Utah Beach Volleyball Drops Pair of Matches to Colorado Mesa
Grand Junction, Colo.—The Utah beach volleyball team fell to Colorado Mesa twice on Saturday, dropping a close first match 3-2 and then losing 5-0 in the finale.
During the opener, Sage Patchell and Marissa Koch were able to win in straight sets on the first court 21-19 and 21-15. On court three, Camille Lee and Olivia Teerlink rebounded after dropping the first frame and capped the comeback with a 15-13 final-set victory. Mia Kowalczyk and Joana Saucedo Mondragon dropped a hard-fought two-set match 21-19, 22-20.
The Utes were swept in match No. 2 despite Patchell and Koch, Lee and Teerlink, as well as Keana Smalls and Grace Andrews falling in competitive three-set matches.
Up Next
Utah travels to California for back-to-back days of competition in two weeks. The Utes head to Long Beach State University for a tri-dual, taking on Boise State and LBSU, on Friday, March 19. The Utes then head to Santa Clarita, Calif., to take on Loyola Marymount and Grand Canyon on Saturday, March 20.
Colorado Mesa 3, Utah 2 (Match #1)
Grand Junction, Colo.
1. Sage Patchell/Marissa Koch (UTAH) def. Holly Schmidt/Maddi Foutz (CMU), 21-19, 21-15
2. Macie Lachemann/Savannah Spitzer (CMU) def. Keana Smalls/Grace Andrews (UTAH), 21-18, 21-19
3. Camille Lee/Olivia Teerlink (UTAH) def. Hahni Johnson/Sierra Hunt (CMU), 20-22, 22-20, 15-13
4. Ara Norwood/Tye Wedhorn (CMU) def. Mia Kowalczyk/Joana Saucedo Mondragon (UTAH), 21-19, 22-20
5. Ashton Reese/Sabrina VanDeList (CMU) def. Kaiya Liwanag /Hannah Stahle (UTAH), 21-18, 21-16
Colorado Mesa 5, Utah 0 (Match #2)
Grand Junction, Colo.
1. Holly Schmidt/Maddi Foutz (CMU) def. Sage Patchell/Marissa Koch (UTAH), 21-19, 14-21, 15-13
2. Macie Lachemann/Savannah Spitzer (CMU) def. Keana Smalls/Grace Andrews (UTAH), 14-21, 21-15, 15-13
3. Hahni Johnson/Sierra Hunt (CMU) Camille Lee/Olivia Teerlink (UTAH), 16-21, 21-16, 15-11
4. Ara Norwood/Tye Wedhorn (CMU) def. Mia Kowalczyk/Joana Saucedo Mondragon (UTAH), 21-14, 21-12
5. Ashton Reese/Sabrina VanDeList (CMU) def. Kaiya Liwanag /Hannah Stahle (UTAH), 21-11, 21-11