Tempe, Arizona – The 2024 Pac-12 Championship opener was held at the Sun Devil Beach Volleyball Facility on Wednesday, with the fourth-seeded California Beach Volleyball team winning the first three games against fifth-seeded Washington in straight sets and ending the season with a 5-0 lead. He achieved his second double title in the tournament. Days spent with huskies.
The Golden Bears (21-11) advance to play No. 1 USC, which they defeated 3-2 in the same round last year, in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
Fortunately, clouds covered the court on a 90-degree day, and a spirited Cal team got off to a great start and never looked back. The No. 4 pair of Lara Booth and Ella Dreibholz won the first set 21-17 and the second set 21-12. Seconds after the victory was clinched, Emma Donley and Kendall Peters finished on adjacent courts with a 21-18, 21-18 sweep.
Facing the same pair they lost at last Friday’s Stanford Invite, No. 1 pair Sierra Cuffo and Alexandria Young-Gomez pulled away midway through the first set and went on a 5-0 run to take a 17-10 lead. After Caffo scored the set-clinching goal, she quickly jumped to a 5-2 advantage in the second set and led comfortably the rest of the way, culminating with Caffo hitting the decisive crosscourt into the net. won the second set in a row. .
This allowed the No. 5 pair of California’s Jenna Corrigan and Portia Sherman to dominate the unfinished match 21-15, 12-6, while Gia Fisher and Marilu Parry won 7-7 in the second set of Flight 3. He finished this dual ahead of schedule with a 5-point lead.
Tomorrow morning, the Bears and Trojans will meet for the second time this year at 10:15 a.m. PT. USC defeated Cal 3-2 in the Pac-12 North Tournament on April 6, with Cuffo and Young winning the first flight of three sets and Sherman and Dreibholz winning the match. 5 seconds.
#4 California 3, #5 Washington 0
1 Sierra Cuffo/Alexandria Young-Gomez (CAL) def. Piper Monk Hedrich/Maggie Ravitch (UW) 21-17, 21-18
2 Emma Donley/Kendall Peters (CAL) def. Zoe Henson/Lauren Wilcock (UW) 21-18, 21-18
3 Gia Fisher/Maril Parry (CAL) vs. Kierstin Barton/Kendall Mather (UW) 13-21, 7-5 (UF)
4 Lara Booth/Ella Dreibholz (CAL) def. Scarlett Dahl/Josie Ulrich (UW) 21-17, 21-12
5 Jenna Corrigan/Portia Sherman (CAL) vs. Brooke Value/Sarah Wilcock (UW) 21-15, 12-6 (UF)
Order of arrival: 3, 2, 1
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