Saturday, February 22
Honolulu, Hawai'i
3:30 p.m. PT
USC
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2
UCLA
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No. 1 USC Beach Volleyball Takes Down No. 3 UCLA
February 22, 2025 | Women's Beach Volleyball
The Trojans hand crosstown rival UCLA the Bruins’ first loss of the season
HONOLULU – The No. 1-ranked USC beach volleyball team (3-2) scored a 3-2 victory over crosstown rival No. 3 UCLA (5-1) at the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic on Queen's Beach, to hand the Bruins their first loss of the season on Saturday, Feb. 22.
In a rematch of the 2024 NCAA championship dual, the Women of Troy prevailed to make it three straight wins over UCLA. USC improved to 28-20 all-time against the Bruins and to 13-12 against UCLA when the dual ends in a 3-2 result. The Trojans also moved to 30-6 all-time in the state of Hawai'i and to 158-20 when ranked No. 1 in the AVCA poll. The win is also the 350th all-time in program history, most among all NCAA collegiate beach volleyball teams.
In the only match of the dual to go three sets, the Trojans collected the clinching point from court three where graduate Maya Gessner delivered a block to seal a 21-13, 16-21, 17-15 win for her and sophomore partner Ashley Pater. The duo won a convincing first set over Ensley Alden and Kenzie Brower, but the Bruin pair forced set three and led late in the final frame before USC closed out the win.
USC scored the first two points of the dual with wins at the corners. At the top court, sophomore Zoey Henson and junior Madison White went gangbusters to get a 21-6 win over Maggie Boyd and Sally Perez in their first set. The second set was far closer, but Henson-White prevailed in extra points, 24-22, to make it 1-0 USC.
The Trojans went up, 2-0, when junior Delaney Karl and sophomore Kaileigh Truslow completed a 21-18, 21-19 win over Harper Cooper and Sophie Moore at the No. 5 position. The lead was short-lived as UCLA fired back to get its first point with a win at the No. 4 position when Alexa Fernandez and Kaley Mathews got a 21-15, 21-19 win over sophomore Madison Goellner and graduate Ella Larkin.
UCLA evened the dual at two points apiece with another straight-set win at the No. 2 position where Peri Brennan and Natalie Myszkowski grabbed a 21-14, 23-21 win over USC's pair of freshman Kennedy Coakley and junior Mabyn Thomas.
USC concludes the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Classic with a match against No. 2 TCU (3-2) set for 4 p.m. HT/6 p.m. PT.
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 X @USCBeach.
No. 1 USC def. No. 3 UCLA, 3-2
Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic
Queen's Beach · Honolulu, Hawai'i
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
RECORDS: USC (3-2), UCLA (5-1)
1. Zoey HENSON/Madison WHITE (USC) def. Maggie BOYD/Sally PEREZ (UCLA); 21-6, 24-22
2. Peri BRENNAN/Natalie MYSZKOWSKI (UCLA) def. Kennedy COAKLEY/Mabyn THOMAS (USC); 21-14, 23-21
3. Maya GESSNER/Ashley PATER (USC) def. Ensley ALDEN/Kenzie BROWER (UCLA); 21-13, 16-21, 17-15
4. Alexa FERNANDEZ/Kaley MATHEWS (UCLA) def. Madison GOELLNER/Ella LARKIN (USC); 21-15, 21-19
5. Delaney KARL/Kaileigh TRUSLOW (USC) def. Harper COOPER/Sophie MOORE (UCLA); 21-18, 21-19
Order of finish: 1, 5, 4, 2, 3*
In a rematch of the 2024 NCAA championship dual, the Women of Troy prevailed to make it three straight wins over UCLA. USC improved to 28-20 all-time against the Bruins and to 13-12 against UCLA when the dual ends in a 3-2 result. The Trojans also moved to 30-6 all-time in the state of Hawai'i and to 158-20 when ranked No. 1 in the AVCA poll. The win is also the 350th all-time in program history, most among all NCAA collegiate beach volleyball teams.
In the only match of the dual to go three sets, the Trojans collected the clinching point from court three where graduate Maya Gessner delivered a block to seal a 21-13, 16-21, 17-15 win for her and sophomore partner Ashley Pater. The duo won a convincing first set over Ensley Alden and Kenzie Brower, but the Bruin pair forced set three and led late in the final frame before USC closed out the win.
USC scored the first two points of the dual with wins at the corners. At the top court, sophomore Zoey Henson and junior Madison White went gangbusters to get a 21-6 win over Maggie Boyd and Sally Perez in their first set. The second set was far closer, but Henson-White prevailed in extra points, 24-22, to make it 1-0 USC.
The Trojans went up, 2-0, when junior Delaney Karl and sophomore Kaileigh Truslow completed a 21-18, 21-19 win over Harper Cooper and Sophie Moore at the No. 5 position. The lead was short-lived as UCLA fired back to get its first point with a win at the No. 4 position when Alexa Fernandez and Kaley Mathews got a 21-15, 21-19 win over sophomore Madison Goellner and graduate Ella Larkin.
UCLA evened the dual at two points apiece with another straight-set win at the No. 2 position where Peri Brennan and Natalie Myszkowski grabbed a 21-14, 23-21 win over USC's pair of freshman Kennedy Coakley and junior Mabyn Thomas.
USC concludes the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Classic with a match against No. 2 TCU (3-2) set for 4 p.m. HT/6 p.m. PT.
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 X @USCBeach.
No. 1 USC def. No. 3 UCLA, 3-2
Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic
Queen's Beach · Honolulu, Hawai'i
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
RECORDS: USC (3-2), UCLA (5-1)
1. Zoey HENSON/Madison WHITE (USC) def. Maggie BOYD/Sally PEREZ (UCLA); 21-6, 24-22
2. Peri BRENNAN/Natalie MYSZKOWSKI (UCLA) def. Kennedy COAKLEY/Mabyn THOMAS (USC); 21-14, 23-21
3. Maya GESSNER/Ashley PATER (USC) def. Ensley ALDEN/Kenzie BROWER (UCLA); 21-13, 16-21, 17-15
4. Alexa FERNANDEZ/Kaley MATHEWS (UCLA) def. Madison GOELLNER/Ella LARKIN (USC); 21-15, 21-19
5. Delaney KARL/Kaileigh TRUSLOW (USC) def. Harper COOPER/Sophie MOORE (UCLA); 21-18, 21-19
Order of finish: 1, 5, 4, 2, 3*
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