The game was tough having #1 in the nation hosting #5. This is also the second straight week that the same schools that make up the top 5 were in the same order.
This is UCLA's game day post they put on their Instagram (@uclabeachvb) of #2 lily Justine, a 5'10 Junior
Dear Readers~
On March 16, 2019 the #5 ranked Pepperdine Wave traveled to the Sunset Canyon Recreation area in Los Angeles, California to take on the #1 ranked UCLA Bruins in a game of women's beach volleyball. With UCLA being undefeated so far this season with a 14-0 record, Pepperdine wanted to be the first team this season to beat UCLA, since UCLA is sitting at 11-4 right now. With Pepperdine coming off of their 3 wins at the Waves Invite, UCLA wanted to take them down. At 10 am Pacific Time, there in Los Angeles, the game got started.
The first game to end was the 4's that had UCLA's Savvy Simo and lea Monkhouse against Pepperdine's Nikki Lyons and Maddie Dilfer. The first set was tough when it ended at 21-13, in favor of UCLA. The second set was even tougher, ending at 21-18, in favor of UCLA. That gave UCLA a 1-0 game lead over Pepperdine.
The next team to finish was the 2's. That includes UCLA's Sarah Sponcil and Lily Justine against Pepperdine's Gigi Hernandez and Heidi Dyer. The first set ended at 21-14, in favor of UCLA but the second set was the second closest set of the entire day. That set ended at 22-20 with UCLA winning that set and making the overall score now 2-0 in favor of UCLA.
The third game to end was the 1's. This game had UCLA's Nicole and Megan McNamara against Pepperdine's Deahna Kraft and Brook Bauer. The first set was over at 21-13, in favor of UCLA. The second set ended closer at 21-18, in favor of UCLA. That game now has UCLA up 3-0 against Pepperdine in the overall scoring of the day.
The fourth game to end was between the 3's. That was UCLA's Abby Van Winkle and Zana Muno against Pepperdine's Alexis Filippone and Skylar Caputo. the first set was the closest set of the day, ending at 28-26 in favor of UCLA. The second set ended close at 21-19, with UCLA taking that set and making the overall score 4-0 with just one game left.
The final game was between the 5's. That includes UCLA's Izzy Carey and Lindsey Sparks against Pepperdine's Simone Priebe and Katie Gavin. The first set ended 21-16, in favor of UCLA. Pepperdine wanted redemption in this second set since it was the last of the day. In the end, they fell short and the set ended 21-10 in favor of UCLA. That gave UCLA a 5-0 sweep over Pepperdine.
If you've read some of my previous blogs you're probably wondering where UCLA's Mac May and Megan Muret were during this game. They were part of the exh. game. They took on Pepperdine's Melanie Paul and Jenna Tunnell. The first set ended 21-19 in favor of UCLA. The second set wasn't as close, ending at 21-12. That second set went in favor of UCLA.
With UCLA now sitting at a record of 15-0, they're ready to take on Oregon on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Ocean Park Beach in Santa Monica, California. With Pepperdine sitting at 11-5, they get less of a break since their next game is Friday, March 22, 2019 at 10 am Pacific Time as they take on Hawaii in Tempe, Arizona as part of the ASU tournament held there at Arizona State.
With UCLA sitting at 15-0 for women's beach and Long Beach State sitting at 19-0 for men's indoor, things are looking pretty good for those two teams as each day gets closer to the national finals happening the first weekend of May with indoor being held at Long Beach State and beach being held in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Don't forget that the first weekend of May also has the first stop of the 2019 AVP tour happening in Huntington Beach, California. Until next time, Miller out
~J. Miller
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