Score:  UC Davis 3, CSUN 2/ UC Davis 0 Cal Poly 5
Location:  Long Beach, CA
Records:  UC Davis 16-15 (3-4), CSUN 16-19/ UC Davis 16-16 Cal Poly 29-5
 
The short story: The Aggies pulled off a stunning victory against CSUN in the Big West Beach Volleyball Championships today. This is the Aggies first round of pool play and they took down the Matadors 3-2 to help them in moving into tomorrows play. The Ags then went on to compete against No. 1 seed Cal Poly where they fell 0-5.

WHAT TO KNOW (can be creative and sport specific)

• Colleen McGuire and Kylie Miller saw a spectacular straight set win against CSUN making it their 20^th win at court 1 this season
• Alicia Letvin and Mia Olen saw another smooth straight set win to help lead their Aggies to a win this afternoon
• Anna Braun and Kate O'Steen fought hard at court 5 to pull out a win for their team rounding out the scoring duos of the day, coming back from a first set loss
• Tabitha Mitchell and Kimi Walller picked up a set win at court 2 beating their CSUN opponents 21-12

HOW IT WENT DOWN

• Alicia Letvin and Mia Olen were the first of the day to secure a point for the Aggies taking down Taylor Buckley and Jillian Rodig in a straight set win  21-17, 21-17
• Next to bring home a point for the Aggies was Colleen McGuire and Kylie Miller, court one could not handle this duo as they took a straight set win 22-20, 21-19, to bring the Ags up 2-0
• Court 5 duo Anna Braun and Kate O'Steen were the decision makers in today's match clinching for the Aggies after a first set loss where they came back to dominate in the second and third set
• Over at court 2 Tabitha Mitchell and Kimi Waller were putting up a fight for their team after securing a second set win 21-12, they went on to push the tie break set all the way to 20 points before they fell to the Matadors.

RESULTS
 
UC Davis 3, CSUN 2
Doubles competition
1. Colleen McGuire/Kylie Miller (UCD) def. Brown, MayaMay/Griego, Gabriela (CSUN) 22-20, 21-19
2. Mae, Tasha/Eknoian, Lauren (CSUN) def. Tabitha Mitchell/Kimi Waller (UCD) 21-18, 12-21, 20-18
3. Julia Bazylevych/Lindhardt, Kinley (CSUN) def. Morgan Coolbaugh/Lindsay Heller (UCD) 21-17, 24-22
4. Alicia Letvin/Mia Olen (UCD) def. Buckley, Taylor/Rodig, Jillian (CSUN) 21-17, 21-17
5. Anna Braun/Kate O'steen (UCD) def. Miles, Maleya/Sweeting, Abbey (CSUN) 16-21, 21-10, 15-9
Order of finish: Doubles (4,1,3,5,2);

Cal Poly 5, UC Davis 0
Doubles competition
1. Ella Connor/Izzy Martinez (CP) def. Coleen McGuire/Kylie Miller (UCD) 25-23, 21-13
2. Piper Ferch/Erin Inskeep (CP) def. Tabitha Mitchell/Kimi Waller (UCD) 21-14, 21-12
3. Quinn Perry/Lindsey Sparks (CP) def. Morgan Coolbaugh/Lindsay Heller (UCD) 21-18, 21-11
4. Piper Naess/Logan Walter (CP) def. Alicia Letvin/Mia Olen (UCD) 21-12, 21-16
5. Abbey Reinard/Madison Nichols (CP) def. Anna Braun/Kate O'steen (UCD) 21-19, 23-21
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,4,1,5);
 
NEXT UP
The Aggies are back tomorrow kicking off the six-team single elimination where they will be taking on Bakersfield starting at 9:45 AM in the Big West Beach Volleyball Quarterfinals.