No. 16 Beach Volleyball Ends the Battle for LA With a Win Over No. 13 FAU

Sunday, March 12

Los Angeles, Calif.

10 A.M.

Long Beach State University

UCLA

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No. 16 Beach Volleyball Ends the Battle for LA With a Win Over No. 13 FAU

3/12/2023 4:56:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

The Beach split their two duals at UCLA on Sunday.

By: Maxime Garcia, Athletic Communications Intern

LOS ANGELES, Calif.- After splitting the day yesterday, the Beach faced off with two Top 15 teams on Sunday. After a 5-0 loss to No. 3 UCLA, they bounced back for a 4-1 win over No. 13 Florida Atlantic.

Starting the day against No. 3 UCLA to start the day, the Beach could not avoid the 5-0 sweep. The pair of Maggie Walters and Natalie Glenn won the lone set against the Bruins, forcing a third set after dropping the first set 12-21 but coming back to win the second set 21-19. The deciding set, however, would go to the Bruins.

Looking to bounce back, the Beach faced the No. 13 Owls of Florida Atlantic University for the first time in program history. The first set of flights in action earned the Beach two dual points, with Christine DeRoos and Mari Molina earning the first point in flight two. Megan Widener and Emily Mattoon battled back-and-forth with their Bruin counterparts, taking the third set past 15 points. A huge block by Emily Mattoon would prove to be the deciding point, giving them an 18-16 victory.

The duo of Walters and Glenn only gave up six points to the Owls in the first set, and eventually pulled away to take the second set 21-15 to secure the dual win for the Beach. Malia Gementera and Taylor Hagenah polished off the team victory with the fourth point of the match in the third flight.

The Beach will compete in their home opener this Friday, March 17. They will play at 8:30
a.m. and 12:30 p.m. against Texas and Stetson University.

#3 UCLA 5, #16 Long Beach State 0
1. Maggie Boyd/Lexy Denaburg (UCLA) def. Sydney Stevens/Julie Westby (LBSU) 21-9, 21-19
2. Peri Brennan/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Mari Molina/Christine Deroos (LBSU) 21-10, 21-16
3. Sophie Moore/Tessa Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Malia Gementera/Taylor Hagenah (LBSU) 22-20, 21-15
4. Rileigh Powers/Haley Hallgren (UCLA) def. Emily Mattoon/Megan Widener (LBSU) 21-14, 21-10
5. Jaden Whitmarsh/Marlie Monserez (UCLA) def. Maggie Walters/Natalie Glenn (LBSU) 21-12, 19-21, 15-10
Ext. Kelli Greene-Agnew/Natalie Myszkowski (UCLA) def. Holly Jackson/Haley Carrington (LBSU) 21-16, 21-7
Order of Finish: 4,2,1*,3,5

#16 Long Beach State 4, Florida Atlantic 1
1. Ellie Austin/Christine Jarman (FAU) def. Sydney Stevens/Julia Westby (LBSU) 21-17, 21-19
2. Mari Molina/Christine Deroos (LBSU) def. Ashleigh Adams/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) 21-18, 21-17
3. Malia Gementera/Taylor Hagenah (LBSU) def. Jillienne Cangelosi (FAU) 21-16, 21-12
4. Emily Mattoon/Megan Widener (LBSU) def. Kate McLaughlin/Logan Mignerey (FAU) 21-16, 18-21, 18-16
5. Maggie Walters/Natalie Glenn (LBSU) def. Alivia Orvieto/Stephanie Young (FAU) 21-6, 21-15
Ext. Savannah Lyons/Kate Stoughton (LBSU) def. Kendall Mignerey/Courtney Moon (FAU) 21-14, 24-22
Order of Finish: 2,4,5*,1,3