Cal To Play Four Matches With Conference Opponents
BERKELEY – The No. 9 California beach volleyball team is set for a weekend of competitive matches at the Pac-12 North Invitational. The Golden Bears will face four Pac-12 teams, with matches against No. 4 UCLA and No. 13 Washington on Friday and Arizona State and host No. 10 Stanford on Saturday.
The Bears are currently riding a six-match win streak having swept Cal Poly’s Mustang Invitational last weekend and hold an 18-5 record. The Bruins come into the tournament at 22-2, having won 13 of their 14 contests. The Bears and Huskies (12-10) will meet for the third time in a month, with Cal winning both of the previous meetings 4-1. The Sun Devils enter the weekend at an even 7-7 and the Cardinal boasts a 17-6 record. It will be the second meeting of the season between Cal and Stanford, with the Bears winning the Big Spike at home 3-2 in March.
Three of the Bears’ matches will be aired on Pac-12 Networks and live scoring will be available for all four on CalBears.com.
Radell and Delgado Named AVCA/CBVB National Pair of the Week
After an incredible outing at the Mustang Invitational last weekend, Ainsley Radell and Ashley were named the AVCA/CBVB Pair of the Week
The captain duo became the first Golden Bear pair to earn the national honor after leading the team to a 4-0 record and posting a 4-0 record of its own. On the season the two boast a 16-4 overall record and have won six straight matches.
Radell and Delgado started the weekend with three straight sweeps, including a court-one win over UC Davis and a pair of court-two wins over No. 13 Washington and No. 20 Tulane. They finished with a tight three-set win over the host Mustangs on court one.
Milestones Made
This past weekend two Bear captains reached huge career milestones. Senior Ainsley Radell earned her 70th individual win, moving her into second on the all-time wins list. Junior Brooke Buchner earned her 50th and now ranks eighth on that list.
Caffo and Waters-Leiga Named Pac-12 Pair of the Week
Junior Liz Waters-Leiga and sophomore Sierra Caffo were named the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week earlier this week after a solid showing at the Fight In The Fort. The transfer duo has been on a hot streak to start its first season with the Bears, boasting an 11-3 overall record, and continued that success this past weekend going 3-1.
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