Long Beach State University
UCLA
No. 7 Beach Volleyball Splits The Day In Midweek Matchup
4/9/2024 4:28:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
Long Beach fell to No. 1 UCLA but bounced back to earn the victory over CSUN.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Long Beach State lost a tough match against top-ranked UCLA but recovered with a sweep over CSUN in the second of two matches in Westwood.
Long Beach State (21-5) got off to a strong start at the second flight as Malia Gementera and Taylor Hagenah won their first set. They would be the only Long Beach pair to take a set from UCLA (23-4). Hagenah and Gementera fought hard in the third set but couldn't come up with a win. The other pairs unfortunately lost in straight sets as the Bruins won the first match of the day.
The Beach(21-5) was able to bounce back as they swept CSUN(14-14) for the third time this season. The win was hard fought as the second and third flight pair played three sets. The match was won by the fifth flight pair of Haley Carrington and Livi Narancich. They were in control and beat their opponents in straight sets. The sweep came from the first flight pair of Natalie Glenn and Julia Westby, who ended their game with a dominating block from Westby.
#1 UCLA 5, #7 Long Beach State 0
1. Lexy Denaburg/Maggie Boyd (UCLA) def. Natalie Glenn/Julia Westby (LBSU) 21-12, 21-15
2. Peri Brennan/Devon Newberry (UCLA) def. Malia Gementera/Taylor Hagenah (LBSU) 15-21, 21-16, 15-11
3. Kenzie Brower/Jessie Smith (UCLA) def. Savannah Standage /Mo Gibson (LBSU) 21-13, 21-12
4. Tessa Van Winkle/Jaden Whitmarsh (UCLA) def. Megan Widener/Christine Deroos (LBSU) 21-15, 21-18
5. Natalie Myszkowski/Ensley Alden (UCLA) def. Haley Carrington/Emily Sparks (LBSU) 21-10, 21-12
Exh. Kate Stoughton/Livi Naranich (LBSU) vs. Ky Vaickus/Sophie Moore (UCLA) 21-13, 16-21
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5*, 3, 1
#7 Long Beach State 5, CSUN 0
1. Natalie Glenn/Julia Westby (LBSU) def. Brown, MayaMay/Griego, Gabriela (CSUN) 21-18, 21-15
2. Malia Gementera/Taylor Hagenah (LBSU) def. Mae, Tasha/Eknoian, Lauren (CSUN) 21-10, 17-21, 15-13
3. Christine Deroos/Megan Widener (LBSU) def. Lindhardt, Kinley/Julia Bazylevych (CSUN) 21-11, 17-21, 15-8
4. Kate Stoughton/Emily Sparks (LBSU) def. Miles, Maleya/Sweeting, Abbey (CSUN) 21-19, 21-9
5. Haley Carrington/Livi Narancich def. Rodig, Jillian/Buckley, Taylor (CSUN) 21-17, 21-15
Exh. Jaylen Jordan/Mahala Esser (LBSU) vs. Haley Coggins / Sophia Jarosz (CSUN) 21-17, 14-21
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5*, 3, 1
