Friday, April 12
Long Beach, Calif.
11:30 AM
Long Beach State University
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vs
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California
Photo by: John Fajardo
No. 9 Beach Volleyball Drops Close Contest to No. 12 Cal
4/12/2019 2:09:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
LBSU wins at flights 2 and 4 in setback against Cal
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The No. 9 Long Beach State beach volleyball team got off to a strong start on Friday against No. 12 Cal, but ultimately fell to the Bears, 3-2, at the LBSU Sand Courts.
The Beach (17-7) opened the match with a pair of set wins at flights 2 and 4 as Long Beach State took a 2-0 set lead over Cal (17-5).
Kendra Koelsch and Kenzie Holtz, who played at No. 4, picked up a 21-19, 21-12 victory over Cal's Mia Merino and Abby Waldburger to give the Beach a 1-0 lead. Long Beach State then went up 2-0 after Zoi Konstantopoulou and Nicci Reinking defeated Caroline Schafer and Maddie Micheletti 21-16, 19-21, 15-8.
With things looking in Long Beach State's favor, Cal mounted a comeback and took the next two sets at flights 5 and 3 to make it a 2-2 match.
The top flight of Mari Molina and Megan Kruidhof went up against Mima Mirkovic and Jordan Polo. The Beach took the first set 21-18, but fell 21-12 in the second. The two pairs battled it out in the third set, exchanging leads several times, before the Bears went up for good and eventually took the set and match, 15-10.
Long Beach State will be back in action on Tuesday, April 16 against Saint Mary's at 1 p.m. at the LBSU Sand Courts. The LBSU seniors will be recognized prior to the match in a pregame ceremony to take place at approximately 12:30 p.m.
No. 12 Cal 3, No. 9 Long Beach State 2
1. Mima Mirkovic/Jordan Polo (CAL) def. Mari Molina/Megan Kruidhof (LBSU) 21-18, 12-21, 15-10
2. Zoi Konstantopoulou/Nicci Reinking (LBSU) def. Caroline Schafer/Maddie Micheletti (CAL) 21-16, 19-21, 15-8
3. Grace Campbell/Iya Lindahl (CAL) def. Claire Newlander/Sydney Stevens (LBSU) 21-14, 21-11
4. Kendra Koelsch/Kenzie Holtz (LBSU) def. Mia Merino/Abby Waldburger (CAL) 21-19, 21-12
5. Madison Dueck/Alexia Inman (CAL) def. Tyler Spriggs/Alexis Patterson (LBSU) 21-15, 21-17
The Beach (17-7) opened the match with a pair of set wins at flights 2 and 4 as Long Beach State took a 2-0 set lead over Cal (17-5).
Kendra Koelsch and Kenzie Holtz, who played at No. 4, picked up a 21-19, 21-12 victory over Cal's Mia Merino and Abby Waldburger to give the Beach a 1-0 lead. Long Beach State then went up 2-0 after Zoi Konstantopoulou and Nicci Reinking defeated Caroline Schafer and Maddie Micheletti 21-16, 19-21, 15-8.
With things looking in Long Beach State's favor, Cal mounted a comeback and took the next two sets at flights 5 and 3 to make it a 2-2 match.
The top flight of Mari Molina and Megan Kruidhof went up against Mima Mirkovic and Jordan Polo. The Beach took the first set 21-18, but fell 21-12 in the second. The two pairs battled it out in the third set, exchanging leads several times, before the Bears went up for good and eventually took the set and match, 15-10.
Long Beach State will be back in action on Tuesday, April 16 against Saint Mary's at 1 p.m. at the LBSU Sand Courts. The LBSU seniors will be recognized prior to the match in a pregame ceremony to take place at approximately 12:30 p.m.
No. 12 Cal 3, No. 9 Long Beach State 2
1. Mima Mirkovic/Jordan Polo (CAL) def. Mari Molina/Megan Kruidhof (LBSU) 21-18, 12-21, 15-10
2. Zoi Konstantopoulou/Nicci Reinking (LBSU) def. Caroline Schafer/Maddie Micheletti (CAL) 21-16, 19-21, 15-8
3. Grace Campbell/Iya Lindahl (CAL) def. Claire Newlander/Sydney Stevens (LBSU) 21-14, 21-11
4. Kendra Koelsch/Kenzie Holtz (LBSU) def. Mia Merino/Abby Waldburger (CAL) 21-19, 21-12
5. Madison Dueck/Alexia Inman (CAL) def. Tyler Spriggs/Alexis Patterson (LBSU) 21-15, 21-17
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