Wednesday, February 26
Long Beach, Calif.
10 A.M.
Long Beach State University
5
vs
0
Vanguard
Photo by: John Fajardo
Long Beach State Opens 2020 Season with Pair of Wins
2/26/2020 8:23:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
LBSU defeats Vanguard and Concordia in season opener on Wednesday
LONG BEACH, Calif.—Long Beach State opened the 2020 campaign with a pair of wins Wednesday at the LBSU Sand Courts. The Beach started the day by defeating Vanguard 5-0 before taking down Concordia 4-1.
Against the Lions (1-5), the No. 4 pairing of graduate student Makenzie Griffin and Freshman Alice Pratesi got the Beach (2-0) on the board first with straight set wins over Eliana Johnson and Karly Canty, 21-7. 21-8. The No. 5 pairing of Emily Mattoon and Jillian Rodriguez followed shortly after defeating the Lions 21-8, 21-7.
Senior Tyler Spriggs and Junior Mari Molina clinched the win with a comfortable 21-15, 21-13 victory over Gabby Morrison and Conley Harris in the No. 1 spot.
The 5-0 win was completed after the No. 2 pairing of Nicci Reinking and Madison Smeathers and the No. 3 pairing of Sydney Stevens and Katie Kennedy defeated the Lions in three sets each.
After defeating Vanguard, the Beach fought the Concordia Eagles (3-1) in a 4-1 contest. The No. 4 pairing of Mattoon and Rodriguez were the first pair to put a number on the board with a 21-5, 21-18 victory. Claire Newlander and Hanna Farnsworth followed with a 21-16, 21-18 win at the No. 5 spot.
Spriggs and Molina continued to impress at the No. 1 position with a 21-12, 21-15 win against Vanessa Bernzen and Ellie Cary, putting the third number on the board to give the Beach the victory.
Stevens and Kennedy also closed out the day 2-0 after defeating the Eagles 21-13, 21-16. Reinking and Smeathers fought hard but fell in the third set 15-17 to Avery Keathley and Hailee Ryan and close out the game 4-1.
The Beach are back in action Saturday morning for a 9 a.m. matchup against Santa Clara at the LBSU Sand Courts.
Make sure to follow live stats on BeachLiveStats.com and watch the Long Beach State Beach Volleyball team fight for their third win of the season.
Against the Lions (1-5), the No. 4 pairing of graduate student Makenzie Griffin and Freshman Alice Pratesi got the Beach (2-0) on the board first with straight set wins over Eliana Johnson and Karly Canty, 21-7. 21-8. The No. 5 pairing of Emily Mattoon and Jillian Rodriguez followed shortly after defeating the Lions 21-8, 21-7.
Senior Tyler Spriggs and Junior Mari Molina clinched the win with a comfortable 21-15, 21-13 victory over Gabby Morrison and Conley Harris in the No. 1 spot.
The 5-0 win was completed after the No. 2 pairing of Nicci Reinking and Madison Smeathers and the No. 3 pairing of Sydney Stevens and Katie Kennedy defeated the Lions in three sets each.
After defeating Vanguard, the Beach fought the Concordia Eagles (3-1) in a 4-1 contest. The No. 4 pairing of Mattoon and Rodriguez were the first pair to put a number on the board with a 21-5, 21-18 victory. Claire Newlander and Hanna Farnsworth followed with a 21-16, 21-18 win at the No. 5 spot.
Spriggs and Molina continued to impress at the No. 1 position with a 21-12, 21-15 win against Vanessa Bernzen and Ellie Cary, putting the third number on the board to give the Beach the victory.
Stevens and Kennedy also closed out the day 2-0 after defeating the Eagles 21-13, 21-16. Reinking and Smeathers fought hard but fell in the third set 15-17 to Avery Keathley and Hailee Ryan and close out the game 4-1.
The Beach are back in action Saturday morning for a 9 a.m. matchup against Santa Clara at the LBSU Sand Courts.
Make sure to follow live stats on BeachLiveStats.com and watch the Long Beach State Beach Volleyball team fight for their third win of the season.
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