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Gulf Shores plays host to inaugural NCAA beach volleyball championships

By Aubrey Yeo

May 8, 2016 8:44 p.m.

A oversized replica of the NCAA game ball sat in the backdrop of the NCAA championship site.

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Sophomore Reily Buechler prepares for the No. 5 doubles matchup against Florida State.

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Seminole fans flocked in droves to the nearby Gulf Shores beach to cheer on FSU.

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Freshman Nicole McNamara (middle) and her sister Megan McNamara (right) lost the No. 1 doubles matchup in straight sets.

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Senior Julie Consani goes for a poke shot in her last collegiate beach volleyball game.

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Freshman Kelly Anna Geiser cheers on her teammates from the sidelines.

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Freshman Megan McNamara reaches out for a dig.

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Sophomore Elise Zappia pokes the ball away from the blocker, FSU's Vanessa Freire.

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FSU players and coaches line up as the national anthem is sung prior to the NCAA finals.

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Hughes engages with a fan before the NCAA finals

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USC's Nicolette Martin executes a jump serve.

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USC's Zoë Nightingale successfully blocks Nikki Esposito's hit attempt

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Freire goes for a block attempt on 'SC's Allie Wheeler

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Martin (pictured) emphatically celebrates after Wheeler get a big block against the Seminoles.

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Martin (right) jumps into Wheeler's arms after they secure the Trojan's second point in the NCAA finals.

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USC's Kelly Claes (left) and Sara Hughes (right) hold hands before their NCAA finals match. Claes and Hughes ended their undefeated season with a 44-0 record.

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USC's Jenna Belton fully extends to make contact with the ball.

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Claes, the reigning Pac-12 player of the year, serves the ball.

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USC volunteer assistant coach and olympic gold medalist Dain Blanton talks to Claes and Hughes during a timeout.

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Hughes jumps in the air in jubilation after she and Claes successfully clinch the first NCAA beach volleyball championship for USC.

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Nightingale (33), Martin (35) and Terese Cannon (middle) rush to the court to hug Hughes right as the Trojans clinch the first-ever NCAA beach volleyball championship.

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Hughes, one of USC's co-captains, holds on to the NCAA trophy.

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Martin (left) and Wheeler (right) kiss the NCAA trophy.

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The Trojans, clad in championship apparel, celebrate their newly-won NCAA championship.

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