Volleyball Today: USC reverse sweeps Oregon; UCLA’s Boyd, Perez win in beach

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Washington’s Emoni Bush, left, and Julia hunt block Northwestern’s Kathryn Randorf/Stephen Burns photo

Our version of March Madness has begun.

It’s now one and done for quite a few conferences. For that matter, other than the ACC, Big East, Big 12, Big Ten and SEC, very few leagues are likely to get more than one team in the 64-team NCAA Tournament.

Look for a breakdown on Tuesday of every conference that starts a tournament this week.

This edition of Volleyball Today also includes a recap of the AVCA Beach Volleyball National Championships in Huntsville, Alabama.

But first a quick look at what happened Sunday, including a reverse sweep by No. 23 USC against visiting No. 11 Oregon in the Big Ten and a big sweep by No. 9 SMU over visiting No. 22 Florida State in the ACC. 

Lines of the day: Nia Washington had 32 kills for Ole Miss in a five-set SEC victory over visiting Mississippi State, hitting .388 to go with two assists, two aces and a solo block. 

Kentucky’s Brooklyn DeLeye went off for program-record 30 kills in a four-set match as the Wildcats beat visiting Georgia in the SEC. She hit .377 to go with eight digs.

Reverse sweeps: In addition to USC, there was a huge one in the MAAC as Canisius ralled at Siena for a victory that gave the Golden Griffins the No. 4 seed…

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