LONG BEACH, Calif. – The University of San Francisco beach volleyball team (4-12) dropped two highly competitive dual matches to CSU Bakersfield (5-8) and Boise State (4-6), falling 3-2 and 4-1 Saturday afternoon at the LBCC Sand Courts.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• Against CSU Bakersfield, McKenna Towne and Kaydence Stormes earned an individual win alongside partners Rainie Stevens and Jacquelyn Strawn to put the Dons on the scoreboard.
• Branson Lennon and Burkleigh Smith tallied a victory win for the green and gold against the Broncos in their second match of the day. 

RESULTS VS. CSU BAKERSFIELD:

1. Towne and Stormes (USF) def. Paola Caten and Sarah Martin (CSUB) 24-22 16-21 15-7
2. Ella Erteltova and Vivi Kaelin (CSUB) def. Letizia Aquilino and Rylie Reeves (USF) 21-15 21-15
3. Ella Ensign and Katey Milne (CSUB) def. Lennon and Smith (USF) 21-1 1 21-15
4. Stevens and Strawn (USF) def. Bailey Combs and O. Silacci-Jensen (CSUB) 21-14 14-21 15-11
5. Olivia Ostler and Vianna Garcia (CSUB) def. Francesca Stanschus and Lucy Speier (USF) 15-21 21-18 15-7

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1, 5, 4
 
RESULTS VS. BOISE STATE

1. Addison Wolden and Ava Anderson (BOI) def. Towne and Stormes (USF) 21-17 27-25
2. Sharli O'Neil and Allyson Alden (BOI) def. Aquilino and Reeves (USF) 21-23 21-16 15-9
3. Lennon and Smith (USF) def. Mya Jackson and Lily Patock (BOI) 17-21 21-13 15-11
4. Emilia Guerra-Acuna and Abbie Wolf (BOI) def. Stevens and Strawn (USF) 19-21 21-19 17-15
5. Avery Allen and Addison Moss (BOI) def. Stanschus and Speier (USF) 21-17 21-10 

Order of Finish: 5, 1, 3, 2, 4
 
UP NEXT:
San Francisco will return to play when it faces Arizona at Roise's Dog Beach on Sunday, Mar. 16, at 9:00 a.m. 

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