Gallery: Beach volleyball defeats USC and LSU during NCAA tournament
By Aubrey Yeo
May 6, 2018 11:24 a.m.
Junior Zana Muno serves the ball against her LSU opponents.
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Junior Nicole McNamara blocks a hit attempt from LSU's Claire Coppola.
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USC court three players Cammie Dorn (left) and Joy Dennis (right) watch the countdown to the UCLA vs. USC match on the big screen.
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Sophomore Lily Justine goes for a hit against Trojan blocker Terese Cannon.
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Dorn makes a pass attempt to her partner, Dennis.
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Muno made contact with the ball on a dig attempt, but was unable to keep the ball inbounds.
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Freshman Mac May and senior Elise Zappia celebrate winning the first set of court four 21-18.
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Junior Izzy Carey goes for a hit attempt as her Trojan counterpart Maja Kaiser watches on.
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Nicole McNamara and Trojan Abril Bustamante face off on court one while waiting for the serve.
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Junior transfer Sarah Sponcil receives a serve from her court two USC opponents.
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Nicole McNamara hits to the right of Tina Graudina to evade the USC blocker's arms.
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Carey (pictured) dives forward to bump a ball to her partner, freshman Megan Muret.
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Sponcil makes an acrobatic lunge backward to keep the play alive.
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Muret and Carey celebrate winning their first point of the NCAA tournament for UCLA after taking down their USC opponents two sets to one.
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Junior Megan McNamara celebrates after she and her sister put the Bruins one point away from taking the dual against USC. The McNamara sisters were, however, unable to finish the game as the Bruins on court four managed to seal the victory before them.
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Zappia and May embrace after clinching the point that knocked the two-time defending champion, USC, out of the NCAA tournment.
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Muno high-fives spectators as UCLA walks off the court following the win over USC.
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Coach Stein Metzger sports a smile during his post-victory address to his team.
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Sponcil's mother embraces her daughter after the Bruins triumph over the Trojans.
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Sponcil lifts up her sister while posing for a photo.
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