USC went up 1-0 on court two after Kennedy Coackley and Ashley Pater defeated Peri Brennan and Natalie Myszkowski 21-14, 21-12.

The Trojans took a 2-0 lead when Madison Goellner and Kaileigh Truslow defeated Harper Cooper and Ensley Alden on court five, 21-19, 21-19..

UCLA got on the board on court one as Sally Perez and Maggie Boyd delivered a 21-18, 21-18 victory over USC’s Madison White and Zoey Henson.

The Trojans would score the final clinching point of the dual on court four when Delaney Karl and Ella Larkin defeated Kaley Mathews and Alexa Fernandez, 21-19, 21-14.

UP NEXT: The Bruins await the seeding for the NCAA Championship, to be announced on Sunday, April 27 at 10:00 a.m. PT on NCAA.com.

No. 5 USC def. No. 1 UCLA, 3-1

Spiker Beach • Huntington Beach, Calif.

Friday, April 25, 2025 • 1A:00 PM PT

Records: UCLA (30-6), USC (26-9)

Order of finish: 2, 5, 1, 4*
 

FORT WORTH – No. 1 seeded TCU edged out No. 2 seeded Arizona State, 3-2, to capture the first-ever Big 12 Beach Volleyball Championship Friday at the TCU Beach Volleyball Courts.  

The Horned Frogs wrapped up the 2025 championship with a 9-2 overall match record. The beach volleyball program helped set a school record for Big 12 Conference championships in a season with four. Other Horned Frog champions this season were women’s soccer, women’s basketball and men’s tennis.   

TCU also wrapped up its fifth-consecutive undefeated home season. With three wins from this tournament under their belt, the Frogs extended their home win streak to 64.

Maria Gonzalez and Hailey Hamlett were named Pair of the Tournament after sealing the title for TCU. With the championship on the line and the match tied at 2-2, the duo delivered a dramatic three-set victory on court two, winning 21-11, 13-21, 28-26.  

Hamlett has now helped secure three conference titles for TCU. The first came in 2023 with Sutton MacTavish for the CCSA Title and the second was in 2024 with Anhelina Khmil in Conference USA.  

Gonzalez and Hamlett were both named to the Big 12 All-Tournament team followed by Khmil and Ana Vergara. The dynamic No. 4 pairing stretched their undefeated streak to 18 wins. 

Quick Hits against No. 12 ranked Arizona State  

• Vergara/Khmil notched the first point for TCU at the No. 4 spot: 21-15, 21-11.  

• The duo improved to 18-0 on the season.  

• Olivia Clines and Deniela Konstantinova fell at the No. 5 spot: 18-21, 21-19, 11-15.  

• The duo moved to 6-1 on the season.  

• Sofia Izuzquiza and Allanis Navas took point two for the Frogs at the No. 3 spot: 21-16, 23-21.  

• The freshman and senior duo improved to 22-2 on the season.  

• Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno fell at the No. 1 spot: 18-21, 18-21.  

• The duo moved to 14-4 on the season.   

• To secure the Big 12 title for TCU, Gonzalez/Hamlett scored point three in a nail-biting finish at the No. 2 spot: 21-11, 13-21, 28-26.  

• The duo improved to 9-2 on the season.   

• TCU maintains the lead in the all-time series over Arizona State, extending to 8-3.  

• With the conference win, the Horned Frogs improved to 28-5 on the season.  

• The championship was the third different conference title overall and in three years for the program. 

 

Up Next  

The No. 2 ranked Horned Frogs await their fate for the NCAA Tournament held in Gulf Shores, Ala. May 2-4. The selection show is Sunday at noon. Fans will be able to stream it on NCAA.com.  

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The CSUN Beach Volleyball team defeated Cal State Bakersfield in an elimination match before falling to top-seed Cal Poly in the semifinals of the 2025 Big West Beach Volleyball Championship on Friday at the Ocean Park Beach Courts.

