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Beach Volleyball Nabs Two Sweeps In Home Opener
3/9/2024 7:13:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
The Beach started their homestand with two 5-0 wins over Southern Miss and No. 18 Stetson.
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Hosting their first home matches of the season at the LBCC Sand Courts, Long Beach State grabbed a pair of 5-0 sweeps over Southern Miss and No. 18 Stetson.
Beach Volleyball started their day defeating the Golden Eagles of Southern Miss in straight sets on each court. The pair of Deroos and Widener have only dropped one game so far this season and continued their dominant streak. They held their opponents to less than ten points in each set. The pair of Stoughton and Sparks also had a great performance in the fifth flight after finding a rhythm in the first set. The second set saw them beat their opponents to take the dual winning point for the Beach.
The team's second match of the day was a hard fought battle against a top 20 team in Stetson. Narancich and Carrington continued to be game changers for the Beach. Their close sets with Stetson ultimately ended in a victory that earned the team their first dual point. The first flight duo of Gementera and Hagenah would earn the second dual point through two back and forth sets. Deroos and Widener were the match winners as they continued their hot streak. Gibson and Glenn dropped their first set but after bouncing back in the second set, they took the third set with ease. The second flight of Standage and Westby were doing well during the first set but their opponents gained momentum to take the second set. They went on to win a nail biting third set for Beach Volleyball's second sweep of the day.
Beach Volleyball will take on No. 13 FIU at noon and No. 6 LMU at 3 p.m. Sunday to close out the Beach Invitational in another packed day of action at the LBCC Courts.
Live Stats for all matches Sunday can be found at beachlivestats.com
No. 9 Long Beach State 5, Southern Miss 0
1. Malia Gementera/Taylor Hagenah (LBSU) def. Sarah Murczek/Ola Chudzik (USM) 21-12, 21-14
2. Julia Westby/Savannah Standage (LBSU) def. Laurel Dennis/Sadie McAda (USM) 21-8, 21-15
3. Mo Gibson/Natalie Glenn (LBSU) def. Madison Cassidy/Valeri Papakyriakou (USM) 21-16, 21-13
4. Christine Deroos/Megan Widener (LBSU) def. Ashlyn Rough/Dylan Russell (USM) 21-8, 21-9
5. Kate Stoughton/Emily Sparks (LBSU) def. Jessica Fairly/Morgan Perry (USM) 21-16, 21-11
Order of finish: 4, 1, 5*, 2, 3
No. 9 Long Beach State 5, No. 18 Stetson 0
1. Taylor Hagenah/Malia Gementera (LBSU) def. Carolina Ferraris/Audrey Gauthier (STET) 21-18, 21-19
2. Savannah Standage/Julia Westby (LBSU) def. Tori Clement/Shae Henson (STET) 21-17, 17-21, 15-10
3. Natalie Glenn/Mo Gibson (LBSU) def. Lauren Della/Alina Urzua (STET) 15-21, 21-17, 15-10
4. Christine Deroos/Megan Widener (LBSU) def. Vanessa Hurnikova/Klea Sirois (STET) 21-18, 21-11
5. Livi Narancich/Haley Carrington (LBSU) def. Kiki Drozd/Hanna Gubik (STET) 21-19, 21-18
Order of finish: 5, 1, 4*, 3, 2
