Top-seeded Benedictine Mesa dispatched #3 UC Merced in straight sets (25-19, 25-20, 25-18) to claim its second consecutive California Pacific Conference Championship title in San Marcos, Calif. The Redhawks, who finished the regular season at 12-0 in conference matches, are now 19-6 overall and ranked No. 8 in the NAIA. BENU has yet to lose a Cal Pac match since conference play began in 2019, running off 29 consecutive victories over the past three seasons and compiling an overall record of 52-14 in that span.
