SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Santa Clara beach volleyball won twice on Saturday to run its winning streak to four consecutive duals. The Broncos topped San José State 3-2 in the morning and swept Sacramento State 5-0 in the afternoon at Hornet Beach.
The Broncos (5-2) are on their longest winning streak since taking six in a row in 2016. They have already exceeded the three-win total from the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
Santa Clara secured seven of its eight match wins in straight sets on Saturday, including all five matches against the Hornets (0-3).
Alex Anthony/Jordan Bennett (No. 3) and Gretchen Reinert/Kat Georgiadis (No. 4) swept both of their contests on the day.
Julia Sangiacomo/Michelle Shaffer (No. 1) won in three sets against San José State's Jaida Ward/Haylee Nelson, then swept Sacramento State's Ashtin Olin/Macey Hayden.
Kathryn Decker/Claire Doud (court two) bounced back from a defeat against Letizia Cammillucci/Siena Brewster of the Spartans (0-2) with a two-set win over Paige Swinney/Kalani Hayes of the Hornets. Alexia Gallegos/Natalia Rentsch had the most decisive win of the day with a 21-17, 21-8 victory over Caty Cordano/Karlee Soderberg of the host Hornets.
"I'm very proud of our team right now," associate head coach Jeff Alzina said. "Winning four duals in a row and being 5-2 overall is a big step forward for our program. We are excited for the challenge we'll face next week playing three top-ranked teams on the road, which will really prepare us for conference championships the following week."
SANTA CLARA 3 SAN JOSE STATE 2
1. Julia Sangiacomo/Michelle Shaffer (SCU) def. Jaida Ward/Haylee Nelson (SJSU) 21-16, 19-21, 15-12
2. Letizia Cammillucci/Siena Brewster (SJSU) def. Kathryn Decker/Claire Doud (SCU) 21-19, 21-16
3. Alex Anthony/Jordan Bennett (SCU) def. Cheyenne Rice/Mia Schafer (SJSU) 21-18, 21-15
4. Gretchen Reinert/Kat Georgiadis (SCU) def. Calli Novak/Kiley Lingenfelter (SJSU) 21-14, 21-16
5. Allison Pereira/Allyson Alden (SJSU) def. Alexia Gallegos/Nani Spaar (SCU) 21-17, 21-14
SANTA CLARA 5 SACRAMENTO STATE 0
1. Julia Sangiacomo/Michelle Shaffer (SCU) def. Ashtin Olin/Macey Hayden (SAC) 21-9, 21-17
2. Kathryn Decker/Claire Doud (SCU) def. Paige Swinney/Kalani Hayes (SAC) 21-13, 21-15
3. Alex Anthony/Jordan Bennett (SCU) def. Michelle Taynton/Sarah Falk (SAC) 21-19, 21-16
4. Gretchen Reinert/Kat Georgiadis (SCU) def. Claudia Wilson/McKenna Smith (SAC) 21-15, 21-10
5. Alexia Gallegos/Natalia Rentsch (SCU) def. Caty Cordano/Karlee Soderberg (SAC) 21-17, 21-8
NEXT UP
The Broncos face No. 10 Stanford on the road next Thursday. First serve is set for 4 p.m.
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