New NCAA beach No. 1 UCLA played host to No. 3 USC and No. 5 Loyola Marymount on Thursday and Bruins dominated.
VolleyballMag.com photographers Mark Rigney and Will Chu were at Mapes Beach and their best shots are included.
UCLA (32-2 with losses only to USC and Florida State) beat USC 4-1 and LMU 5-0.
USC (26-3 with losses to TCU and twice to UCLA) beat LMU 4-1. The Lions are 23-8.
UCLA and USC head to the Pac-12 Championship at Stanford next Wednesday-Friday, while LMU is home this Saturday for matches against Pepperdine and Washington.
No.Ā 1 UCLAĀ def. No. 3 USC, 4-1
1. Megan Kraft/Laynie Maple (USC) def. Lexy Denaburg/Maggie Boyd (UCLA) 21-18, 21-15
2.Ā Abby Van Winkle/Peri BrennanĀ (UCLA) def. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) 21-15, 21-11
3.Ā Haley Hallgren/Rileigh PowersĀ (UCLA) def. Olivia Bakos/Gabby Walker (USC)Ā 21-17, 21-18
4.Ā Marlie Monserez/Jessie SmithĀ (UCLA) def. Madison White/Ashlyn Rasnick-PopeĀ (USC) 21-16, 21-17
5.Ā Devon Newberry/Jaden WhitmarshĀ (UCLA) def. Jenna Johnson/Bailey Showalter (USC) 21-19, 16-21, 15-11
EXH.Ā Sophie Moore/Tessa Van WinkleĀ (UCLA) def. Mabyn Thomas/Klaire VanDeusen (USC) 21-14, 21-10
OrderĀ of finish:Ā 2, 4, 3*, 1, 5
No. 1 UCLA def. No. 5 LMU, 5-0
1.Ā Maggie Boyd/Lexy DenaburgĀ (UCLA) def. Melanie Paul/Vilhelmiina Prihti (LMU) 26-24, 21-18
2.Ā Abby Van Winkle/Peri BrennanĀ (UCLA) def. Abbey Thorup/Alisha StevensĀ (LMU) 21-13, 21-12
3.Ā Haley Hallgren/Rileigh PowersĀ (UCLA) def. Jacinda Ramirez/Isabelle Reffel (LMU) 21-18, 21-16
4.Ā Marlie Monserez/Jessie SmithĀ (UCLA) def. Cassie Chinn/Chloe HookerĀ (LMU) 21-10, 21-16
5.Ā Devon Newberry/Jaden WhitmarshĀ (UCLA) def. Isabelle Tucker/Madi Firnett (LMU) 21-17, 21-13
EXH.Ā Kelli Greene-AgnewĀ (UCLA) vs. Eleonore Johansen/Emily Anderson (LMU) 18-21, 21-12 DNF
OrderĀ of finish:Ā 4, 2, 5*, 3, 1
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No. 3 USC def. No. 5 Loyola Marymount, 4-1
1. Megan Kraft/Delaynie Maple (USC) def. Melanie Paul/Vilhelmiina Prihti (LMU); 21-18, 21-13
2. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Alisha Stevens/Abbey Thorup (LMU); 16-21, 21-14, 15-11
3. Ashlyn Rasnick-Pole/Madison White (USC) def. Jacinda Ramirez/Isabelle Reffel (LMU); 21-13, 21-16
4. Cassie Chinn/Chloe Hooker (LMU) def. Olivia Bakos/Gabby…
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