2022 Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship Central
Championship Central
SCHEDULE & RESULTS
WEDNESDAY, April 27
Wednesday, April 27 (all times Pacific - click the match for live stats)
Match 1 9:00 a.m. #8 Oregon 3, #9 Utah 1 (PDF Box Score)
Match 2 10:15 a.m. #2 UCLA 4, #7 Washington 1 (PDF Box Score)
Match 3 11:30 a.m. #3 Stanford 3 #6 Arizona State 0 (PDF Box Score)
Match 4 12:45 p.m. #5 Arizona 3, #4 California 2 (PDF Box Score)
Match 5 2:00 p.m. #1 USC 3, #8 Oregon 0 (PDF Box Score)
Match 6 3:15 p.m. #7 Washington vs. #9 Utah (PDF Box Score)
Match 7 4:30 p.m. #4 California 3, #8 Oregon 0 (PDF Box Score)
THURSDAY, April 28
Thursday, April 28 (all times Pacific - click the match for live stats)
Match 8 9:00 a.m. #6 ASU 3, #7 Washington 0. (PDF Box Score)
Match 9 10:15 a.m. #2 UCLA 3, #3 Stanford 0 (PDF Box Score)
Match 10 11:30 a.m. #1 USC 3, #5 Arizona 0 (PDF Box Score)
Match 11 12:45 p.m. #4 California 3, #3 Stanford 1 (PDF Box Score)
Match 12 2:00 p.m. #6 ASU 3, #5 Arizona 1 (PDF Box Score)
Match 13 3:15 p.m. #1 USC 3,. #2 UCLA 1 (PDF Box Score)
FRIDAY, April 29
Friday, April 29 (all times Pacific - click the match for live stats)
Match 14 9:00 a.m. #4 California 3. #6 ASU 1 (PDF Box Score)
Match 15 11:00 a.m. #2 UCLA 3, #4 California 0 (PDF Box Score)
Match 16 2:00 p.m. Championship: #1 USC 3 vs. #2 UCLA 0 (PDF Box Score)
All matches will be televised live on Pac-12 Network. Click here to watch online at Pac-12.com or download the Pac-12 Now app.
WEDNESDAY, April 27
Wednesday, April 27 (all times Pacific - click the match for live stats)
Match 1 9:00 a.m. #8 Oregon 3, #9 Utah 1 (PDF Box Score)
Match 2 10:15 a.m. #2 UCLA 4, #7 Washington 1 (PDF Box Score)
Match 3 11:30 a.m. #3 Stanford 3 #6 Arizona State 0 (PDF Box Score)
Match 4 12:45 p.m. #5 Arizona 3, #4 California 2 (PDF Box Score)
Match 5 2:00 p.m. #1 USC 3, #8 Oregon 0 (PDF Box Score)
Match 6 3:15 p.m. #7 Washington vs. #9 Utah (PDF Box Score)
Match 7 4:30 p.m. #4 California 3, #8 Oregon 0 (PDF Box Score)
THURSDAY, April 28
Thursday, April 28 (all times Pacific - click the match for live stats)
Match 8 9:00 a.m. #6 ASU 3, #7 Washington 0. (PDF Box Score)
Match 9 10:15 a.m. #2 UCLA 3, #3 Stanford 0 (PDF Box Score)
Match 10 11:30 a.m. #1 USC 3, #5 Arizona 0 (PDF Box Score)
Match 11 12:45 p.m. #4 California 3, #3 Stanford 1 (PDF Box Score)
Match 12 2:00 p.m. #6 ASU 3, #5 Arizona 1 (PDF Box Score)
Match 13 3:15 p.m. #1 USC 3,. #2 UCLA 1 (PDF Box Score)
FRIDAY, April 29
Friday, April 29 (all times Pacific - click the match for live stats)
Match 14 9:00 a.m. #4 California 3. #6 ASU 1 (PDF Box Score)
Match 15 11:00 a.m. #2 UCLA 3, #4 California 0 (PDF Box Score)
Match 16 2:00 p.m. Championship: #1 USC 3 vs. #2 UCLA 0 (PDF Box Score)
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
EVENT INFORMATION
Admission to Bear Down Beach: Free!
Fans are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs to sit and watch the action, but there are also a limited number of bleacher seats available by courts 1, 2, 4.
Parking: There are no free parking locations near Bear Down Beach unless you have the appropriate University of Arizona parking permit. Fans are encouraged to pay to park in the Cherry Avenue Garage or the South Stadium Garage near Bear Down Beach.
The hourly rates for parking in these two garages can be found here or below:
Monday-Friday
12:00 a.m. -4:59 a.m. $1.00 per hour (max charge is $5.00 in this time frame)
5:00 a.m.-4:59 p.m. $2.00 per hour (max charge is $8.00 in this time frame)
5:00 p.m. – 11:59 p.m. $1.00 per hour (max charge is $7.00 in this time frame)
Daily Rate: $16.00 max
You must pay each time you exit the garage, there are no “in and out” privileges.
Fans are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs to sit and watch the action, but there are also a limited number of bleacher seats available by courts 1, 2, 4.
Parking: There are no free parking locations near Bear Down Beach unless you have the appropriate University of Arizona parking permit. Fans are encouraged to pay to park in the Cherry Avenue Garage or the South Stadium Garage near Bear Down Beach.
The hourly rates for parking in these two garages can be found here or below:
Monday-Friday
12:00 a.m. -4:59 a.m. $1.00 per hour (max charge is $5.00 in this time frame)
5:00 a.m.-4:59 p.m. $2.00 per hour (max charge is $8.00 in this time frame)
5:00 p.m. – 11:59 p.m. $1.00 per hour (max charge is $7.00 in this time frame)
Daily Rate: $16.00 max
You must pay each time you exit the garage, there are no “in and out” privileges.
