DAVIS, Calif. — The UC Davis beach volleyball team had its brief two-match winning streak snapped at the hands of Stephen F. Austin and No. 17-ranked Arizona on Wednesday afternoon, dropping both ends of its doubleheader by the scores of 3-2 and 5-0, respectively, at the UC Davis Beach Volleyball Facilty.
The Aggies fell to 3-5 overall, with the Lumberjacks moving to 5-5 overall and the Wildcats improving to 10-2 on the year.
UC Davis opened strong against SFA in the opener after the Lumberjacks had been shutout against Arizona earlier in the day. Junior
Paloma Bowman and freshman
Megan Luly, playing together for the first time this season, got the Aggies on the board with a straight set win at No. 2 over Hailey Hunt and Paige Schieferstein, 21-12, 21-19, followed quickly by the No. 4 pair of
Heather Reed and
Alexa Rockas, who rallied to defeat Neena Perdue and Zariah Williams in three sets, 16-21, 21-9, 15-9, for the 2-0 lead.
From there on out, it was all Stephen F. Austin, which posted wins at No. 1, No. 3, and No. 5, in straight sets en route to the 3-2 victory.
In the nightcap, the nationally ranked Wildcats swept past the Aggies, winning all five in straight sets to finish 2-0 on the day.
UC Davis closes out its only regular season homestand on Saturday (March 14) at Noon, hosting San Francisco.
#17 Arizona 5, Stephen F. Austin 0
1. Natalie Anselmo/Carly Lowry (ARIZ) def. Corin Evans/Iris Fletcher (SFA), 20-22, 21-16, 15-11
2. Brooke Burling/Olivia Hallaran (ARIZ) def. Paige Schieferstein/Maren Wisener (SFA), 21-15, 21-11
3. Sarah Blacker/Alex Parkhurst (ARIZ) def. Olivia Unnasch/Hailey Hunt (SFA), 21-15, 21-12
4. Dana Parker/Lauren Orlich (ARIZ) def. Neena Perdue/Xariah Williams (SFA), 21-12, 24-22
5. Summer McDonough/Alana Rennie (ARIZ) def. Payson Kelley/Ariana Pagan (SFA), 21-9, 21-13
EX.: Halie Hess/Hope Shannon (ARIZ) def. Bailey Mulder/Morgan Beckham (SFA), 21-10, 21-10
Stephen F. Austin 3, UC Davis 2
1. Iris Fletcher / Corin Evans (SFA) def.
Jane Seslar /
Chelsea Maeglin (UCD), 21-15, 21-11
2.
Paloma Bowman /
Megan Luly (UCD) def. Hailey Hunt / Paige Schieferstein (SFA), 21-12, 21-19
3. Maren Wisener / Olivia Unnasch (SFA) def.
Emily Horner /
Savanah Schroeder (UCD), 21-12, 21-16
4.
Heather Reed /
Alexa Rockas (UCD) def. Neena Perdue / Xariah Williams (SFA), 16-21, 21-9, 15-9
5. Ariana Pagan / Bailey Mulder (SFA) def.
Nicole Andrade /
Demari Webb (UCD), 21-18, 21-15
EX.
Isabel Bassi /
Bailey Herdman (UCD) def. Payson Kelley / Bailey Mulder (SFA), 21-9, 21-19
#17 Arizona 5, UC Davis 0
1. Natalie Anselmo / Carly Lowry (ARIZ) def.
Chelsea Maeglin /
Jane Seslar (UCD), 21-7, 21-15
2. Sarah Blacker / Alex Parkhurst (ARIZ) def.
Paloma Bowman /
Megan Luly (UCD), 21-15, 21-18
3. Brooke Burling / Olivia Hallaran (ARIZ) def.
Heather Reed /
Alexa Rockas (UCD), 21-15, 21-11
4. Dana Parker / Lauren Orlich (ARIZ) def.
Nicole Andrade /
Emily Horner (UCD), 21-9, 21-13
5. Jonny Baham / Halie Hess (ARIZ) def.
Madelin Smith /
Jackie Walker (UCD), 21-18, 21-17
EX. Caroline Cordes / Makenna Martin (ARIZ) def.
Isabel Bassi / Bailey Hardman (UCD), 21-15, 21-13