UCLA will face one of Arizona State, Stanford or USC in the Pac-12 Championship of beach volleyball today.
Second-seeded UCLA punched its ticket to the championship match with a thrilling comeback win over top-seeded USC and now awaits an opponent in the championship match. The Trojans will face the winner of either third-seeded Stanford or sixth-seeded Arizona State who play in the semifinals of the Contenders Bracket for the second slot in the championship match. For the Bruins they are back in the championship match again after winning their third beach volleyball title last season. That title came after the Bruins were upset and needed the Contenders Bracket to win it all. This season they come in redhot winning three straight tournament matches.
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Game Date: April 26, 2024
Game Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: Pac-12 Bay Area (IN)
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In the championship match of the Winners Bracket, the Bruins showed their mettle coming from behind after losing the first two sets. That put all the pressure on the final three sets for the Bruins to play perfect in order to advance to the championship match today.
This season the Bruins are a combined 5-4 against the three teams they could face in the championship match. They won their only match against the Sun Devils (5-0) giving them the least amount of familiarity with them in a potential championship match today. They split the regular season series 2-2 with the Trojans before winning today to take a 3-2 season series lead overall.
Against the Cardinal the Bruins lost both of the regular season matches before taking care of business in the second round of the tournament (3-0). This championship match could see the Bruins win a record tying fourth championship, the Trojans a record extending fifth, and the Sun Devils or the Cardinals their first. The Sun Devils play host to the tournament giving them that edge while the Cardinal have the Scholar-Athlete of the Year in Maya Harvey leading the way.
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