Utah Beach Drops Saint Mary’s, Falls to No. 5 Stanford

Friday, March 14

Palo Alto, CA

12:00 PM

University of Utah

Saint Mary's

Photo by: Jackson Bilawa/Utah Athletics

Utah Beach Drops Saint Mary’s, Falls to No. 5 Stanford

3/14/2025 7:31 PM | Beach Volleyball

Utah’s record reaches 10-4

STANFORD, Calif. – The University of Utah beach volleyball team earned their 10th victory of the season on Friday by topping the Saint Mary's Gaels, 4-1, in a match that included a pair of dramatic third sets, before suffering a 5-0 defeat at the hands of the No. 5 Stanford Cardinal at the Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium in Stanford, Calif.

Utah's 2025 record now stands at 10-4, the quickest they've ever reached 10 victories in program history.

Utah vs. Saint Mary's
The Utes were the first team to claim a point and it came thanks to Langley Griffin and Bella Vezzani in the second flight, who continued their strong play in 2025 with a 21-15, 21-16 victory. Sonja Wessel and Maeve Griffin then scored a sweep of their own at No. 4, 21-19, 21-17.

The Gaels were able to come away with a win in the top spot, but in the No. 5 match, Lauren Sayre and Elle Burleson outlasted their opponents across three sets to triumph 21-17, 19-21, 15-10. The final act came at No. 3, where Kylie Pitzak and Ellyn Collins battled back after dropping the first frame for a 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 final.

The Utes are now 14-4 in 2025 in three-set matches.

#	FLIGHTS	1	2	3
1	Allie Cataldo and Hannah Couch (SMC) def. Quincy Stephens and Katie McAlister (UTAH)	21-15	23-21
2	Langley Griffin and Bella Vezzani (UTAH) def. Clarissa Klein and Chloe Swanson (SMC)	21-15	21-16
3	Kylie Pitzak and Ellyn Collins (UTAH) def. Angelina Bour and Nya Crump (SMC)	15-21	21-19	15-13
4	Sonja Wessel and Maeve Griffin (UTAH) def. Hannah Glick and Genevieve Bane (SMC)	21-19	21-17
5	Lauren Sayre and Elle Burleson (UTAH) def. Delaney Nicholls and Grace Travis (SMC)	21-17	19-21	15-10
6	Milan Ray and Chloe Narancich (UTAH) def. Sarah Incitti and Stephanie Gonzalez (SMC)	21-8	21-12

Utah vs. Stanford
Unfortunately for the Utes, they could not find the same success against the Cardinal. Stanford won all five matches to hand Utah just its fourth defeat of the season.
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Up Next
The Utes will spend one more day in Stanford and they'll begin their Saturday by taking on Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 9 a.m., followed by a rematch with Saint Mary's at 1 p.m.

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