HERMOSA BEACH — Opportunity abounded at AVP Hermosa Beach as many of the top dogs competed overseas. Chase Budinger seized the opportunity to capture his first AVP win in front of the home crowd with Casey Patterson, who added his 15th win, his first in three years.
Loyola Marymount products Emily Day and Betsi Flint won their title without dropping a set to give Day her 10th title, Flint her fifth.
There were a number of notable finishes, including a final for Miles Evans, playing in his first event with Ryan Doherty. Former USA middle blocker David Lee not only won his first AVP main draw match, but reached his first semifinal with Sean Rosenthal.
On the women’s side, three teams (Katie Hogan and Megan Rice, Sheila Shaw and Mackenzie Ponnet, and Zana Muno and Crissy Jones) came out of the qualifier to reach the Hermosa semifinals, Shaw after breaking her finger during qualifying.
VolleyballMag.com publisher Ed Chan and contributors Mark Rigney and Jim Wolf were on hand and present the following photo gallery.
Blocker Chase Budinger pulls back to avoid a Roberto “Rafu” Rodriguez tool/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Casey Patterson runs down a shot/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Stafford Slick lunges to keep the ball alive/Jim Wolf photography
Traci Callahan stretches for the dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Camie Manwill makes a pokey dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Roberto “Rafu” Rodriguez lunges for a hard-driven spike/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Sheila Shaw’s signals are impaired by her broken pinky finger during Thursday’s qualifier play/Jim Wolf photography
Carly Wopat emotes after a block/Mark Rigney photography
Billy Allen reads a cut shot/Mark Rigney photography
Katie Spieler gets dirty after a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Sheila Shaw passes on stadium court/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Sasha Karelov tries to avoid partner Lauren DeTurk/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Zana Muno came out of the qualifier to finish third/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Sara Hughes plays the reverse poke/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Sarah Schermerhorn picks up the short serve in 2019/Mark Rigney photography
David Lee is pumped after making his first AVP semifinal in 2019/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Traci Callahan drives for the dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Zana Muno takes a spike in the shoulder/Mark Rigney photography
Ben Shassol hits line/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Jessica Gaffney lunges for a set/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Zana Muno slides underneath a dig/Jim Wolf photography
Molly Turner celebrates the win/Mark Rigney photography
Casey Patterson hustles for a dig/Jim Wolf photography
David Lee stretches for the outside set/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Caitlin Moon dives backwards for the jumbo shot in the AVPFirst final/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Emily Day gets her hands on a Zana Muno spike/Mark Rigney photography
Earl Schultz elevates for a spike/Jim Wolf photography
Caitlin Moon makes a backhand save/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Andrew Dentler handles an overpass/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Aaron Wachtfogel takes an angle swing/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Carly Wopat hustles to play a ball over/Jim Wolf photography
Camie Manwill picks up a shot shot/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Miles Partain hits the sand after a dig attempt/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Ty Loomis anticipates a shot/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Chris Dedo dives for the short serve/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
David Lee celebrates a block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Jeremy Casebeer has to play the ball over/Jim Wolf photography
Sarah Schermerhorn makes a scramble play/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Sean Rosenthal goes to full extension for a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Chase Budinger pulls a set out of the net/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Zana Muno and Crissy Jones celebrate making Sunday out of the qualifier/Mark Rigney photography
Brian Miller avoids the Marcus Partain block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Aurora Pa’aluhi slides in for the short serve/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Zana Muno stretches for the ball during a hustle play/Jim Wolf photography
Skylar DelSol draws the block with a jump set/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Betsi Flint on the FIVB event in Australia: “This this shouldn’t count for Olympic qualification points because we don’t feel safe.”/Mark Rigney photography
Crissy Jones runs down a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Kim Hildreth dives for the serve but the tape alters its path/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Casey Patterson acknowledges one of Chase Budinger’s blocks/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Betsi Flint celebrates the win with champagne/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Chase Budinger had plenty to celebrate in his first AVP win/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Megan Rice turns inside out for the cut shot/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
David Vander Meer celebrates a late-afternoon block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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