UCLA upset top-seeded USC twice in the Pac-12 championships to claim its second Pac-12 crown at UCLA’s Mapes Beach. UCLA went 4-0 on Pac-12 championship weekend, defeating Washington (3-0), Arizona (3-0), USC (3-1), and USC (3-2).
UCLA clinched the championship at the No. 5 pair, with Rileigh Powers and Jaden Whitmarsh winning a tightly contested second set 21-17, 23-21, sending the Bruins into a celebratory frenzy.
The Bruins have won the Pac-12 title in 2018 and 2021, with USC winning in 2016 and 2017.
The final Pac-12 conference tournament standings are: 1. UCLA, 2. USC, 3. Stanford, 4. Cal, 5. (tie), Arizona, 5. (tie) Arizona State, 7. (tie) Washington, 7. (tie) Oregon, 7. (tie). Utah.
UCLA coach Stein Metzger and his Bruins were happy to get the pair of wins over USC after three previous losses this year.
“We got two really big wins in the 2s, with Lea Monkhouse and Devon Newberry,” Metzger said. “They did not get all-tournament, but if there was an All-Sunday team, it was certainly them.”
The six pairs who were awarded Pac-12 All-Tournament honors:
Jordan Polo and Ainsley Radell, Cal
Emmy Sharp and Amelia Smith, Stanford
Abby Van Winkle and Lindsey Sparks, UCLA
Rileigh Powers and Jaden Whitmarsh, UCLA
Tina Graudina and Megan Kraft, USC
Joy Dennis and Delaynie Maple, USC
UCLA is the top seed for this week’s National College Beach Championship. Enjoy our photo gallery from the Pac-12 weekend:
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- UCLA’s Rileigh Powers digs up a net serve/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- UCLA’s Lexy Denaburg chases a dig near USC coach Laurel Weaver as Haley Hallgren tries to pull her out of harm’s way/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Stanford’s Sunny Villapando chases down the cut/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Stanford’s Charlie Ekstrom bounces a set/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Stanford’s Xolani Hodel comes off the block to dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Stanford’s Sunny Villapando watches the ball after a running save/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Cal’s Mima Mirkovic throws sand in celebration/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- USC’s Sammy Slater tries to get to the dig through Julia Scoles/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- UCLA’s Lea Monkhouse brings up a net serve/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- USC’s Tina Graudina prepares to serve/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Cal celebrates the dual win/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Washington’s Shayne McPherson digs a Savvy Simo spike/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- USC’s Tina Graudina celebrates a block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- USC’s Megan Kraft hits at the retreating blocker/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- The UCLA bench begins the celebration/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- USC’s Hailey Harward picks up a shot/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- USC’s Delaynie Maple celebrates with Joy Dennis/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Cal’s Jordan Polo and Ainsley Radell vie for the middle serve/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Cal’s Mima Mirkovic scrambles for a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Arizona defender Alana Rennie gets an open net/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Megan Kraft’s hair flips over in celebration/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Caroline Schafer celebrates a Cal block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Stanford’s Maya Harvey has an emotional win/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Arizona’s Dana Parker makes a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Washington’s Shayne McPherson goes all out for a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- UCLA’s Devon Newberry celebrates a block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- ASU’s Emily Anderson saves a ball out of the net/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Cal’s Ainsley Radell (left) jousts with Stanford’s Maya Harvey/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Stanford’s Jordan McKinney extends for the dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Jaden Whitmarsh celebrates a kill/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Stanford’s Xolani Hodel goes with the jump back pokey/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Cal’s Caroline Schafer strains for the dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- The Cal bench joins Jordan Polo and Ainsley Radell in celebration/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- ASU’s Emily Anderson plays a lefty savve/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- USC’s Hailey Harward stretches for a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- UCLA dogpiles Jaden Whitmarsh and Rileigh Powers/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Oregon’s Carly Wallace (left) and Madelyn LaFollette communicate on the middle ball/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- ASU’s Lexi Sweeney makes a one-handed save/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Washington’s Hannah Yerex digs/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- USC’s Tina Graudina and Megan Kraft celebrate/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- UCLA’s Savvy Simo takes advantage of the open net/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Cal’s Maya Gessner chases a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- USC’s Hailey Harward makes a splash/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- UCLA’s Lea Monkhouse lays out for a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Cal’s Caroline Schafer tries to play a dig over/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Utah’s Grace Anders hits the sand/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Stanford’s Charlie Ekstrom releases her emotions/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Cal’s Mima Mirkovic stretches for the save/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Utah’s Olivia Teerlink chases down a shot/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- USC’s Nicole Nouse makes a diving save/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- USC’s Audrey Nourse gets an open net/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Stanford’s Maya Harvey runs down a ball/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Stanford’s Maddie Dailey (left) and Jordan McKinney celebrate/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Cal’s Mima Mirkovic celebrates/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Arizona’s Alana Rennie makes an athletic save/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
This happened last weekend. It’s not news.