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AUGUST 30-31 Utah Volleyball Makes Big Statement to Open 2019 Campaign – Unranked Utah opened the 2019 campaign with a pair of top-25 wins marking the first time in program history it had beaten two AVCA-ranked teams in the opening weekend. The Utes topped No. 7 Kentucky (3-0) and No. 23 Cal Poly (3-2). SEPTEMBER 21 UCLA Football Rallies for 67-63 Win Despite Record-Setting Performance by Washington State’s Anthony Gordon – Trailing by 32 points (49-17) in the third quarter, UCLA mounted a furious rally to down Washington State, 67-63. The 130 points were a Pac-12 record for most combined points scored in a game, while WSU QB Anthony Gordon established a Pac-12 single-game record with nine touchdown passes. OCTOBER 6 UCLA Soccer’s Milan Iloski Scores School-Record Five Goals in a Game – UCLA forward Milan Iloski scored a school-record five goals in the Bruins’ 5-2 win over San Diego State. The five goals tied for the most by any NCAA Division I player in 2019 and were the most by any Pac-12 player in at least 21 years. OCTOBER 8 Pac-12 Announces Creation of Pac-12 Basketball Coast-to-Coast Challenge – The Conference unveiled its plans to host the Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge, a men’s and women’s basketball non-conference scheduling series to debut as a quadruple-header at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in December 2020. NOVEMBER 1 Colorado Cross Country Returns to Top of Conference – Colorado won the Pac-12 team championship for the seventh time in its nine seasons since joining the Conference, anchored by an individual title from senior Joe Klecker, the first Buff to win the men’s race since CU joined the league in 2011. NOVEMBER 1 Stanford Cross Country Sweeps Top 3 En Route to Dominant Pac-12 Title – Led by senior Fiona O’Keeffe’s individual win, Stanford had the top-3 finishers and four in the top 10 to capture its first Conference title since 2010. The Cardinal’s 27 points were the fifth-fewest in the event’s 34-year history. NOVEMBER 3 Washington State Volleyball Claims First Sweep in 30+ Years – Following a 3-2 win a month earlier in Los Angeles, Washington State completed its first regular-season sweep of USC since 1986, taking a 3-1 victory in Pullman. WSU was led by eventual AVCA National Freshman of the Year Magda Jehlarova, the first national freshman award winner in program history. NOVEMBER 9 No. 1 Oregon Basketball Topples Worldwide No. 1 USA – Preseason No. 1 Oregon defeated Team USA, which included women’s basketball legends Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and Seimone Augustus, 93-86, in Eugene, Ore. Sabrina Ionescu scored 20 of her 30 points in the third quarter to propel the Ducks to a fourth- quarter lead and the eventual win. It was the first time in 20 years, and only the second time ever, that a collegiate team defeated Team USA. NOVEMBER 10 Colorado, Arizona State Meet in Fifth Annual Pac-12 Basketball China Game – In what remains the only regular- season contest for a professional or collegiate sports team in the country, the Conference welcomed Colorado and Arizona State to Shanghai for the fifth annual Pac-12 China Game. The Buffaloes tipped off the season with an 81-71 victory over the Sun Devils. NOVEMBER 14 Washington Men’s Soccer Claims First Pac-12 Title Since 2013 – Washington earned the 2019 Conference title, the third all-time for the program and its first since 2013. The Huskies, who snapped Stanford’s streak of five-straight league titles, went on to win the second-most matches (17) in program history and reach the NCAA Quarterfinals for the second time. NOVEMBER 22 Arizona State Wrestling Knocks Off No. 1 Penn State – In front of a record-breaking crowd of 8,522 in Tempe, No. 5 Arizona State defeated No. 1 Penn State 19-18. It was the first loss in a dual for Penn State since 2015, ending a 60-match winning streak. NOVEMBER 23 Pac-12 Cross Country Leads Way at 2019 NCAA Championships – The Pac-12 led all leagues with 14 combined All-America finishers and matched the national-high with a pair of podium teams (Colorado men, Stanford women), highlighting the Conference’s showing at the 2019 NCAA Championships at Indiana State’s LaVern Gibson Championship Course. NOVEMBER 26 Stanford Volleyball Wins Outright Pac-12 Crown – Behind 21 kills from national player of the year Kathryn Plummer, the Cardinal swept Washington State to win its 19th all-time Pac-12 crown. Stanford went 18-2 in league play to claim its third-straight crown. DECEMBER 5 Cal Swimmer Abbey Weitzeil Sets New American Record in 50-yard Freestyle – Cal senior Abbey Weitzeil became