2019 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship

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2019 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship
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DatesMay 3–5, 2019
Teams8
Defending championsUCLA Bruins
ChampionsUCLA Bruins
Runners-upUSC Trojans
Matches played14
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The 2019 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship was the fourth annual tournament deciding the NCAA champions for the 2019 collegiate beach volleyball season. It took place May 3–5 in Gulf Shores, Alabama, and was hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It was a double elimination tournament, with a single championship match.[1][2] The Bruins won their second championship in a row by defeating Southern Cal 3–0 in the championship match on May 5, 2019.

Qualification[]

The tournament was open to teams from Divisions I, II, and III. The top three teams each in the East and West Regions qualified automatically, and two additional teams were selected at large. Selections for the tournament were announced on April 28 on NCAA.com.[3]

Seed Team Record Bid Type Region Appearance Last Bid
2 UCLA 31–3 Automatic West Fourth 2018
4 Pepperdine 20–9 Automatic West Fourth 2018
7 Hawaii 26-9 At-large West Third 2018
3 Florida State 28–5 Automatic East Third 2018
1 USC 28–4 Automatic West Fourth 2018
8 Stetson 29–8 Automatic East Second 2016
5 LSU 29–6 Automatic East Third 2018
6 Cal Poly 25–10 At-large West First Never

Bracket[]

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  Matches 1–6
Friday, May 3 		    Matches 7–10
Friday, May 3
Saturday, May 4 		    Matches 11–12
Saturday, May 4 		    Match 13
Sunday, May 5 		    Championship
Match 14
Sunday, May 5
                                               
  Winner's Bracket
  1 USC 1  
  8 Stetson 3    
      8 Stetson 2  
      5 LSU 3    
  4 Pepperdine 0          
  5 LSU 3        
      5 LSU 0            
      2 UCLA 3              
  3 Florida State 3              
  6 Cal Poly 0                
      3 Florida State 0          
      2 UCLA 3        
  2 UCLA 3          
  7 Hawaii 2         2 UCLA 3
      1 USC 0
  Loser's Bracket      
  1 USC 3        
  4 Pepperdine 0     1 USC 3        
    3 Florida State 1          
      1 USC 3        
  6 Cal Poly 0         7 Hawaii 0     1 USC 3    
  7 Hawaii 3     7 Hawaii 3         5 LSU 2  
    8 Stetson 0  

All-Tournament Team[]

At the conclusion of the championship, five pairs (selected from all teams in the field) were honored as members of the All-Tournament Team.

Court Pair Team Record Notes
1 / USC 3-0 3 other matches were left unfinished
2 Darby Dunn/Sammee Thomas Stetson 2-0 1 other match was left unfinished
3 /Abby Van Winkle UCLA 4-0
4 Hi'ilawe Huddleston/Kylin Loker Hawai'i 3-1
5 /Lindsey Sparks UCLA 3-0 1 other match was left unfinished

Media Coverage[]

In December 2017, ESPN was awarded a 5-year contract to provide television coverage of the NCAA Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship, beginning with the 2018 season.[5] In addition, the Selection Show for the championship tournament was broadcast on April 28 at NCAA.com.[6]

Television channels[]

The 14 dual matches comprising the entirety of the championship were broadcast live on the following channels at the specified times:[7]

  • Day 1: Opening Rounds (Matches/Duals 1-8) - ESPNU, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
  • Day 2: Third Round (Match/Dual 11); Elimination Bracket: Second and Third Rounds (Matches/Duals 9-10, 12) - ESPN2 (later rebroadcast on ESPNU), 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
  • Day 3: Semifinal/Elimination Bracket Final (Match/Dual 13) - ESPN2, 9:30 AM CDT
  • Day 3: National Championship Final (Match/Dual 14) - ESPN, 1:00 PM CDT
  • Day 3: Trophy Ceremony - ESPN3, 3:00 PM CDT

References[]

  1. ^ "How to watch the NCAA beach volleyball national championships". espnW.com. May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 NC Beach Volleyball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "NC Beach Volleyball: 2019 Selection Show". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 NC Beach Volleyball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  5. ^ "NCAA awards ESPN beach volleyball rights". NCAA.com. December 20, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  6. ^ "Road to the Championship". NCAA.com. April 28, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  7. ^ "Broadcast Info". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
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