graduate student Devon Newberry and senior Peri Brennan The Bruins took a 1-0 lead with a 21-17, 21-15 straight victory over Emma Donley and Kendall Peters on court two. Newberry hit .750 (14 kills, three errors, 21 attempts) and added two blocks, one ace, and one dig. Brennan hit a match-high .750 (9 kills, 0 errors, 12 attempts) with seven digs and two aces.
A pair of UCLA redshirt freshmen. Kenzie Brower and junior jesse smith The Bruins took a 2-0 lead with a 21-13, 21-17 straight victory over Gia Fisher and Maril Parry on court three. Both Bruins had error-free games, with Brower hitting .643 (9 kills, 0 errors, 14 attempts) and Smith hitting .636 (14 kills, 0 errors, 22 attempts). Smith added 13 digs and one block, and Brower added seven digs, five aces and one block.
Bruins coat graduate student 1 pair Lexi Denaburg and second year student maggie boyd They defeated the Golden Bears' Sierra Cafo and Alexando Young-Gomez in straight sets, 21-19, 21-18. Denaburg was simply amazing in the match, securing the final point with a kill and hitting .810 (17 kills, 0 errors, 21 attempts) with 7 digs, 1 block, and 1 ace. Boyd had a double-double with 12 kills and 16 digs, and had two aces.
Both pairs of Bruins on Courts 4 and 5 held a slight lead in the third set when the match was called.
next: The Bruins will face No. 11 LSU in the NCAA Championship semifinals today at 2:30 p.m. CT/12:30 p.m. PT. The Tigers (27-11) upset No. 6 TCU in the opening game, then advanced to the quarterfinals with a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over No. 3 Stanford. UCLA already has two wins against LSU this season (5-0, 4-1) and has won the past 10 duals to improve to an all-time series record of 18-2.
No. 2 UCLA def. No. 7 California, 3-0
Gulf Beach Place • Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Saturday, May 4, 2024 • 9:00 AM Pacific Time
Record: UCLA (34 wins, 6 losses), CAL (20 wins, 14 losses)
1. Lexi Denaburg/maggie boyd (UCLA) Definition. Sierra Cafo/Alexandria Young-Gomez (CAL) 21-19, 21-18
2. Devon Newberry/Peri Brennan (UCLA) Definition. Emma Donley/Kendall Peters (CAL) 21-17, 21-15
3. Kenzie Brower/jesse smith (UCLA) Definition. Gia Fisher/Maril Parry (CAL) 21-13, 21-17
Four. jayden whittmarsh/tessa van winkle (UCLA) vs. Portia Sherman/Jenna Corrigan (CAL) 16-21, 21-18, 5-3 truncated
Five. Natalie Mischkowski/ensley alden (UCLA) vs. Ella Dreibholz/Lara Booth (CAL) 21-17, 10-21, 3-2 truncated
Order of arrival: 2, 3, 1*