Pro Beach 4s - Chicago, IL - June 22-23, 1996
WOMEN'S STANDINGS
- Discus Athletic - Cox, Eldridge, Johnson, Randick (3-1)
- Sony Autosound - Oden, White, Schwerm, Boehle (3-1)
- Paul Mitchell - Cobbs, Buckner, Shoemaker, Kurt (2-2)
- Norelco - Shaver, W. Stammer, Hatchett, McKienzie (2-2)
- Nike - Reece, Crawford, Meredith, L. Sato (0-4)
MEN'S STANDINGS
- Ocean Pacific - D.Dvorak, Diehl, Duke, Briceno (3-1)
- Paul Mitchell - Williams, Greenbaum, Presho, Buck (3-1)
- Outdoor Products - Hanan, Salmons, Allen, E.Sato (1-3)
- Sony Autosound - Partie, Sealy, Sullivan, Knipe (1-3)
WOMEN'S RESULTS
Team Discus Athletic Wins Women's Final at the Bud Light Pro Beach
Volleyball Tournament in Chicago
Chicago, Ill, (June 22, 1996) - The 1995 Defensive Player of the Year,
Stephanie Cox (Santa Barbara, Cal/UCSB), captained Team Discus
Athletic to their first championship of the 1996 season by defeating
Kim Oden's Team Sony Autosound 14-9, as time expired in the final of
the Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament in Chicago. This was
the second "live" televised final by ESPN.
1994 Rookie of the Year, Katy Edridge (Playa del Rey, Cal/Univ.
of Pacific) posted 11 kills and 3 blocks for Discus, while teammate
Alyson Randick (Los Angeles, Cal/UCLA) recorded 10 kills and
3 blocks in the victory. 1992 Olympic Broze Medalist and team captain,
Kim Oden (San Diego, Cal/Stanford) tallied 12 kills.
Gabrielle Reece (LaJolla, Cal/Florida State) recorded 41 kills
for the tournament as Team Nike finished 0-4. Both Team Paul Mitchell
and Team Norelco finished the tournament at 2-2.
The Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball League action will continue
next weekend in St. Louis, Missouri, as the men and women will begin
play on Friday, June 21.
Match Results
Friday
- Discus Athletic def. Nike 15-7
- Paul Mitchell def. Norelco 13-12 (time expired)
- Sony Autosound def. Nike 15-8
- Discus Athletic def. Paul Mitchell 15-12
- Norelco def. Sony Autosound 12-9 (time expired)
- Paul Mitchell def. Nike 15-4
- Discus Athletic def. Norelco 15-9
- Sony Autosound def. Paul Mitchell 15-7
Team Discus Athletic heads into the final day of women's play with
a 3-0 mark at the Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament in
Chicago, Illinois. The 1994 Rookie of the Year, Katy Eldridge (Playa
del Rey, Cal/Univ. of Pacific) recorded 37 kills in three games for
Team Discus.
Team Paul Mitchell, led by 1992 Olympic Bronze medalist, Janet Cobbs,
(St. Paul, Minn/North Dakota State) finished their play with a 2-2
mark. The outcome of Saturday's play will determine if Paul Mitchell
will make their third straight final.
Marissa Hatchett of Team Norelco (Los Angeles, Cal/UCLA) finished
the first day of competition with 40 kills and 5 blocks as Norelco
posted a 1-2 record. Gabrielle Reece's (La Jolla, Cal/Florida State)
Team Nike finished the day a disappointing 0-3.
Saturday
- Norelco def. Nike 15-10
- Sony Autosound def. Discus Athletic 15-3
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- Discus Athletic def. Paul Mitchell 15-3 (semi-final)
Final
- Discus Athletic def. Sony Autosound 14-7 (time expired)
MEN'S RESULTS
Team OP Wins Men's Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament in Chicago
Chicago, Ill. (June 23, 1996) -- Mike Diehl (Huntington Beach,
CA/UCLA) led
Team OP as they became the first team to capture two
tournament victories in the 1996
Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball season defeating Team Paul Mitchell 15-4 Sunday
at
North Ave. Beach in Chicago.
In the rematch of the Detroit championship, Diehl's 19 kills and 5 digs were
too much
for Paul Mitchell, who entered the final at 3-1. 1984 Olympic gold medalist
Craig Buck (Santa Barbara, CA/Pepperdine) led Paul Mitchell with 8
kills and
3 blocks.
Team Paul Mitchell advanced to the finals by defeating Outdoor Products 11-10
in the
men's semi-final match earlier in the day. OP received the automatic bid to
the
finals based on their round robin play. OP will collect $10,400 for their
victory while
Paul Mitchell collects $8,400 for finishing second. Team Outdoor Products
finished
third with a 1-3 record. Team Sony Autosound finished 1-3 and in last place on
the
weekend.
Match Results
Saturday
- Ocean Pacific def. Paul Mitchell 14-10
- Outdoor Products def. Sony Autosound 15-7
- Sony Autosound def. Ocean Pacific 14-12
- Paul Mitchell def. Outdoor Products 13-12
Sunday
- Ocean Pacific def. Outdoor Products 15-12
- Paul Mitchell def. Sony Autosound 14-12
- Ocean Pacific def. Sony Autosound 13-11
- Paul Mitchell def. Outdoor Products 11-10 (overtime) (semi-final)
- Ocean Pacific def. Paul Mitchell 15-4 (FINAL)
The Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball League will continue next weekend, June
28-30, in
St. Louis, MO.
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