Santa Monica, Calif. – Utah beach volleyball finished its play in the Pac-12 South tournament in Santa Monica, California on Sunday afternoon.
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They took on Washington first and then a stout USC squad ranked fifth in the country.
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Sommer Daniel and
Kinga Windisch earned a win for the Utes against the Huskies in a third set. They won the first set 22-20 and then after losing the second set earned the win with a 15-6 victory in the third.
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Leah Schmidt and
Keana Smalls pushed it to a third set after a 21-17 win in the second, but then dropped the third 21-19.
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Washington ended up getting the win 4-1 over Utah.
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In the second match of the day, No. 5 USC took care of business winning all five of the matches.
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Utah will be back on the court this Tuesday for two matches against Long Beach State and Irvine Valley College.
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Washington def. Utah, 4-1
Ocean Park • Santa Monica, Calif.
1. Kara Bajema/Shayne/McPherson (UW) def.
Madelyn Robinson/
Kenzie Koerber (Utah) 21-9, 21-8
2. Chloe Loreen/Natalie Robinson (UW) def.
Jessica Villela/
Lauren Sproule (Utah) 21-19, 21-15
3.
Sommer Daniel/
Kinga Windisch (Utah) def. Emma Calle/Addie Picha (UW) 22-20, 16-21, 15-6
4. Callie Weber/Scarlett Dahl (UW) def.
Mckenna Granato/
Tiyana Hallums (Utah) 21-18, 21-16
5. Avie Niece/Shannon Crenshaw (UW) def.
Leah Schmidt/
Keana Smalls (Utah) 21-19, 17-21, 21-19
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No. 5 USC def. Utah, 5-0
Ocean Park • Santa Monica, Calif.
1. Hailey Harward/Haley Hallgren (USC) def.
Madelyn Robinson/
Kenzie Koerber (Utah) 21-6, 21-10
2. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def.
Jessica Villela/
Lauren Sproule (Utah) 21-9, 21-12
3. Kyla Doig/Sammy Slater (USC) def.
Sommer Daniel/
Kinga Windisch (Utah) 21-12, 21-13
4. Cammie Dorn/Paige Dreeuws (USC) def.
Mckenna Granato/
Keana Smalls (Utah) 21-9, 21-9
5. Joy Dennis/Mollie Ebertin (USC) def.
Tiyana Hallums/
Olivia Teerlink (Utah) 21-8, 21-12
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