Huskies Drop Pair Of 4-1 Matches To Bay Area Squads

Saturday, March 7

Santa Monica, CA

8:00 AM

University of Washington

California

March 07, 2020 | Beach Volleyball

By: UW Athletic Communications

LOS ANGELES – A pair of wins from the No. 5 spot showed Washington's depth but the Huskies dropped two 4-1 decisions today to top-20 opponents at the Pac-12 South Invitational.

The Dawgs first took on 11th-ranked California at Ocean Park in Santa Monica and then moved to Mapes Beach at UCLA and met 19th-ranked Stanford. Sophomore Callie Weber was 2-0 on the day at No. 5, getting one win with Scarlett Dahl and another with Avie Niece.

The Huskies (2-3) will look to bounce back tomorrow at 9 a.m. against Utah before wrapping up at 2 p.m. with second-ranked UCLA.

Match 1

The Huskies started the day bright and early at 8 a.m. in Santa Monica against 11th-ranked Cal. The Bears took the first two points, as Claire Hoffman and Shannon Crenshaw dropped a 21-17, 21-17 match at No. 4 against Radell/Miceletti and at No. 1, Kara Bajema and Shayne McPherson suffered their first loss, 21-14, 21-17 to Mirkovic/Lindahl.

Scarlett Dahl and Callie Weber kept the Huskies alive with a 21-14, 21-13 win at the No. 5 spot against Ribeiro/Luyties to make it 2-1. But Cal clinched at No. 3 with a lengthy first set going its way in a 25-23, 21-15 win over Emma Calle and Addie Picha.

At No. 2, Natalie Robinson and Chloe Loreen went extra points in the third set but fell just short to Polo/Schafer, falling 18-21, 21-11, 16-14.

Match 2

Moving venues to UCLA's Mapes Beach, the Huskies had another close contest with 19th-ranked Stanford, but the Cardinal came out ahead, 4-1.

Robinson and Loreen fell in straight sets at the No. 2 spot, 21-16, 21-15, to Stanford's Kriz/Ashkinos for the first point. Crenshaw teamed up with Dahl for the first time at the No. 4 position but they dropped a 21-14, 21-16 decision to Richardson/Sharp. The Huskies looked positioned to potentially turn things around but the Cardinal held off the rally by winning a long second set at the No. 1 spot, where Ekstrom/Villapando defeated Bajema and McPherson, 21-16, 23-21.

Moments later the Huskies got their second win of the day at the No. 5 position as Weber teamed with Avie Niece for a 23-21, 21-15 win over Red-Horse Mohl and Berty of Stanford.

At the No. 3 spot, Calle and Picha won the first set, 21-19, over Dailey/Smith of Stanford, but the Cardinal won the second set, 21-17, and then took the third set, 15-10, to close out the match.

Washington Beach Volleyball
March 7, 2020
Pac-12 South Invitational

Match 1 – Ocean Park, Santa Monica

No. 11 California – 4
Washington – 1

1) Mirkovic/Lindahl (CAL) def. McPherson/Bajema (UW), 21-14, 21-17
2) Polo/Schafer (CAL) def. Robinson/Loreen (UW), 18-21, 21-11, 16-14
3) Inman/Dueck (CAL) def. Calle/Picha (UW), 25-23, 21-15
4) Radell/Micheletti (CAL) def. Crenshaw/Hoffman (UW), 21-17, 21-17
5) Weber/Dahl (UW) def. Ribeiro/Luyties (CAL), 21-14, 21-13
Order of finish: 4, 1, 5, 3*, 2

Match 2 – Los Angeles (UCLA Campus)

No. 19 Stanford – 4
Washington – 1

1) Ekstrom/Villapando (STAN) def. McPherson/Bajema (UW), 21-16, 23-21
2) Kriz/Ashkinos (STAN) def. Robinson/Loreen (UW), 21-16, 21-15
3) Dailey/Smith (STAN) def. Calle/Picha (UW), 19-21, 21-17, 15-10
4) Richardson/Sharp (STAN) def. Crenshaw/Dahl (UW), 21-14, 21-16
5) Weber/Niece (UW) def. Red-Horse Mohl/Berty (STAN), 23-21, 21-15
Exh. Petersen/Hoffman (UW) def. Anderson/Matheson (STAN), 21-17, 21-17
Order of finish: 2, 4, 1*, 5, 3