April 26, 2023

One Beach Alumni News | Week of April 19-25, 2023

Pictured: Haley Carrington (Long Beach State ’25) and the Beach won their first Big West Conference Title in program history! (Long Beach State/Mikaella Salazar)

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  • Alexa Spartz | University of New Orleans ’23 | One Beach ’18

April 21 vs. Southeastern Louisiana | Played at #2: (W) 21-17, 21-15 (Southland Conference Tournament)

April 21 vs. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi | Played at #2: (unfinished) 21-23, 11-15 (Southland Conference Tournament)

April 22 vs. Nicholls | Played at #2: (W) 21-12, 21-10 (Southland Conference Tournament)

April 22 vs. Houston Christian | Played at #2: (W) 23-21, 17-21, 15-11 (Southland Conference Tournament)

April 24 vs. Boise State | Played at #2: (W) 21-16, 21-16 (Southland Conference Tournament Semifinals)

Alexa and her partner broke the UNO beach volleyball program record for most pair wins in a single season at 27! UNO closes out the 2023 season with an overall record of 21-16 and a conference record of 6-4

  • Angie Bour | Saint Mary’s College ’26 | One Beach ’22

April 19 at Santa Clara | Played at #5: (L) 13-21, 14-21

April 21 vs. #7 Grand Canyon | Played at #5: (L) 18-21, 22-20, 7-15

April 21 vs. #9 Cal | Played at #5: (L) 11-21, 6-21

April 22 vs. Sierra College | Played at #5: (W) 21-4, 21-5

  • Daisy Motes | South Mountain Community College ’24 | One Beach ’22

April 20 vs. State College of Florida | Played at #2: (W) 21-8, 21-13 (NJCAA National Championship)

April 20 vs. Richard Bland College | Played at #2: (L) 18-21, 24-26 (NJCAA National Championship)

April 21 vs. Bryant & Stratton College | (unfinished) (NJCAA National Championship)

April 21 vs. Lake-Sumter State College | Played at #2: (L) 15-21, 18-21 (NJCAA National Championship)

April 22 vs. Palm Beach State College | Played at #2: (L) 18-21, 11-21 (NJCAA National Championship)

April 22 vs. Lake-Sumter State College | Played at #2: (W) 21-14, 21-19 (NJCAA National Championship)

Daisy and the Cougars placed fourth overall at the inaugural NJCAA National Beach Volleyball Championship! South Mountain closes out the 2023 season with an overall record of 13-15

April 21 vs. San Jose State | Played at #4: (W) 21-16, 21-19 (Southland Conference Tournament)

April 21 vs. Houston Christian | Played at #4: (L) 22-24, 17-21 (Southland Conference Tournament)

April 22 vs. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi | Played at #4: (L) 19-21, 21-17, 14-16 (Southland Conference Tournament)

April 24 vs. New Orleans | Played at #4: (W) 21-16, 21-15 (Southland Conference Tournament Semifinals)

April 24 vs. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi | Played at #4: (L) 17-21, 21-15, 17-19 (Southland Conference Tournament Finals)

Boise State closes out the 2023 season with an overall record of 25-10 and a conference record of 4-2—the best season in program history!

The Beach wins their first Big West Conference Title in program history! Long Beach State is ranked #10 in this week’s AVCA Collegiate Beach Coaches Top 20 Poll

April 21 vs. CSU Bakersfield | Played at #1: (W) 21-15, 22-20 (Big West Conference Tournament)

April 21 at #8 Hawai’i | Played at #1: (L) 19-21, 15-21 (Big West Conference Tournament)

April 21 vs. CSUN | Played at #1: (W) 21-12, 18-21, 15-9 (Big West Conference Tournament)

April 22 vs. UC Davis | Played at #1: (W) 16-21, 21-9, 15-13 (Big West Conference Tournament)

April 22 at #8 Hawai’i | Played at #1: (L) 16-21, 17-21 (Big West Conference Tournament Semifinals)

April 22 vs. #11 Long Beach State | Played at #1: (L) 19-21, 14-21 (Big West Conference Tournament Finals)

Cal Poly closes out the 2023 season with an overall record of 15-25 

Arizona is 19-9 on the season so far and is ranked #20 in this week’s AVCA Collegiate Beach Coaches Top 20 Poll

April 20 vs. Park | Played at #2: (L) 21-17, 19-21, 7-15 (NAIA Championships)

April 20 vs. Ottawa-Ariz. | Played at #3: (W) 21-19, 21-18 (NAIA Championships)

April 21 vs. Vanguard | Played at #3: (L) 20-22, 19-21 (NAIA Championships Semifinals)

The Warriors placed third overall at the NAIA Women’s Beach National Invitational! Westcliff closes out the season with an overall record of 20-6 and a conference record of 6-0—the best season in program history