Thursday, April 27
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3:30 PM
USC
3
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Washington
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USC Beach Volleyball Eliminates Washington to Advance at Pac-12 Championship
April 27, 2023 | Women's Beach Volleyball
The Trojans locked up a 3-1 win over the 13th-ranked Huskies to stay alive in the Pac-12 Championship contender’s bracket
STANFORD, Calif. – The second-seeded and No. 3-ranked USC beach volleyball team (28-4) earned a 3-1 win over fifth-seeded No. 13-ranked Washington (21-15) to eliminate the Huskies in the contender's bracket of the 2023 Pac-12 Championship at Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium on Thursday, April 27.Â
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The Women of Troy improved to 9-0 all-time against Washington and to 24-6 in Pac-12 tournament duals. USC also goes to 18-3 in matches played in Stanford and will face the winner of a dual between top-seeded UCLA and seventh-seeded Arizona.
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The Trojans scored the first point of the dual with a win at the No. 2 position where graduate Madison Shields and freshman Madison White completed a 24-22, 21-13 win over Kendall Mather and Piper Monk-Heidrich for their 21st win of the season.
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Washington evened the dual with a win at the No. 4 spot. There, Teagan DeFalco and Mary Sinclair claimed a three-set victory, 21-23, 21-14, 15-13 over graduate Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope and freshman Bailey Showalter.
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USC went in front again on a win at the top court where juniors Megan Kraft and Delaynie Maple put together their 15th straight victory by defeating Chloe Loreen and Natalie Robinson, 21-13, 21-14. The Trojan duo improves to 25-1 on the season with the win.
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The clinching point went up on a win from the No. 3 spot where senior twins Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse went 24-22, 21-9 over Paloma Bowman and Scarlett Dahl to improve to 25-6 on the season and to 87-16 all-time. The twin sisters are now just four wins from matching the second-highest total in school history.
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With the dual clinched, play at the No. 5 position was suspended with the Trojans' duo of junior Olivia Bakos and freshman Gabby Walker up, 21-16, 9-4, on Shannon Gormally and Hannah Yerex.Â
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For more information on the USC beach volleyball team, a complete schedule, and results, please visit USCTrojans.com/beach. Fans of the Women of Troy can follow the team on Instagram and on Twitter @USCBeach.
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[2] No. 3 USC def. [5] No. 13 Washington, 3-1
2023 Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship · Contender's Bracket Match
Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium · Stanford, Calif.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
RECORDS:Â USC (28-4), Washington (21-15)
1. Megan KRAFT/Delaynie MAPLE (USC) def. Chloe LOREEN/Natalie ROBINSON (UW); 21-13, 21-14
2. Madison SHIELDS/Madison WHITE (USC) def. Kendall MATHER/Piper MONK-HEIDRICH (UW); 24-22, 21-13
3. Audrey NOURSE/Nicole NOURSE (USC) def. Paloma BOWMAN/Scarlett DAHL (UW); 24-22, 21-9
4. Teagan DeFALCO/Mary SINCLAIR (UW) def. Ashlyn RASNICK-POPE/Bailey SHOWALTER (USC); 21-23, 21-14, 15-13Â
5. Olivia BAKOS/Gabby WALKER (USC) vs. Shannon GORMALLY/Hannah YEREX (UW); 21-16, 9-4 DNF
Order of finish: 2, 4, 1, 3*
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The Women of Troy improved to 9-0 all-time against Washington and to 24-6 in Pac-12 tournament duals. USC also goes to 18-3 in matches played in Stanford and will face the winner of a dual between top-seeded UCLA and seventh-seeded Arizona.
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The Trojans scored the first point of the dual with a win at the No. 2 position where graduate Madison Shields and freshman Madison White completed a 24-22, 21-13 win over Kendall Mather and Piper Monk-Heidrich for their 21st win of the season.
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Washington evened the dual with a win at the No. 4 spot. There, Teagan DeFalco and Mary Sinclair claimed a three-set victory, 21-23, 21-14, 15-13 over graduate Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope and freshman Bailey Showalter.
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USC went in front again on a win at the top court where juniors Megan Kraft and Delaynie Maple put together their 15th straight victory by defeating Chloe Loreen and Natalie Robinson, 21-13, 21-14. The Trojan duo improves to 25-1 on the season with the win.
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The clinching point went up on a win from the No. 3 spot where senior twins Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse went 24-22, 21-9 over Paloma Bowman and Scarlett Dahl to improve to 25-6 on the season and to 87-16 all-time. The twin sisters are now just four wins from matching the second-highest total in school history.
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With the dual clinched, play at the No. 5 position was suspended with the Trojans' duo of junior Olivia Bakos and freshman Gabby Walker up, 21-16, 9-4, on Shannon Gormally and Hannah Yerex.Â
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For more information on the USC beach volleyball team, a complete schedule, and results, please visit USCTrojans.com/beach. Fans of the Women of Troy can follow the team on Instagram and on Twitter @USCBeach.
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[2] No. 3 USC def. [5] No. 13 Washington, 3-1
2023 Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship · Contender's Bracket Match
Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium · Stanford, Calif.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
RECORDS:Â USC (28-4), Washington (21-15)
1. Megan KRAFT/Delaynie MAPLE (USC) def. Chloe LOREEN/Natalie ROBINSON (UW); 21-13, 21-14
2. Madison SHIELDS/Madison WHITE (USC) def. Kendall MATHER/Piper MONK-HEIDRICH (UW); 24-22, 21-13
3. Audrey NOURSE/Nicole NOURSE (USC) def. Paloma BOWMAN/Scarlett DAHL (UW); 24-22, 21-9
4. Teagan DeFALCO/Mary SINCLAIR (UW) def. Ashlyn RASNICK-POPE/Bailey SHOWALTER (USC); 21-23, 21-14, 15-13Â
5. Olivia BAKOS/Gabby WALKER (USC) vs. Shannon GORMALLY/Hannah YEREX (UW); 21-16, 9-4 DNF
Order of finish: 2, 4, 1, 3*
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