the first woman to swim the 50-yard freestyle in under 21 seconds. After Weitzeil touched the wall in 20.90 seconds, she lowered her own previous American, U.S. Open and NCAA record of 21.02. DECEMBER 6 Three Pac-12 Soccer Teams Advance to NCAA Women’s College Cup for the First Time – For the first time in league history, three Pac-12 teams advanced to the NCAA Women’s College Cup. First-time participant and unseeded Washington State defeated the No. 1 and 2 seeds in its quadrant to join league powerhouses Stanford and UCLA. DECEMBER 6 Stanford Soccer Advances to NCAA College Cup for Seventh Time – Stanford advanced to the NCAA College Cup behind goalkeeper Andrew Thomas’ two saves in a penalty shootout on the road at No. 2 seed Clemson. It marked the Cardinal’s seventh all-time appearance and fourth in the last five seasons. DECEMBER 6 Oregon Football Wins Third Pac-12 FCG title – Utah successfully defended its Pac-12 South Division crown and climbed to No. 5 in the CFP rankings, but couldn’t hold off No. 14 Oregon as the Ducks captured their third Pac-12 FCG title with a 37-15 win. Oregon’s CJ Verdell earned FCG MVP honors as he rushed for 208 yards with a pair of long touchdown runs (70- and 31-yards). DECEMBER 8 Stanford Soccer Wins Second NCAA Title in Three Years – After winning its fifth Pac-12 crown, Stanford edged North Carolina in penalty kicks to capture the 2019 NCAA Championship and cap one of the Pac-12’s most successful campaigns in Conference history. The Cardinal’s title was its third in program history and the sixth all-time for Pac-12 women’s soccer programs, including the Conference’s fifth in the last nine seasons. DECEMBER 8 Stanford Men’s Water Polo Wins First NCAA Title Since 2002 – Top-seeded Stanford recorded a dominant 13-8 win over No. 5 Pacific to win the NCAA title. The Cardinal grabbed its 11th national championship in the sport and its first since 2002. The victory also extended Stanford athletics’ streak of having won at least one NCAA team championship per year to 44-consecutive years. DECEMBER 10 Oregon Football’s Justin Herbert Wins Campbell Trophy – Oregon quarterback becomes the second all-time recipient from the Pac-12 to earn the Campbell Trophy. The Campbell Trophy, considered the academic Heisman, recognizes the top scholar-athlete in football. DECEMBER 12 Oregon Football’s Penei Sewell Named Outland Trophy Winner – Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell was named the recipient of the 74th Outland Trophy, which is awarded annually to the nation’s best college interior lineman on offense or defense. DECEMBER 19 Trio of Pac-12 Football Standouts Earn Unanimous and Consensus All-America Honors – California linebacker Evan Weaver, who led the nation with 182 tackles (14.0/game), and Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell were unanimous All-America selections, while Utah defensive end Bradlee Anae earned consensus All-America honors. DECEMBER 21 Stanford Volleyball Dominates NCAA Tournament for Second-Straight Title – Stanford swept Wisconsin, 3-0, to win its second-straight NCAA title and third in four years, and NCAA-leading ninth all-time. With five All-Americans in the lineup, the Cardinal dropped just two sets in the postseason to conference-foe Utah, sweeping all other tournament foes, 3-0. Kathryn Plummer, who was a two-time national player of the year and Pac-12 Player of the Year but was not eligible for 2019 honors because of injury, was named MOP of the national championship. DECEMBER 27 Washington State Football QB Anthony Gordon Caps Record-Setting Season – In his only season as a starter, Washington State QB Anthony Gordon established Pac-12 single-season records with 5,579 passing yards and 48 touchdown passes. JANUARY 1 Oregon Football’s Herbert Leads Ducks to Rose Bowl Victory – Despite a career where he accounted for 10,541 passing yards and 95 touchdown passes, Justin Herbert used his legs to rush for three touchdowns as Oregon defeated Wisconsin, 28-27. Herbert, who earned Offensive Player of the Game honors, broke off a 30-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter that capped the comeback for the Ducks. JANUARY 3 Stanford Soccer’s Catarina Macario Named MAC Hermann Trophy Winner – Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year Stanford’s Catarina Macario won her second-straight, the Pac-12’s sixth, MAC Hermann Trophy. The junior etched her name in the Pac-12 record books as she notched the most goals (32), assists (23) and points (87) in a season in Conference history. Macario’s 87 points tied for the third-most in NCAA history behind Mia Hamm (97) and Christine Sinclair (88).