C O L L E G I A T E B E A C H V O L L E Y B A L L Tug of war at the top PHOTOS: Peter Brouillet
The USC Trojans were back on top of the collegiate beach volleyball rankings after defeating Pepperdine 3-2 at the USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge in Hermosa Beach, California.
Trojans reclaims No. 1 ranking after defeating Pepperdine at the USAV Collegiate Classic in Hermosa Beach; Trojans’ team of Hughes and Claes run winning streak to 52
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEACH volleyball team began the 2016 season with thoughts of backing up a 28-0 perfect season with more perfection, but those hopes were quickly dashed when the Trojans lost their second match of the year to Pepperdine, 3-2. Revenge came in the form of a dramatic 3-2 win over top-ranked
Pepperdine at the 2016 USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge at the Her- mosa Beach Pier on Saturday, April 9. The 3-2 finish came down to the third set at the No. 3 position,
where USC’s Ali Wheeler and Nicolette Martin rallied to beat Skylar Caputo and Corinne Quigle in three sets. That was the last of the five matches to end, sending the Trojans into a wild celebration and on top of
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both national polls 72 hours later (AVCA Coaches Poll and DiG Maga- zine). Pepperdine had occupied the No. 1 ranking since beating the Trojans on opening day. It was the sixth straight time that a USC-Pepperdine dual resulted in a 3-2 final score and the fourth time in which the teams met as No. 1 vs. No. 2. The Trojans and Waves have split the six matches. USC’s Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes picked up three straight-set wins to claim the USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge title the very next day. Claes and Hughes defeated Trojan teammates Sophie Bukovec and senior Alexa Strange, 21-9, 21-12, in the title match to run their season record to 27-0 and have now won 52 straight matches.
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