SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - After a long tournament day playing three teams, the University of San Francisco Dons women's beach volleyball team (0-5) were unable to get a win on the board in their Saturday matches.
Against UC Davis Aggies, the Dons finished with a final score of 5-0. In their 1:30 p.m. game they lost 5-0 versus Saint Mary's Gaels. Ending the day against the Sacramento State Hornets, the Dons fell short with a 3-2 final score. Dynamic duo's McKenna Towne and Letzia Aquilino won their match and Branson Lennon and Claire Crijns also got their first win of the season.
FINAL SCORES:
UC Davis 5, San Francisco 0
1.Tabitha Mitchell/Finley Rollins (UCD) def.
Rainie Stevens/
Rainie Stevens (USF): 21-12 + 21-16
2. Colleen McGuire/Kylie Miller (UCD) def.
Isadora Nicolai/
McKenna Towne (USF): 21-13 + 21-16
3. Mia Olen/Megan Luly (UCD) def.
Letizia Aquilino/
Francesca Stanschus (USF): 21-10 + 21-10
4. Morgan Coolbaugh/Sam Lazenby (UCD) def.
Claire Crijns/
Branson Lennon (USF): 21-12 + 18-21 + 15-11
5. Sydney Rau-Kim/Alicia Letvin (UCD) def.
Jolie Gutierrez/ Ana Petrova (USF): 21-17 + 21-16
Saint Mary's 5, San Francisco 0
4. Allie Cataldo/Sadie Shipman (SMC) def.
Claire Crijns/Branson Lannon (USF) 21-12, 21-10
5. Megan Chandler Allred/Hailee Garcia (SMC) def.
Jolie Gutierrez/
Anna Petrova (USF) 21-11, 21-18
3. Genevieve Bane/Paola Peralta (SMC) def.
Francesca Stanschus/
Isadora Nicolai (USF) 21-13, 21-19
2. Karmin Brown/Hannah Couch (SMC) def.
McKenna Towne/
Letizia Aquilino (USF) 21-16, 21-17
1. Hawley Harrer/Daniella Kensinger (SMC) def.
Rainie Stevens/
Rylie Reeves (USF) 21-17, 19-21, 15-6
Sacramento State 3, San Francisco 2
1. Kalani Hayes/Bridgette Smith (SAC) def.
Rainie Stevens/
Rylie Reeves (USF) 24-22, 21-10
2.
McKenna Towne/Letzia Aquilino (USF) def. Greta Davis/Caitlin Volkmann (SAC) 26-24, 21-19
3. Ellie Tisko/Ashlynn Archer (SAC) def.
Francesca Stanschus/
Isadora Nicolai (USF) 21-15, 21-16
4.
Branson Lennon/
Claire Crijns (USF) def. Tiya Kamba-Griffin/Carrie Crom (SAC) 23-21, 21-14
5. Caty Cordano/Hailey Plugge (SAC) def.
Jolie Gutierrez/
Sophia Solomon (USF) 21-19, 21-19
UP NEXT:
The Dons will be back in action next Saturday and Sunday March 11-12 as they will head down to Southern California to compete at the Malibu Invite where they will take on Arizona, UAB, North Florida and Tournament host Pepperdine.
FOLLOW US:
For updates and more information on the USF's beach volleyball team, follow the Dons on Twitter @usfdonsbeachvb and @USFDonsBeach on Instagram.
SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our primary sponsor - Provident Credit Union - for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact
Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at
(415) 422-4561.
