Saturday, April 24
Northridge, Calif.
12 P.M.
Long Beach State University
4
vs
1
Cal State Bakersfield
Photo by: John Fajardo
Two Saturday Wins Cap Off No. 18 LBSU Regular Season
4/24/2021 5:39:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
No. 18 Long Beach State won their final two matches of the regular season.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The No. 18 ranked Beach (16-12) ended their regular season with a pair of wins on Saturday, taking down CSU Bakersfield, 4-1, and host CSUN, 5-0.
Nicci Reinking and Makenzie Griffin got the scoring started for the Beach making quick work of the second flight in straight sets.
The 'Runners responded by taking the fourth flight, but LBSU went on to take the remaining three.
Mari Molina and Tyler Spriggs picked up the clinching point with a three-set victory in the first flight.
In dual number two of the day, Long Beach State came out with a 5-0 sweep of the host Matadors.
The Beach clinched the victory as soon as possible with three straight-set victories in flights two, four, and five. Emily Mattoon and Jillian Rodriguez picked up the clinching point with a dominant showing in the fifth.
Molina and Spriggs went 2-0 on the day giving them an overall record of 17-7 to finish out the regular season.
Long Beach State will set their sights on the Big West Championships next weekend as they host the event at Rosie's Dog Beach.
No. 18 Long Beach State 4, CSU Bakersfield 1
1. Tyler Spriggs/Mari Molina (LBSU) def. Milica Vukobrat/Cameron Solberg (CSUB) 21-18, 13-21, 15-8
2. Nicci Reinking/Katie Kennedy (LBSU) def. Emily Hansen/Hana Makonova (CSUB) 21-10, 9-21, 15-5
3. Kenzie Holtz/Makenzie Griffin (LBSU) def. Brooke Boiseau/Anna Unke (CSUB) 21-10, 21-16
4. Hayley McCluskey/Mapuhola Sekona (CSUB) def. Madison Smeathers/Alice Pratesi (LBSU) 11-21, 22-20, 19-17
5. Emily Mattoon/Jillian Rodriguez (LBSU) def. Seleisa Elisaia/Alaina Gendale (CSUB) 21-12, 18-21, 15-13
Order of finish: (2,4,3,1*,5)
No. 18 Long Beach State 5, CSUN 0
1. Tyler Spriggs/Mari Molina (LBSU) def. Victoria Rogers/Meagan Carter (CSUN), 21-18, 21-19, 15-8
2. Makenzie Griffin/Skyler Germann (LBSU) def. Lexi McLeod/Seyvion Waggoner (CSUN), 21-15, 21-13
3. Nicci Reinking/Katie Kennedy (LBSU) def. Darbi Honeycutt/Mikaela Maughan (CSUN), 21-12, 21-13
4. Alice Pratesi/Kenzie Holtz (LBSU) def. Lauren McMurray/Kailey Klein (CSUN), 21-10, 21-18
5. Emily Mattoon/Jillian Rodriguez (LBSU) def. Emily Sparks/True McCullough (CSUN), 21-12, 21-18
Exh. Hanna Farnsworth/Claire Newlander (LBSU) def. Lauren Eknoian/Abbey Sweeting (CSUN), 21-13, 21-19
Order of finish: (4,2,5*,3,1)
Nicci Reinking and Makenzie Griffin got the scoring started for the Beach making quick work of the second flight in straight sets.
The 'Runners responded by taking the fourth flight, but LBSU went on to take the remaining three.
Mari Molina and Tyler Spriggs picked up the clinching point with a three-set victory in the first flight.
In dual number two of the day, Long Beach State came out with a 5-0 sweep of the host Matadors.
The Beach clinched the victory as soon as possible with three straight-set victories in flights two, four, and five. Emily Mattoon and Jillian Rodriguez picked up the clinching point with a dominant showing in the fifth.
Molina and Spriggs went 2-0 on the day giving them an overall record of 17-7 to finish out the regular season.
Long Beach State will set their sights on the Big West Championships next weekend as they host the event at Rosie's Dog Beach.
No. 18 Long Beach State 4, CSU Bakersfield 1
1. Tyler Spriggs/Mari Molina (LBSU) def. Milica Vukobrat/Cameron Solberg (CSUB) 21-18, 13-21, 15-8
2. Nicci Reinking/Katie Kennedy (LBSU) def. Emily Hansen/Hana Makonova (CSUB) 21-10, 9-21, 15-5
3. Kenzie Holtz/Makenzie Griffin (LBSU) def. Brooke Boiseau/Anna Unke (CSUB) 21-10, 21-16
4. Hayley McCluskey/Mapuhola Sekona (CSUB) def. Madison Smeathers/Alice Pratesi (LBSU) 11-21, 22-20, 19-17
5. Emily Mattoon/Jillian Rodriguez (LBSU) def. Seleisa Elisaia/Alaina Gendale (CSUB) 21-12, 18-21, 15-13
Order of finish: (2,4,3,1*,5)
No. 18 Long Beach State 5, CSUN 0
1. Tyler Spriggs/Mari Molina (LBSU) def. Victoria Rogers/Meagan Carter (CSUN), 21-18, 21-19, 15-8
2. Makenzie Griffin/Skyler Germann (LBSU) def. Lexi McLeod/Seyvion Waggoner (CSUN), 21-15, 21-13
3. Nicci Reinking/Katie Kennedy (LBSU) def. Darbi Honeycutt/Mikaela Maughan (CSUN), 21-12, 21-13
4. Alice Pratesi/Kenzie Holtz (LBSU) def. Lauren McMurray/Kailey Klein (CSUN), 21-10, 21-18
5. Emily Mattoon/Jillian Rodriguez (LBSU) def. Emily Sparks/True McCullough (CSUN), 21-12, 21-18
Exh. Hanna Farnsworth/Claire Newlander (LBSU) def. Lauren Eknoian/Abbey Sweeting (CSUN), 21-13, 21-19
Order of finish: (4,2,5*,3,1)
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