Immediately after Nicole Nurse hits the winning shot over the net at Gulf Beach Place, Alabama, her teammates rush towards her before she and her twin sister Audrey Nurse collapse with their team on the sand. He held out his arm. The pure joy that radiates beneath the visors and shades as the women of Troy triumph once again. The four-peat has been completed.
The USC women's beach volleyball team defeated crosstown rival UCLA to become national champions again. The No. 1-ranked Trojans defeated No. 2 UCLA by a score of 3-0 to win the 2024 championship title. For the USC women's beach volleyball team, this is her fourth consecutive NCAA championship, taking her total to six NCAA championships. This is also the second consecutive season in which the North Twins won the championship.
“Honestly, I am beyond grateful.” Audrey told ESPN. “One of the things I'm feeling right now is gratitude. I'm thankful for my sister. She's everything to me, and I'm grateful for my teammates. USC is for us. It was truly amazing.”
USC is one of only two teams to win the NCAA Championship in women's beach volleyball since the tournament began in 2016. Also in the tournament he finished second, his fourth place being his lowest to finish the season. UCLA has two national championships, making the rivalry even stronger in the sport.
Not only did the Trojans finish as champions again, but they also earned a spot on the NCAA Beach Volleyball All-Tournament team. USC's Megan Craft and Delaney Maple, twins Audrey Nurse and Nicole Nurse, and Grace Seitz and Ashley Prater made up three of the five teams selected to the all-tournament team.
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