Teams ranked in the Top 5 of the AVCA beach poll went 13-1 on the week in beach competition. No. 1 USC remained undefeated on the year at 16-0, downing five foes, including three ranked teams. The Trojans topped Loyola Marymount, No. 9 South Carolina and No. 9 Georgia State 5-0 and beat No. 4 Florida State and No. 13 Stetson 4-1.
No. 2 Pepperdine won four matches, all via 5-0 scores, to extend its current win streak to 10 matches (dating to March 4). No. 4 Florida State went 3-1 at the power-packed Gamecock Grand Slam, with the lone loss coming to the undefeated Trojans. No. 5 Hawaii went 4-0 on the week, all against unranked foes.
A full recap of the week’s action, including scores and recaps, if available, is below.
Beach action continues on Monday with a quartet of matches on the West Coast. No. 3 UCLA, which did not play last week, faces off with California and No. 6 Long Beach State. Florida Gulf Coast also faces Florida Atlantic.
3/20/2017 |
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| #5 Hawaii | Nebraska | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| #12 Grand Canyon | Pacific | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
3/21/2017 |
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| #6 Long Beach State | Concordia Irvine | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| #6 Long Beach State | Colorado Mesa | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| Colorado Mesa | Concordia Irvine | 3-2 | Link | Link | |
| St. Mary’s | Pepperdine | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
3/22/2017 |
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| #1 USC | Loyola Marymount | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| FGCU | Webber International | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| North Florida | Spring Hill | 3-2 | Link | Link | |
| North Florida | Spring Hill | 3-2 | Link | Link | |
| Spring Hill | Principia | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| Jacksonville | Jacksonville St. | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| Jacksonville | Jacksonville St. | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
3/23/17 |
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| #2 Pepperdine | Colorado Mesa | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| #2 Pepperdine | CSUN | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| CSUN | Colorado Mesa | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| St. Mary’s | San Francisco | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| Nebraska | #11 Arizona State | 3-2 | Link | Link | |
| Grand Canyon | Nebraska | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
3/24/2017 |
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| St. Mary’s | #14 Cal | 3-2 | Link | Link | |
| #14 Cal | San Jose St. | 3-2 | Link | Link | |
| #14 FAU | Jacksonville St. | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| #14 FAU | Eckerd | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| FIU | Huntingdon College | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| FIU | Morehead State | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| Tulane | Mercer | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| Tulane | College of Charleston | 3-2 | Link | Link | |
| St. Mary’s | San Jose St. | 3-2 | Link | Link | |
| UNCW | Mercer | 3-2 | Link | Link | |
| UNCW | Lincolm Memorial | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| College of Charleston | Lincolm Memorial | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| Jacksonville St. | Huntingdon College | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| Jacksonville St. | Morehead State | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| Eckerd | Morehead State | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| Houston Baptist | New Orleans | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
3/25/2017 |
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| #1 USC | #9 South Carolina | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| #1 USC | #4 Florida State | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| #2 Pepperdine | Cal Poly | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| #2 Pepperdine | CSU Bakersfield | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| #4 Florida State | #9 Georgia State | 3-2 | Link | Link | |
| #7 Arizona | TCU | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| #8 LSU | #7 Arizona | 3-2 | Link | Link | |
| #8 LSU | #11 Arizona State | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| #13 Stetson | #9 South Carolina | 3-2 | Link | Link | |
| #13 Stetson | #9 Georgia State | 3-2 | Link | Link | |
| #14 FAU | Huntingdon | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| #14 FAU | Morehead State | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| FIU | Eckerd | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| FIU | Jacksonville State | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| Tulane | UNCW | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| Tulane | Lincoln Memorial | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| Stanford | CSUN | 3-2 | Link | Link | |
| Concordia Irvine | Colorado Mesa | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| Mercer | UAB | 3-2 | Link | Link | |
| Mercer | UAB | 3-2 | Link | Link | |
| Eckerd | Jacksonville St. | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| Eckerd | Huntingdon College | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| Cal Poly | CSU Bakersfield | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| College of Charleston | UNCW | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| Houston Baptist | Texas A&M Corpus Christi | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| Houston Baptist | Texas A&M – Kingsville | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| ULM | New Orleans | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| ULM | Texas A&M – Kingsville | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| College of Charleston | Lincoln Memorial | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| New Orleans | Texas A&M Corpus Christi | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| Morehead State | Huntingdon | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
3/26/2017 |
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| #1 USC | #13 Stetson | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| #1 USC | #9 Georgia State | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| #4 Florida State | #9 South Carolina | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| #4 Florida State | #13 Stetson | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| #5 Hawaii | TCU | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| #5 Hawaii | Stanford | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| #5 Hawaii | Irvine Valley College | 4-0 | Link | Link | |
| #9 Georgia State | #9 South Carolina | 3-2 | Link | Link | |
| TCU | Stanford | 4-1 | Link | Link | |
| Stanford | Irvine Valley College | 5-0 | Link | Link | |
| TCU | Irvine Valley College | 4-0 | Link | Link |