With their sixth victory over the Roadrunners this season, the Matadors set a new program record with won their 18th match of the season. After the defeat to the championship runners-up Mustangs in the afternoon, CSUN finishes the season with an 18-17 overall record.

CSUN 3, CSUB 1

CSUN’s Tia Mendiola and Julia Bazylevych opened the scoring with a straight-set (21-12, 21-16) win over Paola Caten and Sarah Martin in the No. 2 pair. The Matadors went up 2-0 when Maleya Miles and Layla Cederlind earned a 21-19, 21-11 victory over Olivia Ostler and Vianna Garcia on the No. 4 court. Bakersfield’s Ella Erteltova and Vivi Kaelin cut the CSUN lead in half with a 21-18, 21-12 win over Tasha Mae and Kinley Lindhardt on the No. 1 court before Sophia Jarosz and Haley Coggins clinched the Matador win when a 21-17, 21-19 sweep over Olivia Silacci-Jensen and Brooklyn Thomas on the No. 5 court gave CSUN its third win. Dylan Hall and Hannah Heflin dropped the opening set to Katey Milne and Alla Ensign before capturing set two, 21-19. The CSUN pair was up 2-1 when the Matadors’ clinched the dual win, so the No. 3 pair was abandoned.

CAL POLY 3, CSUN 0

Looking to advance past the semifinal round for the first time since 2019,  the Matadors dropped three straight pairs to the Mustangs to see their season come to an end. Cal Poly’s Logan Walter and Izzy Martinez defeated Mendiola and Bazylevych, 21-13, 21-7 in the No. 2 pair to open the scoring. The Mustangs’ Piper Ferch and Erin Inskeep then swept Mae and Lindhardt, 21-18, 21-15 on the No. 1 court to put Cal Poly up 2-0. The Mustangs then clinched a berth in the championship match when Quinn Perry and Lindsey Sparks swept Hall and Heflin at No. 3, 21-18, 21-14.

The final two pairs did not finish after Cal Poly clinched as Miles and Cederlind were in set two against Ella Connor and Madi Nichols (21-13, 20-17) while Jarosz and Coggins were also in set two with Abbey Reinard and Elise Lenehan on the N0. 5 court (21-13, 16-17) when the pair was abandoned. 

CSUN 3, CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 1

#1. Ella Erteltova/Vivi Kaelin (CSUB) def. Tasha Mae/Kinley Lindhardt (CSUN), 21-18, 21-12

#2. Tia Mendiola/Julia Bazylevych (CSUN) def. Paola Caten/Sarah Martin (CSUB), 21-12, 21-16

#3. Katey Milne/Ella Ensign (CSUB) vs. Dylan Hall/Hannah Heflin (CSUN), 21-16, 19-21, 2-1 (DNF)

#4. Maleya Miles/Layla Cederlind (CSUN) def. Olivia Ostler/Vianna Garcia (CSUB), 21-19, 21-11

#5. Sophia Jarosz/Haley Coggins (CSUN) def. Olivia Silacci-Jensen/Brooklyn Thomas (CSUB), 21-17, 21-19

CAL POLY 3, CSUN 0

#1. Piper Ferch/Erin Inskeep (CP) def. Tasha Mae/Kinley Lindhardt (CSUN), 21-18, 21-15

#2. Logan Walter/Izzy Martinez (CP) def. Tia Mendiola/Julia Bazylevych (CSUN), 21-13, 21-7

#3. Quinn Perry/Lindsey Sparks (CP) def. Dylan Hall/Hannah Heflin (CSUN), 21-18, 21-14

#4. Ella Connor/Madi Nichols (CP) vs. Maleya Miles/Layla Cederlind (CSUN), 21-13, 20-17 (DNF)

#5. Abbey Reinard/Elise Lenehan (CP) vs.. Sophia Jarosz/Haley Coggins (CSUN), 21-13, 16-17 (DNF)

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