 21-15, 21-19, to even the dual from court four.
Cannon and Slater made short work of Bella Bauman and Taylor Jarzombek at court two with a 21-14, 21-8 win before Bustamante and Graudina delivered the knockout blow on their 21-17, 21-13 win over Hannah Towne and Molly Turner at the top court.
It was the Trojans' third straight dual win and the first two at home this spring, after suffering three 3-2 losses earlier in the season. Bustamante and Graudina continued to roll and ran their win streak to 15 straight. They are now 24-1 on the season. Cannon and Slater crossed the 20-win plateau and extended to a seven-match winning streak. They are 21-4 overall.
Up next, the Women of Troy await seeding into the Pac-12 Championship set for April 26-28 (Thursday-Saturday) at Stanford's Sand Volleyball Courts in Stanford, Calif. Matches will be shown live on the Pac-12 Networks' various distribution outlets. The Trojans are two-time defending conference champions and three-time defending national champions. The NCAA Championship will be contested in Gulf Shores, Ala., May 4-6, and be shown live on ESPN.
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.
No. 5 USC def. No. 6 Long Beach State, 3-2
Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Records: USC (21-10), Long Beach State (23-5)
1. Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) def. Nele Barber/Sasha Karelov (LBSU); 21-18, 21-18
2. Megan Kruidof/Rachel Nieto (LBSU) def. Joy Dennis/Cammie Dorn (USC); 21-13, 21-8
3. Terese Cannon/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Kristyna Adamcikova/Hailey Harward (LBSU); 21-9, 21-15
4. Zoi Konstantopoulou/Nicci Reinking (LBSU) def. Jenna Belton/Maja Kaiser (USC); 21-11, 21-15
5. Haley Hallgren/Alexandra Poletto (USC) def. Hannah Matt/Marisa Ramsey (LBSU); 21-16, 20-22, 15-13
Exh: Katrina Kernochan/Jo Kremer (USC) def. Emma Kirst/Alexis Patterson (LBSU); 18-21, 21-8, 16-14
Order of finish: 4, 5, 2, 3, 1*
No. 5 USC def. No. 16 Grand Canyon, 3-2
Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Records: USC (22-10), Grand Canyon (11-16)
1. Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) def. Hannah Towne/Molly Turner (GCU); 21-17, 21-13
2. Terese Cannon/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Bella Bauman/Taylor Jarzombek (GCU); 21-14, 21-8
3. Natalie Honzovicova/Katie Sarber (GCU) def. Joy Dennis/Cammie Dorn (USC); 21-17, 21-16
4. Jenna Belton/Maja Kaiser (USC) def. Katie Pyles/Madi Relaz (GCU); 21-15, 21-19
5. Jessica Clark/Jamie Walsh (GCU) def. Haley Hallgren/Alexandra Poletto (USC); 21-12, 22-20
Exh: Katrina Kernochan/Jo Kremer (USC) def. Emily Reinking/Olivia Unnasch (GCU); 21-19, 21-15
Order of finish: 5, 4, 2, 1*, 3
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