TUCSON -- Arizona State beach volleyball's No. 1s senior duo of Bianca Arellano and Whitney Follette battled but fell short to USC's Sophie Bukovec and Allie Wheeler in the Pac-12 Championships Pairs quarterfinals Saturday morning.
The No. 3-seeded Arellano and Follette showed grit in the outing, one that can only be best described as a war of attrition. After earning a 21-19, first set victory Arellano could not withstand a surge on part of the No. 6-seeded Wheeler and Bukovec who rallied to garner a 21-19, second set win. The pairs traded punches throughout the deciding third set, that saw Arellano and Follette at one point lead, 14-12.