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Friday, April 18
Los Angeles, CA
10:00 AM
University of Utah
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Long Beach State
Photo by: Jackson Bilawa/Utah Athletics
Utah Beach Volleyball Sets a Program Record for Wins
4/19/2025 6:39 PM | Beach Volleyball
Bella Vezzani Gets her 50th win All-Time, joining an exclusive club
LOS ANGELES —Utah Beach Volleyball comped at the LMU Invite over the weekend, where they went 2-2, getting two wins over CSU Bakersfield but took losses to No. 4 Loyola Marymount and No. 10 Long Beach State.Â
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Friday morning for Utah started against Long Beach State who defeated Utah 5-0. Utah's 1s, 3s and 5s took their matches to a third set, but each lost the tiebreaker. In the afternoon window of the LMU Invite, Utah faced up against CSU Bakersfield. Langley Griffin and Bella Vezzani handled their business in the No. 2 spot, getting the first pair win of the weekend for Utah in straight sets. Utah's No. 4's followed as Sonja Wessel and Maeve Griffin downed the Bakersville pairs 21-18, 21-19. The Ute duo of Lauren Sayre and Elle Burleson followed up with a 21-18, 21-19 win at No. 5.  CSU Bakersfield picked up a win at the No. 3 spot but Utah's Quincy Stephens and Katie McAlister answered back with a win. The duo dropped the first set first set 20-22 but picked up a 21-15 win in the second set to force a the third set tiebreaker where the Utes came out with a 20-18 win.
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Saturday proved to be exciting for Utah as two as major milestones were accomplished. Utah took on No. 4 Loyola Marymount to start the day, where they were met with a 4-1 loss. The lone pair win came from Langley Griffin and Bella Vezzani, who battled back and beat LMU after a first set loss. The second set went deep into extra points, with the pair coming up big with a 28-26 victory to stay alive. After a back-and-forth tiebreaker round, Utah's No. 2 pair came out on top with a 15-13 victory. This win gave senior Bella Vezzani her 50th career win, joining an illustrious crew of student-athletes who have hit that mark.Â
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In the second match of the day, Utah took on CSU Bakersfield for the second time in the weekend. Ellyn Collins and Kylie Pitzak started the match very strong, winning in straight sets and picking up their first win on the weekend. The Utes fought and dominated with the next three pairs winning their matches, and securing Utah the 4-1 victory. This win marked Utah's 20th win of the season, breaking the program record for wins in a single season. The previous record of 19 was set just last season.
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COMMENTS FROM COACH WHICKER
"Super proud of how we showed up to compete this weekend. Accomplished a big goal of ours, to beat our wins from last year, and we finished our regular season with a win to do that. Langley and Bella also came up with a big pair win against LMU, which was Bella's 50th career win. She's been such a big part of helping to build our program. She had to sit out a couple weeks this senior season with sickness so I'm so happy for her to be back and to finish with a big win."
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FINAL RESULTS
Match Score: LBSU 5, Utah 0
1.     Quincy Stephens/Katie McAlister (UU) def. Ella Erteltova/Vivi Kaelin (CSUB) 20-22, 21-15, 20-18
2.     Langley Griffin/Bella Vezzani (UU) def. Paola Caten/Sarah Martin (CSUB) 22-20, 21-15
3.     Ella Ensign/Katey Milne (CSUB) def. Kylie Pitzak/Ellyn Collins (UU) 21-15, 21-12
4.     Sonja Wessel/Maeve Griffin (UU) def. Olivia Ostler/Vianna Garcia (CSUB) 21-18, 21-19
5.     Lauren Sayre/Elle Burleson (UU) def. Brooklyn Thomas/O. Silacci-Jensen (CSUB) 21-18, 21-19
Match Score: LMU 4, Utah 1
UP NEXT
Utah finishes their 2025 regular season campaign with a record of 20-12 and now moves on to postseason play. The Utes will be in Fort Worth, Texas on the campus of TCU for the inaugural Big 12 Beach Volleyball Tournament. More will be released surrounding scheduling and seeding soon.
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Friday morning for Utah started against Long Beach State who defeated Utah 5-0. Utah's 1s, 3s and 5s took their matches to a third set, but each lost the tiebreaker. In the afternoon window of the LMU Invite, Utah faced up against CSU Bakersfield. Langley Griffin and Bella Vezzani handled their business in the No. 2 spot, getting the first pair win of the weekend for Utah in straight sets. Utah's No. 4's followed as Sonja Wessel and Maeve Griffin downed the Bakersville pairs 21-18, 21-19. The Ute duo of Lauren Sayre and Elle Burleson followed up with a 21-18, 21-19 win at No. 5.  CSU Bakersfield picked up a win at the No. 3 spot but Utah's Quincy Stephens and Katie McAlister answered back with a win. The duo dropped the first set first set 20-22 but picked up a 21-15 win in the second set to force a the third set tiebreaker where the Utes came out with a 20-18 win.
