STANFORD, Calif.- The Santa Clara women's beach volleyball team fell short in two matches against ranked opponents on Saturday, falling to #19 Washington and #9 Cal 5-0 to close out the regular season. The Broncos finished out the tournament 1-3 after defeating UC Davis yesterday 3-2, and falling to #3 Stanford 5-0.
 
vs. No. 19 Washington
 
Santa Clara 0, #19 Washington 5
 
The Broncos fell to the No. 19 ranked Washington Huskies in their first matchup of the day, a rematch from earlier in the season where the Broncos defeated the Huskies 3-2 on March 16 at the Mustang Roundup. However, the Broncos weren't as fortunate this time around as the Huskies got the better of them. This time around Holland Jackson/Noelle Niederman and Alexandra Urbina/Ciara Cantlen took the Huskies to three sets, but were unable to come up with a win for the Broncos.
 
1. Teila Allen/Jade Sadeiko (UW) def. Sadie Snipes/Sammy Wood (SCU) 21-19, 21-12.
2. Katarina Pantovic/Lauren Wilcock (UW) def. Noelle Niederman/Holland Jackson (SCU) 16-21, 21-15, 15-8.
3. Brooke Balue/Niki Egan (UW) def. Callie Loughran/Teagan Wilson (SCU) 21-14, 21-12.
4. Sarah Wilcock/Emma Hohenauer (UW) def. Alexandra Urbina/Ciara Cantlen (SCU) 24-22, 16-21, 15-12.
5. Hannah Doyle/Karolina Majernikova (UW) def. Kawena Chillingworth/Ava Stoddard (SCU) 21-19, 21-16.
Exh. Alex Franklin/Ally Frailey (SCU) def. Karolina Majernikova and Ella Wimmer (UW) 21-17, 21-15.
 
vs. No. 9 California
 
Santa Clara 0, #9 California 5
 
The Broncos fell to #9 California in the final match of the tournament 5-0. Their lone victory came in the exhibition match for the second straight match. Sveva Munneke and Ellie Skale won their match 21-18, 22-20, while the rest of the Bronco pairings lost in straight sets to the talented Golden Bears team.
 
1. Emma Donley and Portia Sherman (CAL) def. Holland Jackson and Noelle Niederman (SCU) 21-16, 21-8.
2. Gia Fisher and Sierra Caffo (CAL) def. Sadie Snipes and Sammy Wood (SCU) by forfeit.
3. Ella Sears and Alexand Young-Gomez (CAL) def. Alexandra Urbina and Ciara Cantlen (SCU) 21-10, 21-19.
4. Jenna Colligan and Ella Dreibholz (CAL) def. Callie Loughran and Teagan Wilson (SCU) 21-8, 21-9.
5. Marilu Pally and Maile Somera (CAL) def. Ava Stoddard and Kawena Chillingworth (SCU) 21-16, 21-10.
Exh. Sveva Munneke and Ellie Skale (SCU) def. Christine DeRoos and Julia Capps (CAL) 21-18, 22-20.
 
UP NEXT
The Broncos will head to Santa Monica for the WCC Championship on Thursday and Friday. Seeding for the tournament and first round matchups will be announced at a later date.