Sand Devils Fall to USC; Slated for 4:45 p.m. PT Matchup with Oregon

STANFORD, Calif. — The seventh-seeded Arizona State beach volleyball team (10-19) fell to No. 2 seed Southern California by a tally of 4-1 in the first round of the 2018 Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship at Stanford Sand Volleyball Stadium, Thursday morning. 

By virtue of the loss, the Sand Devils will transition to the double-elimination tournament's contenders bracket, slated to take on the ninth-seeded Oregon Ducks at 4:45 p.m. PT.

The Maroon and Gold's standout sophomore duo of Ellyson Lundberg and Katelyn Carballo garnered the team's lone victory of the dual, earning a straight-set 21-16, 21-19 win over the Women of Troy's Joy Dennis and Cammie Dorn. 

Despite putting forth strong efforts at the four remaining pairs, Arizona State ultimately fell by a count of 4-1.

FINAL: Arizona State 1, Southern California 4
1. Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) def. Kwyn Johnson/Mia Rivera (ASU); 21-15, 21-13
2. Terese Cannon/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Natalie Braun/Frances Giedraitis (ASU); 21-12, 21-7
3. Katelyn Carballo/Ellyson Lunderg (ASU) def. Joy Dennis/Cammie Dorn (USC); 21-16, 21-19
4. Jenna Belton/Maja Kaiser (USC) def. Katie Cross/Cierra Flood (ASU); 21-18, 21-11
5. Haley Hallgren/Alexandra Poletto (USC) def. Kate Baldwin/Samantha Plaster (ASU); 21-16, 21-16
Order of finish: 4, 5, 2*, 1, 3

2018 Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship Info

The Pac-12 champion will be crowned on Saturday, by virtue of a 3 p.m. PT dual featuring the respective champions of the winners and contenders bracket.

All three days of the championship will be televised on Pac-12 Network and Pac-12 Bay Area with Anne Marie Anderson and Holly McPeak calling the morning action, and Kevin Barnett and Mike Dodd in the afternoon.

For additional information regarding the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championships, including results, television schedules and details, visit http://pac-12.com/beach-volleyball/championship.

The Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium opened its gates on March 6, 2015. The new stadium has four courts approximately 75-yards long. Grass berms have been put in place for seating and is outlined with 10 palm trees over 100 years old to give it a 'beach' feeling, making it one of the premier collegiate sand venues in the nation. The facility is located just south of the Varsity Field Hockey Turf on the Stanford campus. 

Team Seeding 
1. No. 1 UCLA
2. No. 5 Southern California
3. No. 12 California
4. No. 13 Stanford
5. No. 14 Arizona
6. Washington
7. Arizona St.
8. Utah
9. Oregon