Saturday, March 23
Long Beach, Calif.
11:00 AM
Long Beach State University
4
vs
1
Stanford University
Photo by: Joseph Kling
No. 9 LBSU Beach Volleyball Earns Two Wins on Final Day of Belmont Shore Challenge
3/23/2019 5:52:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
The Beach picked up a 4-1 win over No. 14 Stanford and swept Colorado Mesa, 5-0
LONG BEACH, Calif. – No. 9 Long Beach State earned a pair of convincing victories on the final day of the Belmont Shore Challenge. The Beach started the day with a 4-1 win over No. 14 Stanford and wrapped up the tournament with a 5-0 sweep of Colorado Mesa on Saturday afternoon at Rosie's Dog Beach in Long Beach.
The Beach (10-4) extended their winning streak to four and have now won six of their last seven matches. Meanwhile, the Cardinal dropped to 5-8, while the Mavericks fall to 3-6 on the year.
LBSU received several solid showings on the day. Against Stanford, the Beach were led by Nicci Reinking and Zoi Konstantopoulou who defeated the Cardinal's top pair, 21-18, 21-16. At No. 5, Claire Newlander and Sophie Major picked up a 21-18 and 21-11 victory over Chelsea Mohl and Kat Anderson.
The pairs of Reinking/Konstantopoulou and Newlander/Major continued their stout performances in the match against Colorado Mesa as the top flight won, 21-14 and 21-16, while the No. 5 dup earned a 21-9, 21-7 victory.
Long Beach State never dropped a set against Colorado Mesa as the Beach rolled over the Mavericks to their fourth-straight win.
The Beach look to extend their winning streak when they host Oregon and Concordia on Wednesday, March 27 at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., respectively, on the LBSU Sand Courts.
No. 9 Long Beach State 4, No. 14 Stanford 1
No. 9 Long Beach State 5, Colorado Mesa 0
The Beach (10-4) extended their winning streak to four and have now won six of their last seven matches. Meanwhile, the Cardinal dropped to 5-8, while the Mavericks fall to 3-6 on the year.
LBSU received several solid showings on the day. Against Stanford, the Beach were led by Nicci Reinking and Zoi Konstantopoulou who defeated the Cardinal's top pair, 21-18, 21-16. At No. 5, Claire Newlander and Sophie Major picked up a 21-18 and 21-11 victory over Chelsea Mohl and Kat Anderson.
The pairs of Reinking/Konstantopoulou and Newlander/Major continued their stout performances in the match against Colorado Mesa as the top flight won, 21-14 and 21-16, while the No. 5 dup earned a 21-9, 21-7 victory.
Long Beach State never dropped a set against Colorado Mesa as the Beach rolled over the Mavericks to their fourth-straight win.
The Beach look to extend their winning streak when they host Oregon and Concordia on Wednesday, March 27 at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., respectively, on the LBSU Sand Courts.
No. 9 Long Beach State 4, No. 14 Stanford 1
- Nicci Reinking/Zoi Konstantopoulou (LBSU) def. Tori Ashikonos/Charlie Ekstron (STAN), 21-18, 21-16
- Mari Molina/Megan Kruidhof (LBSU) def. Morgan Hentz/Sunny Villapando (STAN), 21-18, 19-21, 15-8
- Amelia Smith/Maddie Dailey (STAN) def. Kendra Koelsch/Sydney Stevens (LBSU), 15-21, 21-18, 15-10
- Tyler Spriggs/Alexis Patterson (LBSU) def. Blake Sharp/Shannon Richardson (STAN), 21-18, 21-19
- Claire Newlander/Sophie Major (LBSU) def. Chelsea Mohl/Kat Anderson (STAN), 21-18, 21-11
No. 9 Long Beach State 5, Colorado Mesa 0
- Nicci Reinking/Zoi Konstantopoilou (LBSU) def. Katie Scherr/Portia Valdez (CMU), 21-14, 21-16
- Mari Molina/Megan Kruidhof (LBSU) def. Macie Lachemann/Rachel Perrine (CMU), 21-13, 21-12
- Kendra Koelsch/Sydney Stevens (LBSU) def. Lindy Dixon/Hailey Crane (CMU), 21-12, 21-12
- Kenzie Holtz/Alexis Patterson (LBSU) def. Ara Norwood/Holly Schmidt (CMU), 21-18, 21-14
- Claire Newlander/Sophie Major (LBSU) def. Kerstin Layman/Magdalena Dabrowski (CMU), 21-9. 21-7
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