SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.- Santa Clara women's beach volleyball had their first victory over a ranked opponent since head coach Jeff Alzina took over in 2022, defeating No. 17 Washington Sunday at the Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex. However, the Broncos fell to San Jose State in the following match 3-2. Both the No. 3 and No.4 pairs of Alexandra Urbina/Ciara Cantlen and Callie Loughran/Teagan Wilson picked up wins in both matches, while Holland Jackson and Noelle Niederman delivered the final blow against the Huskies winning the final set 16-14.
 
vs. No. 17 Washington
 
Santa Clara 3, #17 Washington 2
 
The Broncos upset the No. 17 ranked Washington Huskies in their first matchup of the day for their first win over a ranked team in program history. After falling in the No. 1 pairing, Alexandra Urbina and Ciara Cantlen won 21-17, 21-19 in the No. 3 spot, and after falling in the No. 4 spot, the Broncos evened up the match with a win in the No. 4 spot by Callie Loughran and Teagan Wilson. Finally, in the last game of the match, Noelle Niederman and Holland Jackson fell in the first set 21-14, but battled back winning the next two sets 21-17, and 16-14, securing the victory for the Broncos.
 
1. Teila Allen/Jade Sadeiko (UW) def. Sadie Snipes/Sammy Wood (SCU) 21-14, 23-21
2. Noelle Niederman/Holland Jackson (SCU) def. Lauren Wilcock/Brooke Balue (UW) 14-21, 21-17, 16-14
3. Alexandra Urbina/Ciara Cantlen (SCU) def. Katarina Pantovic/Niki Egan (UW) 21-17, 21-19
4. Callie Loughran/Teagan Wilson (SCU) def. Sarah Wilcock/Emma Hohenauer (UW) 21-18, 23-21
5. Hannah Doyle/Karolina Majernikova (UW) def. Sveva Munneke/Ava Stoddard (SCU) 21-19, 21-16
 
vs. San Jose State
 
Santa Clara 2, San Jose State 3
 
The Broncos fell to San Jose State in the final match of the tournament. Urbina and Cantlen won their first matchup, then Wilson and Loughran put the Broncos up 2-0 with a sweep. However, then things took a turn for the worse as the Broncos lost the final three matches, falling to 1-1 on the day.
 
1. Sabrina Moore/Kiara Edwards (SJSU) def. Sammy Wood/Sadie Snipes (SCU) 21-19, 19-21, 15-13
2. Jada Hall/Randi Reeves (SJSU) def. Noelle Niederman/Holland Jackson (SCU) 21-16, 21-17
3. Alexandra Urbina/Ciara Cantlen (SCU) def. Addison DeMarse/Grace Baker (SJSU) 21-14, 21-11
4. Teagan Wilson/Callie Loughran (SCU) def. Aubrey McBride/Anna Salmon (SJSU) 21-15, 21-17
5. Shirley Morrison/Elon Milroy (SJSU) def. Sveva Munneke/Ava Stoddard (SCU) 23-21, 21-18
 
UP NEXT
The Broncos will travel to Saint Mary's for a matchup with the Gaels in Moraga, Calif. Friday at 3:30pm.