Sunday, March 27
Tucson, AZ
8:00 AM
University of Washington
3
vs
2
California
Huskies Pull Off 3-2 Upset Over No. 11 Cal
March 27, 2022 | Beach Volleyball
TUCSON, Ariz. β Husky Beach Volleyball picked up its biggest win of the season thus far and its first win over a ranked opponent since 2018 with a 3-2 victory over 11th-ranked California at Arizona's Bear Down Beach. Washington finished its stay at the Pac-12 South Invitational with the thrilling win over the Bears and then a loss to third-ranked USC.
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The Huskies (4-8) had lost their past seven meetings with the Bears, but snapped that streak and got their fifth win all-time over Cal and the first since 2018. The last Husky win over an AVCA top-20 squad was Apr. 27, 2018 against 13th-ranked Stanford in the Pac-12 tournament.
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UW trailed 0-2 against Cal but Chloe Loreen and Natalie Robinson finished off a 21-16, 21-19 win at the No. 1 spot over Radell/Costa to trim the deficit. Then Emma Calle and Hannah Yerex came up with a clutch 21-14, 25-23 win on court four over Martin/Gessner to even up the match.
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That put all the eyes on court two, where Scarlett Dahl and Kyra Petersen were midway through a third set against Mann/Sears. Dahl and Petersen trailed 7-11 in the third, but stormed back to 12-13, and then won the final three points in a row to clinch it, 11-21, 21-19, 15-13.
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Washington had to try and come off the high of that win and take on 3rd-ranked and defending national champion USC a couple hours later. The Dawgs fought hard and made a few inroads but couldn't earn any sets against the Trojans.
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Loreen and Robinson had a 21-14, 21-14 loss at the No. 1 spot to USC's Kraft and Harward, which was the first loss of the weekend for Loreen and Robinson.
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Washington will be headed to Boise, Idaho next week for four matches on Apr. 1-2, two against Boise State and one each against Colorado Mesa and Oregon.
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Washington Beach Volleyball
Pac-12 South Invitational
March 27, 2022
Tucson, Ariz. | Bear Down Beach
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Match 1
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Washington β 3
No. 11 California β 2
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1. Loreen/Robinson (UW) def. Radell/Costa (Cal) β 21-16, 21-19
2. Dahl/Petersen (UW) def. Mann/Sears (Cal) β 11-21, 21-19, 15-13
3. Buchner/Delgado (Cal) def. Wilmes/Griffin (UW) β 21-16, 22-20
4. Calle/Yerex (UW) def. Martin/Gessner (Cal) β 21-14, 25-23
5. Dreibholz/Bierly (Cal) def. Shook/Mikkelsen (UW) β 21-12, 21-12
Order of finish: 5, 3, 1, 4, 2
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Match 2
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Washington β 0
No. 3 USC β 5
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1. Kraft/Harward (USC) def. Loreen/Robinson (UW) β 21-14, 21-14
2. Scoles/Maple (USC) def. Dahl/Petersen (UW) β 21-12, 21-11
3. Schafer/Slater (USC) def. Wilmes/Griffin (UW) β 21-9, 21-17
4. Villapando/Ebertin (USC) def. Calle/Yerex (UW) β 21-15, 21-13
5. Nourse/Nourse (USC) def. Shook/Mikkelsen (UW) β 21-12, 21-7
Order of finish: 5, 2, 1, 3, 4
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The Huskies (4-8) had lost their past seven meetings with the Bears, but snapped that streak and got their fifth win all-time over Cal and the first since 2018. The last Husky win over an AVCA top-20 squad was Apr. 27, 2018 against 13th-ranked Stanford in the Pac-12 tournament.
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UW trailed 0-2 against Cal but Chloe Loreen and Natalie Robinson finished off a 21-16, 21-19 win at the No. 1 spot over Radell/Costa to trim the deficit. Then Emma Calle and Hannah Yerex came up with a clutch 21-14, 25-23 win on court four over Martin/Gessner to even up the match.
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That put all the eyes on court two, where Scarlett Dahl and Kyra Petersen were midway through a third set against Mann/Sears. Dahl and Petersen trailed 7-11 in the third, but stormed back to 12-13, and then won the final three points in a row to clinch it, 11-21, 21-19, 15-13.
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Washington had to try and come off the high of that win and take on 3rd-ranked and defending national champion USC a couple hours later. The Dawgs fought hard and made a few inroads but couldn't earn any sets against the Trojans.
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Loreen and Robinson had a 21-14, 21-14 loss at the No. 1 spot to USC's Kraft and Harward, which was the first loss of the weekend for Loreen and Robinson.
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Washington will be headed to Boise, Idaho next week for four matches on Apr. 1-2, two against Boise State and one each against Colorado Mesa and Oregon.
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Washington Beach Volleyball
Pac-12 South Invitational
March 27, 2022
Tucson, Ariz. | Bear Down Beach
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Match 1
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Washington β 3
No. 11 California β 2
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1. Loreen/Robinson (UW) def. Radell/Costa (Cal) β 21-16, 21-19
2. Dahl/Petersen (UW) def. Mann/Sears (Cal) β 11-21, 21-19, 15-13
3. Buchner/Delgado (Cal) def. Wilmes/Griffin (UW) β 21-16, 22-20
4. Calle/Yerex (UW) def. Martin/Gessner (Cal) β 21-14, 25-23
5. Dreibholz/Bierly (Cal) def. Shook/Mikkelsen (UW) β 21-12, 21-12
Order of finish: 5, 3, 1, 4, 2
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Match 2
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Washington β 0
No. 3 USC β 5
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1. Kraft/Harward (USC) def. Loreen/Robinson (UW) β 21-14, 21-14
2. Scoles/Maple (USC) def. Dahl/Petersen (UW) β 21-12, 21-11
3. Schafer/Slater (USC) def. Wilmes/Griffin (UW) β 21-9, 21-17
4. Villapando/Ebertin (USC) def. Calle/Yerex (UW) β 21-15, 21-13
5. Nourse/Nourse (USC) def. Shook/Mikkelsen (UW) β 21-12, 21-7
Order of finish: 5, 2, 1, 3, 4
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