Arizona Pre-Tournament Notes
Arizona's 2022 Stats | Arizona Record Book
- This will mark the second time that Arizona has hosted the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship after doing so in 2017. In that tournament, the Wildcats picked up wins over California and Stanford before falling two matches short of the title match.
- Against its first round opponent - California - the Wildcats are 6-4 all-time including a 3-1 win over then-No. 11 Golden Bears on March 26 this season.
- Arizona earned their 18th win of the season with their 3-2 win over LBSU in the Arizona Invitational.
- The Wildcats are seven wins away from tying their record for most wins in a season (25) with the Pac-12 Championships and post season play left to break the record.
- Pair Sarah Blacker and Maja Kaiser currently have the most wins and the highest winning percentage of the Wildcats. They are 22-6 on court two giving them a win percentage of .786. This pair has been on the top of the Wildcats leaderboard for the entirety of the season.
- Jasmine Safar comes in behind Kaiser/Blacker with a record of 19-9 (.679) with partners Dana Parker (6-2) and Dilara Gedikoglu (13-7).
- Freshman Annie Kost, the only freshman to see match play, is currently 9-7 on courts one and five with partners Hope Shannon and Alex Parkhurst.
Wildcat Seniors:
Maja Kaiser:
- Over 80% of her wins have come in two sets with only three being advanced to a third
- 7-2 against Pac-12 opponents.
Sarah Blacker:
- Over 80% of her wins have come in two sets with only three being advanced to a third
- 7-2 against Pac-12 opponents
- Her 22-6 performance has put her in fifth place in program history career wins and 10th in win percentage
Dana Parker:
- 14 of her 18 wins have come in 2 sets, giving her the second most two set wins of any 2022 Wildcat
- Her 18-10 2022 record put her in sixth place in program history in career wins and 10th in career win win percentage
Jasmine Safar:
- Second most wins in the 2022 season and second highest win percentage
- Currently 13th in program history for career wins and 12th in win percentage
2021 Recap
- The 2021 season saw an overall record of 22-6 (9-2 Pac-12). This was the second most wins in program history and the most wins in the Pac-12.
- The Sand Cats spent the last five weeks of the 2021 season in the Top 10 of AVCA’s weekly rankings, finishing in the 10th spot. This is the longest top-10 streak and the highest final ranking for the Cats since 2017.
- Four Wildcats were named All-Pac-12 for their performance during the 2021 season. Alana Rennie, Alex Parkhurst and Sarah Blacker were all named All-Pac-12 Second Team while freshman Mady Noble picked up an All-Freshman Team honor.
- Dana Parker and Mady Noble received an AVCA Top Flight Award (Flight 4) for the 2021 season. They ended with the highest winning percentage of the season and the third-highest winning percentage in program history.
Arizona's 2022 Stats | Arizona Record Book
- This will mark the second time that Arizona has hosted the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship after doing so in 2017. In that tournament, the Wildcats picked up wins over California and Stanford before falling two matches short of the title match.
- Against its first round opponent - California - the Wildcats are 6-4 all-time including a 3-1 win over then-No. 11 Golden Bears on March 26 this season.
- Arizona earned their 18th win of the season with their 3-2 win over LBSU in the Arizona Invitational.
- The Wildcats are seven wins away from tying their record for most wins in a season (25) with the Pac-12 Championships and post season play left to break the record.
- Pair Sarah Blacker and Maja Kaiser currently have the most wins and the highest winning percentage of the Wildcats. They are 22-6 on court two giving them a win percentage of .786. This pair has been on the top of the Wildcats leaderboard for the entirety of the season.
- Jasmine Safar comes in behind Kaiser/Blacker with a record of 19-9 (.679) with partners Dana Parker (6-2) and Dilara Gedikoglu (13-7).
- Freshman Annie Kost, the only freshman to see match play, is currently 9-7 on courts one and five with partners Hope Shannon and Alex Parkhurst.
Wildcat Seniors:
Maja Kaiser:
- Over 80% of her wins have come in two sets with only three being advanced to a third
- 7-2 against Pac-12 opponents.
Sarah Blacker:
- Over 80% of her wins have come in two sets with only three being advanced to a third
- 7-2 against Pac-12 opponents
- Her 22-6 performance has put her in fifth place in program history career wins and 10th in win percentage
Dana Parker:
- 14 of her 18 wins have come in 2 sets, giving her the second most two set wins of any 2022 Wildcat
- Her 18-10 2022 record put her in sixth place in program history in career wins and 10th in career win win percentage
Jasmine Safar:
- Second most wins in the 2022 season and second highest win percentage
- Currently 13th in program history for career wins and 12th in win percentage
2021 Recap
- The 2021 season saw an overall record of 22-6 (9-2 Pac-12). This was the second most wins in program history and the most wins in the Pac-12.
- The Sand Cats spent the last five weeks of the 2021 season in the Top 10 of AVCA’s weekly rankings, finishing in the 10th spot. This is the longest top-10 streak and the highest final ranking for the Cats since 2017.
- Four Wildcats were named All-Pac-12 for their performance during the 2021 season. Alana Rennie, Alex Parkhurst and Sarah Blacker were all named All-Pac-12 Second Team while freshman Mady Noble picked up an All-Freshman Team honor.
- Dana Parker and Mady Noble received an AVCA Top Flight Award (Flight 4) for the 2021 season. They ended with the highest winning percentage of the season and the third-highest winning percentage in program history.
