SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Santa Clara beach volleyball wrapped up the WCC Midseason Invitational with a split on Friday. The Broncos dropped their first match 5-0 against No. 5 LMU before turning around to sweep San Francisco 5-0 at Santa Cruz Main Beach.
On Thursday, the Broncos topped Pacific their first dual victory in a season-opening contest since 2016. Santa Clara's Friday victory over the Dons was the team's first sweep win over a Division I opponent since 2016.
The Lions (20-2, 6-0 WCC) won in two sets at all five positions in the day's first matchup.
The Broncos (2-2, 2-2) picked up straight-set wins over the Dons (1-4, 1-4) from Michelle Shaffer/Julia Sangiacomo at the second flight, Alex Anthony/Jordan Bennett at No. 3 and Alexia Gallegos/Elizabeth Held at No. 5. Kathryn Decker/Claire Doud (No. 1) and Gretchen Reinert/Kat Georgiadis (No. 4) rallied after dropping the first set in their matches to win the next two sets, including decisive set-three victories of 15-5 and 15-3, respectively.
LMU 5 SANTA CLARA 0
1. Iya Lindahl/Megan Rice (LMU) def. Kathryn Decker/Claire Doud (SCU) 21-13, 21-14
2. Jesse Prichard/Savannah Slattery (LMU) def. Michelle Shaffer/Julia Sangiacomo (SCU) 21-6, 21-12
3. Georgia Fusco/Darby Dunn (LMU) def. Jordan Bennett/Alex Anthony (SCU) 21-15, 21-14
4. Emma Doud/Madi Firnett (LMU) def. Gretchen Reinert/Elena Radeff (SCU) 21-8, 21-17
5. Jacinda Ramirez/Cassie Chinn (LMU) def. Alexia Gallegos/Nani Spaar (SCU) 21-16, 21-12
Ex. Michaela Rezentes/Piper Manross (LMU) def. Natalia Rentsch/Elizabeth Held (SCU) 21-9, 21-10
SANTA CLARA 5 SAN FRANCISCO 0
1. Kathryn Decker/Claire Doud (SCU) def. Catie Cronister/Tanner Pemberton (USF) 18-21, 21-13, 15-5
2. Julia Sangiacomo/Michelle Shaffer (SCU) def. Anna Dalla Vecchia/Greta Corti (USF) 21-17, 21-18
3. Alex Anthony/Jordan Bennett (SCU) def. Sophie Sydenham/Katie Wagstaff (USF) 21-9, 21-19
4. Gretchen Reinert/Kat Georgiadis (SCU) def. Bruna Correa/Serafina Rivera (USF) 23-25, 21-16, 15-3
5. Alexia Gallegos/Elizabeth Held (SCU) def. Sara Denham/Jessica Eanes (USF) 21-14, 21-15
NEXT UP
The Broncos host San Francisco next Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Santa Clara Beach Volleyball Courts.
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