TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Arizona Wildcats ended their Pac-12 Championship run in day two of the tournament. The Wildcats began the day taking on No. 1 USC in the winner's bracket where they saw a 3-0 loss. After being knocked down to the contender's bracket, the Cats were set to play in-state rival ASU, who they had a split record against this season. In the end, the Sun Devils came out with a 3-1 victory to finish Arizona's time in the Championship. 

Arizona's first match of the morning was a quick 3-0 loss to No. 1 USC. Even with the sweep, the Cats were able to get multiple impressive plays and hard earned points against the Trojans.
 

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— Arizona Beach Volleyball (@ArizonaBVB) April 28, 2022

 

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— Arizona Beach Volleyball (@ArizonaBVB) April 28, 2022

Alana Rennie/Alex Parkhurst were able to keep things close on court one, only falling by two in the first. Ultimately, the match ended when the pair was only down three, finishing 17-14. Hope Shannon/Annie Kost had a similarly close run but were unable to complete the match. They went 14-21 in the first but were coming back with a tied 20-20 when the match ended. 



Against the Sun Devils, the Cats fought hard to keep themselves on the bracket and in the Championship. Dana Parker/Abby Russell finished first on court four. After falling 21-13 in the first the pair was able to rally back to a close 22-20 loss in the second. Sarah Blacker/Maja Kaiser were the second pair to finish and gave Arizona their first, and only, point of the duel. 
 

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— Arizona Beach Volleyball (@ArizonaBVB) April 28, 2022

After puilling out a 21-19 win in the first set, the court one pair Rennie/Parkhurst were close to splitting the duel but fell 21-19 in the second. The third set was a tight point-for-point match where the Cats ended with a 15-12 loss to the Devils. 
 

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— Arizona Beach Volleyball (@ArizonaBVB) April 28, 2022

Battling out at the very end was Dilara Gedikoglu/Jasmine Safar on court three and Shannon/Kost on court five. Ultimately, Arizona State was able to clinch their third point against Gedikoglu/Safar finishing 21-23, 21-19, 15-9. 
 

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— Arizona Beach Volleyball (@ArizonaBVB) April 28, 2022

 

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— Arizona Beach Volleyball (@ArizonaBVB) April 28, 2022

 

UP NEXT
The Cats await their post-season fate with the NCAA Beach Volleyball Selection Show airing Saturday, April 30 at 6 p.m. MST. With the selection field being expanded to 16 teams this season, the Cats will need to be one of the eight non-automatic qualifiers chosen by the NCAA. The show will be live streamed on NCAA.com. 

FULL RESULTS
USC 3, Arizona 0

1. Tina Graudina/Hailey Harward (USC) vs. Alana Rennie/Alex Parkhurst (ARIZ) 21-19, 17-14, unfinished
2. Sammy Slater/Megan Kraft (USC) def. Maja Kaiser/Sarah Blacker (ARIZ) 21-14, 21-14
3. Delaynie Maple/Julia Scoles (USC) def. Jasmine Safar/Dilara Gedikoglu (ARIZ) 21-9, 21-14
4. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Abby Russell/Dana Parker (ARIZ) 21-11, 21-14
5. Sunny Villapando/Mollie Ebertin (USC) vs. Hope Shannon/Annie Kost (ARIZ) 21-14, 20-20, unfinished

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (4,3,2);
 

Arizona State 3, Arizona 1

1. Cierra Flood/Lexi Sweeney (ASU) def. Alana Rennie/Alex Parkhurst (ARIZ) 19-21, 21-19, 15-12
2. Sarah Blacker/Maja Kaiser (ARIZ) def. Lila Bordis/Anya Pemberton (ASU) 21-12, 21-18
3. Sarah Waters/Rylie Kael (ASU) def. Jasmine Safar/Dilara Gedikoglu (ARIZ) 21-23, 21-18, 15-9
4. Kylie Wickley/Kate Fitzgerald (ASU) def. Abby Russell/Dana Parker (ARIZ) 21-13, 22-20
5. Annie Kost/Hope Shannon (ARIZ) vs. Taryn Ames/Maddy Salazar (ASU) 19-21, 21-18, 11-11, unfinished

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (4,2,1,3);