Thursday, March 17
Malibu, Calif.
12 P.M.
Long Beach State University
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Pepperdine
Photo by: John Fajardo
No. 14 Long Beach State Splits Duals in Malibu
3/17/2022 5:22:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
The Beach fell to No. 18 Pepperdine in the opening match, but bounced back for a sweep of Southern Miss.
MALIBU, Calif. - No. 14 Long Beach State suffered a loss Thursday afternoon against No. 18 Pepperdine, 3-2. However, they finished strong and swept Southern Miss, 5-0 to obtain their second win of the season. The Beach is now 2-8 on the season with nine of their duals against Top 20 opponents.
After four tough matches against highly ranked opponents a week and a half ago, the Beach looked to capitalize on a victory against the Waves but unfortunately came up short. The Beach had incredible matches between flights four and five to obtain the Beach's two points. Both matches extended to three competitive sets. Long Beach State's duos of Sydney Stevens/Claire Newlander and Sophie Major/Emily Mattoon would get off to a slow start in their first sets; however, they would recuperate and finish off the Waves in their third sets, 15-11 and 15-13, respectively. After these flights concluded, flight three had the opportunity to secure the dual but came up short, falling 21-18 in their first set and 21-12 in their second set.
In the second dual of the day, Long Beach State claimed all five flights to come up victorious. The Beach was hungry for a win, and being this would be the first time in program history both teams would meet, the Beach were motivated to get the job done. In a clean sweep of the Golden Eagles, all five flights were done after just two sets. The duo of Skyler Germann and Alice Pratesi dominated their second set against the Eagles duo of Breleigh Favre and Kellie Garraway finishing them off with a score of 21-6. Jillian Rodriguez and Emily Mattoon continue to impress for the Beach as well winning their sets, 21-15 and 21-16.
Long Beach State returns to action on March 25th and seeks to continue this momentum heading into the Big West Challenge against UC Davis and Cal Poly on day one.
#18 Pepperdine 3, #14 Long Beach State 2
1. Paul, Melanie/Shields, Madison (PEP) def. Skyler Germann/Alice Pratesi (LBSU) 21-15, 23-21
2. Priebe, Simone/Thomas, McKenna (PEP) def. Nicci Reinking/Katie Kennedy (LBSU) 21-18, 21-14
3. Sinclair, Mary/Clermont, Kate (PEP) def. Jillian Rodriguez/Holland Jackson (LBSU) 21-18, 21-12
4. Sydney Stevens/Claire Newlander (LBSU) def. Lewis, Peyton/Quintero, Juju (PEP) 17-21, 21-17, 15-11
5. Sophie Major/Emily Mattoon (LBSU) def. Baklenko, Cameron/Frohoff, Rio (PEP) 20-22, 21-17, 15-13
Ext. Leah Black/Haley Carrington (LBSU) def. Briede, Kristine/Pedersen, Gracie (PEP) 21-17, 21-14
Order of finish: 2,4,1,5,3
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#14 Long Beach State 5, Southern Miss Beach Volleyball 0
1. Skyler Germann/Alice Pratesi (LBSU) def. Breleigh Favre/Kellie Garraway (USM) 21-16, 21-6
2. Nicci Reinking/Katie Kennedy (LBSU) def. Vanessa Hurnikova/Aleksandra Chudzik (USM) 21-15, 21-14
3. Sydney Stevens/Savannah Lyons (LBSU) def. Taylor Pierce/Olivia Hepworth (USM) 21-18, 21-15
4. Jillian Rodriguez/Emily Mattoon (LBSU) def. Hallie Phelan/Reagan Sandlin (USM) 21-15, 21-16
5. Kenzie Holtz/Claire Newlander (LBSU) def. Valeria Siakidou/Kai Norman (USM) 21-18, 21-19
Ext. Haley Carrington/Leah Black (LBSU) def. Kaylie Beck/Wiio Meinheit (USM) 21-19, 21-15
Order of finish: 2,4,1,5,3
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After four tough matches against highly ranked opponents a week and a half ago, the Beach looked to capitalize on a victory against the Waves but unfortunately came up short. The Beach had incredible matches between flights four and five to obtain the Beach's two points. Both matches extended to three competitive sets. Long Beach State's duos of Sydney Stevens/Claire Newlander and Sophie Major/Emily Mattoon would get off to a slow start in their first sets; however, they would recuperate and finish off the Waves in their third sets, 15-11 and 15-13, respectively. After these flights concluded, flight three had the opportunity to secure the dual but came up short, falling 21-18 in their first set and 21-12 in their second set.
In the second dual of the day, Long Beach State claimed all five flights to come up victorious. The Beach was hungry for a win, and being this would be the first time in program history both teams would meet, the Beach were motivated to get the job done. In a clean sweep of the Golden Eagles, all five flights were done after just two sets. The duo of Skyler Germann and Alice Pratesi dominated their second set against the Eagles duo of Breleigh Favre and Kellie Garraway finishing them off with a score of 21-6. Jillian Rodriguez and Emily Mattoon continue to impress for the Beach as well winning their sets, 21-15 and 21-16.
Long Beach State returns to action on March 25th and seeks to continue this momentum heading into the Big West Challenge against UC Davis and Cal Poly on day one.
#18 Pepperdine 3, #14 Long Beach State 2
1. Paul, Melanie/Shields, Madison (PEP) def. Skyler Germann/Alice Pratesi (LBSU) 21-15, 23-21
2. Priebe, Simone/Thomas, McKenna (PEP) def. Nicci Reinking/Katie Kennedy (LBSU) 21-18, 21-14
3. Sinclair, Mary/Clermont, Kate (PEP) def. Jillian Rodriguez/Holland Jackson (LBSU) 21-18, 21-12
4. Sydney Stevens/Claire Newlander (LBSU) def. Lewis, Peyton/Quintero, Juju (PEP) 17-21, 21-17, 15-11
5. Sophie Major/Emily Mattoon (LBSU) def. Baklenko, Cameron/Frohoff, Rio (PEP) 20-22, 21-17, 15-13
Ext. Leah Black/Haley Carrington (LBSU) def. Briede, Kristine/Pedersen, Gracie (PEP) 21-17, 21-14
Order of finish: 2,4,1,5,3
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#14 Long Beach State 5, Southern Miss Beach Volleyball 0
1. Skyler Germann/Alice Pratesi (LBSU) def. Breleigh Favre/Kellie Garraway (USM) 21-16, 21-6
2. Nicci Reinking/Katie Kennedy (LBSU) def. Vanessa Hurnikova/Aleksandra Chudzik (USM) 21-15, 21-14
3. Sydney Stevens/Savannah Lyons (LBSU) def. Taylor Pierce/Olivia Hepworth (USM) 21-18, 21-15
4. Jillian Rodriguez/Emily Mattoon (LBSU) def. Hallie Phelan/Reagan Sandlin (USM) 21-15, 21-16
5. Kenzie Holtz/Claire Newlander (LBSU) def. Valeria Siakidou/Kai Norman (USM) 21-18, 21-19
Ext. Haley Carrington/Leah Black (LBSU) def. Kaylie Beck/Wiio Meinheit (USM) 21-19, 21-15
Order of finish: 2,4,1,5,3
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