Thursday, April 11
Los Angeles, Calif.
1:00 PM
Long Beach State University
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Photo by: John Fajardo
No. 9 Beach Volleyball Drops Contest at No. 2 USC
4/11/2019 4:14:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
Long Beach State falls 5-0 at USC
LOS ANGELES – The No. 9 Long Beach State beach volleyball team battled No. 2 USC on Thursday at Merle Norman Stadium in Los Angeles, but ultimately fell in five sets to the Trojans.
The Beach (17-6) saw their No. 2 and No. 5 flights push the Trojans (21-4) to three set, but were unable to come away with a victory.
After dropping the first set, 21-15, to USC's Cammie Dorn and Hannah Martin, the duo of Alexis Patterson and Tyler Spriggs turned the tables on the Trojans and claimed the second set, 21-15, to force a third set. In the third, the pairs went back-and-forth and pushed it to set point several times before Dorn and Martin edged out Patterson and Spriggs, 18-16.
The top flight of Megan Kruidhof and Mari Molina went head-to-head against Abril Bustamante and Tina Graudina, but fell 21-18, 21-14, as USC clinched the match.
In the second round of sets, the Beach continued to show their grit as the No. 2 pair of Zoi Konstantopoulou and Nicci Reinking took the Trojans' Terese Cannon and Sammy Slater to three sets. Konstantopoulou and Reinking opened the frame with a 21-19 win and battled USC's pair in the second set before falling 22-20. In the third set, the Beach suffered a 15-9 setback as they fell in straight sets.
Long Beach State looks to bounce back on Friday, April 12 when it hosts No. 12 Cal at 11:30 a.m. at the LBSU Sand Courts.
No. 2 USC 5, No. 9 Long Beach State 0
1. Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) def. Megan Kruidhof/Mari Molina (LBSU) 21-18, 21-14
2. Terese Cannon/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Zoi Konstantopoulou/Nicci Reinking (LBSU) 19-21, 22-20, 15-9
3. Haley Hallgren/Alexandra Poletto (USC) def. Claire Newlander/Sydney Stevens (LBSU) 21-18, 21-13
4. Joy Dennis/Maja Kaiser (USC) def. Kenzie Holtz/Kendra Koelsch (LBSU) 21-13, 21-17
5. Cammie Dorn/Hannah Martin (USC) def. Alexis Patterson/Tyler Spriggs (LBSU) 21-15, 15-21, 18-16
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The Beach (17-6) saw their No. 2 and No. 5 flights push the Trojans (21-4) to three set, but were unable to come away with a victory.
After dropping the first set, 21-15, to USC's Cammie Dorn and Hannah Martin, the duo of Alexis Patterson and Tyler Spriggs turned the tables on the Trojans and claimed the second set, 21-15, to force a third set. In the third, the pairs went back-and-forth and pushed it to set point several times before Dorn and Martin edged out Patterson and Spriggs, 18-16.
The top flight of Megan Kruidhof and Mari Molina went head-to-head against Abril Bustamante and Tina Graudina, but fell 21-18, 21-14, as USC clinched the match.
In the second round of sets, the Beach continued to show their grit as the No. 2 pair of Zoi Konstantopoulou and Nicci Reinking took the Trojans' Terese Cannon and Sammy Slater to three sets. Konstantopoulou and Reinking opened the frame with a 21-19 win and battled USC's pair in the second set before falling 22-20. In the third set, the Beach suffered a 15-9 setback as they fell in straight sets.
Long Beach State looks to bounce back on Friday, April 12 when it hosts No. 12 Cal at 11:30 a.m. at the LBSU Sand Courts.
No. 2 USC 5, No. 9 Long Beach State 0
1. Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) def. Megan Kruidhof/Mari Molina (LBSU) 21-18, 21-14
2. Terese Cannon/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Zoi Konstantopoulou/Nicci Reinking (LBSU) 19-21, 22-20, 15-9
3. Haley Hallgren/Alexandra Poletto (USC) def. Claire Newlander/Sydney Stevens (LBSU) 21-18, 21-13
4. Joy Dennis/Maja Kaiser (USC) def. Kenzie Holtz/Kendra Koelsch (LBSU) 21-13, 21-17
5. Cammie Dorn/Hannah Martin (USC) def. Alexis Patterson/Tyler Spriggs (LBSU) 21-15, 15-21, 18-16
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