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 * "biggest upset in the championship's history"
 * 2022 Championship:
 * 2021-22 season kickoff memo
 * 2022 Championship memo
 * All flights start at the same time until Sunday. All matches played to decision not completion, that is, the dual is concluded when one team has won the third point, including the championship dual: 2022-2023 2020-20212018-2019
 * "Unlike last year where all five courts were going simultaneously, [...] start with the No. 2 and No. 4 pairings, followed by the No. 1, No. 3 and No. 5 pairings [...] will be played to decision, meaning the match is stopped as soon as one team obtains three victories."-- source:
 * 2021 covid policy: live audience restricted to family and friends; no general ticket sales no spectators in 2021 due to covid (attendance = paying audience)


 * 2023 all-tournament team: https://twitter.com/NCAAVolleyball/status/1655395147566260229

2023 previews:
 * preseaon:
 * interviews with coaches at start of season: https://volleyballmag.com/ncaa-beach-volleyball-coaches-022323/
 * preview of season: https://volleyballmag.com/ncaa-beach-volleyball-preview-022323/
 * TCU: https://volleyballmag.com/ncaa-beach-volleyball-texas-031723/
 * GCU: https://volleyballmag.com/grand-canyon-volleyball-beach-mens-032823/
 * GSU: https://volleyballmag.com/georgia-state-beach-volleyball-032823/
 * USC: https://volleyballmag.com/college-beach-volleyball-report-040623/

first rounds previews:
 * GCU: https://gculopes.com/news/2023/5/4/grand-canyon-beach-volleyball-experience-turns-tide-for-return-ncaa-torunament-trip-vs-stanford.aspx
 * Long Beach: https://longbeachstate.com/news/2023/5/3/womens-beach-volleyball-beach-volleyball-set-for-ncaa-championships-starting-friday
 * Stetson: https://gohatters.com/news/2023/5/4/beach-volleyball-preview-hatters-ready-to-roll-at-ncaa-championship.aspx and https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/sports/college/2023/05/04/stetson-hatters-face-tcu-friday-to-open-beach-volleyball-championship/70171308007/
 * FAU: https://fausports.com/news/2023/5/4/womens-beach-volleyball-no-12-florida-atlantic-set-for-ncaa-opening-round-match-against-no-5-lsu.aspx


 * conference tournament winners roundup: https://volleyballmag.com/ncaa-beach-volleyball-roundup-042923/
 * long beach first to qualify + conference upsets: https://volleyballmag.com/ncaa-beach-volleyball-conferences-bracket-long-beach-042723/
 * bracket preview: https://volleyballmag.com/ncaa-beach-volleyball-bracket-set-043023/

Format and venue
The playing conditions at the Gulf Shores venue have been characterized by a few key factors; namely the compact sand that makes it easier for players to move and jump, the strong winds,  and the possibility of rain during that time of the year.

The playing conditions at the Gulf Shores beach has been characterized by strong winds, hard and compact sand making the ground more akin to that of indoor volleyball court, as well as the possibility of rain at that time of the year.

windy, hard sand possibility of rain at that time of the year "the sand is a little different, more hard-packed," "then you go to a Gulf Shores, where it’s hard-packed on the beach."

First round
The start of the 16-team main bracket was marked by strong winds and rain. From this round onwards until the semifinals, all duals were played using a five-court setup with individual pairs matches played to decision. The first matchup of the day saw UCLA sweep past A&M–Corpus Christi 3–0, winning in straight sets on the No. 1 (Denaburg and Maggie Boyd), No. 2 (Van Winkle and Peri Brennan) and No. 4 (Marlie Monserez and Jessie Smith) courts. The weather was already overcast when the dual started and it was raining by the time the dual ended. The subsequent duals were thus delayed, with the final first-round dual—Loyola Marymount vs. Hawaii—being rescheduled for the next morning instead.

Play resumed nearly two hours later even though it was still raining.

A minor upset, and the only upset of the day, came when tenth-seeded Stanford beat seventh-seeded Grand Canyon 3–2, marking the Cardinal's first-ever dual win at the NCAA tournament. ... putting Grand Canyon 2–1 up. Only the matches on courts No. and No. remained, both of which were must-wins for Stanford. Both matches went to third set tie-breakers...

Championship dual
The matchup was the third time UCLA and USC had faced off in the championship final (UCLA came out on top in 2019 and USC in 2021). The crosstown rivals had also played each other four times this season, with the Trojans winning the first meeting and the Bruins the subsequent four. Although both teams were familiar with each other, it would be their first meeting playing in the relatively hard-packed sand conditions of Gulf Shores.

https://volleyballmag.com/usc-beats-ucla-for-ncaa-beach-volleyball-title-050723/


 * conf: https://volleyballmag.com/ncaa-beach-volleyball-roundup-042923/ (After wild weekend, TCU wins CCSA, UCLA takes Pac-12; NCAA bracket announcement Sunday)
 * preview: https://volleyballmag.com/ncaa-beach-volleyball-bracket-set-043023/ (UCLA gets top seed as NCAA announces beach volleyball tournament bracket)
 * preview2: https://volleyballmag.com/ncaa-beach-volleyball-preview-050423/ ("March Madness mentality" as new one-and-done NCAA Beach Championship gets underway)
 * https://volleyballmag.com/ncaa-beach-volleyball-conferences-bracket-long-beach-042723/ (NCAA beach volleyball: Conference tourneys; NCAA bracket; freshmen fuel Long Beach)

AFFC

 * Louis Gossett Jr interview LA Times
 * H Haden Yelin:
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 * (nothing)

Release:
 * released on DVD under the title High Lonesome by MPI in the US and by Odyssey in the UK

Reviews:
 * Faye Zuckerman: The Signal, The Courier-News, Southern Illoisan, El Paso Times, The Spokesman Review
 * Amy Hibbert: The Morning Star, The Tribune, News-Press, Tampa Bay Times
 * Michael Starr: The North Jersey Herald & News
 * Eirik Knutzen (September 10, 1994). Movies. Toronto Star

no full text:
 * Voorhees, John (December 29, 1994). TWO WORTHWHILE MOVIES GIVE NEW YEAR A GOOD START. The Seattle Times

DC

 * interview with director, 2 / longer version, at Sundance
 * Bacon announced to star in July 1996
 * originally planned to film in Laconia, NH and the location was even scouted (alt), but eventually decided to film in NC for budgetary reasons.
 * filming in Sep 1996 in Wilmington NC
 * production info
 * tight 24 day schedule
 * Bacon 1 (alt/), Bacon 2
 * Wood's, a NC native, feature film debut, filmed when she was age 9, Wood about the experience


 * Premiered at Giffoni Film Festival /, closed out the Sundance Festival on Jan 23, 1998
 * screen at Seattle International Film Festival in May 1998, Boston Film Festival in Sep 1998, St Louis International Film Fest in Oct 1998 ,


 * released on dvd on 23 Feb 1999 by BMG Video ,
 * variety review
 * NYT review (alt)
 * LA Times review,
 * Miami Herald review
 * San Francisco Examiner review
 * positive review of home video by indianapolis star; mentions limited theatrical run; score conveys mood