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Saturday proved to be exciting for Utah as two as major milestones were accomplished. Utah took on No. 4 Loyola Marymount to start the day, where they were met with a 4-1 loss. The lone pair win came from Langley Griffin and Bella Vezzani, who battled back and beat LMU after a first set loss. The second set went deep into extra points, with the pair coming up big with a 28-26 victory to stay alive. After a back-and-forth tiebreaker round, Utah's No. 2 pair came out on top with a 15-13 victory. This win gave senior Bella Vezzani her 50th career win, joining an illustrious crew of student-athletes who have hit that mark.Â
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In the second match of the day, Utah took on CSU Bakersfield for the second time in the weekend. Ellyn Collins and Kylie Pitzak started the match very strong, winning in straight sets and picking up their first win on the weekend. The Utes fought and dominated with the next three pairs winning their matches, and securing Utah the 4-1 victory. This win marked Utah's 20th win of the season, breaking the program record for wins in a single season. The previous record of 19 was set just last season.
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COMMENTS FROM COACH WHICKER
"Super proud of how we showed up to compete this weekend. Accomplished a big goal of ours, to beat our wins from last year, and we finished our regular season with a win to do that. Langley and Bella also came up with a big pair win against LMU, which was Bella's 50th career win. She's been such a big part of helping to build our program. She had to sit out a couple weeks this senior season with sickness so I'm so happy for her to be back and to finish with a big win."
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FINAL RESULTS
Match Score: LBSU 5, Utah 0
- Malia Gementera/Taylor Hagenah (LBSU) def. Quincy Stephens/Katie McAlister (UU) 19-21, 21-16, 15-12
- Julia Westby/Demi Wagdy (LBSU) def. Langley Griffin/Bella Vezzani (UU) 21-19, 21-16
- Haley Carrington/Natalie Glenn (LBSU) def. Kylie Pitzak/Ellyn Collins (UU) 21-19, 16-21, 15-12
- Skyler Germann/Megan Widener (LBSU) def. Sonja Wessel/Maeve Griffin (UU) 21-16, 21-14
- Tineke Hinton/Mahala Esser (LBSU) def. Lauren Sayre/Elle Burleson (UU) 21-14, 23-25, 15-11
1.     Quincy Stephens/Katie McAlister (UU) def. Ella Erteltova/Vivi Kaelin (CSUB) 20-22, 21-15, 20-18
2.     Langley Griffin/Bella Vezzani (UU) def. Paola Caten/Sarah Martin (CSUB) 22-20, 21-15
3.     Ella Ensign/Katey Milne (CSUB) def. Kylie Pitzak/Ellyn Collins (UU) 21-15, 21-12
4.     Sonja Wessel/Maeve Griffin (UU) def. Olivia Ostler/Vianna Garcia (CSUB) 21-18, 21-19
5.     Lauren Sayre/Elle Burleson (UU) def. Brooklyn Thomas/O. Silacci-Jensen (CSUB) 21-18, 21-19
Match Score: LMU 4, Utah 1
- Michelle Shaffer/Jaeya Brach (LMU) def. Quincy Stephens/Katie McAlister (UU) (25-23, 21-18)
- Langley Griffin/Bella Vezzani (UU) def. Chloe Hooker/Vilhelmiina Prihti (LMU) (16-21, 28-26, 15-13)
- Abbey Thorup/Lisa Luini (LMU) def. Kylie Pitzak/Ellyn Collins (UU) (21-12, 21-15)
- Isabelle Reffel/Magdalena Rabitsch (LMU) def. Sonja Wessel/Maeve Griffin (UU) (21-15, 21-11)
- Tanon Rosenthal/Gi Poletti Corrales (LMU) def. Chloe Narancich/Elle Burleson (UU) (21-13, 21-12)
- Quincy Stephens/Katie McAlister (UU) def. Ella Erteltova/Vivi Kaelin (CSUB) (21-13), (25-23)
- Langley Griffin/Bella Vezzani (UU) def. Paola Caten/Sarah Martin (CSUB) (21-16), (24-22)
- Sonja Wessel/Maeve Griffin (UU) def. Ella Ensign/Katey Milne (CSUB) (21-17), (21-12)
- Kylie Pitzak/Ellyn Collins (UU) def. Olivia Ostler/Vianna Garcia (CSUB) (21-16), (21-8)
- Brooklyn Thomas/O. Silacci-Jensen (CSUB) def. Chloe Narancich/Elle Burleson (UU) (23-21), (17-21), (21-19)
UP NEXT
Utah finishes their 2025 regular season campaign with a record of 20-12 and now moves on to postseason play. The Utes will be in Fort Worth, Texas on the campus of TCU for the inaugural Big 12 Beach Volleyball Tournament. More will be released surrounding scheduling and seeding soon.
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