Dawgs Beat Gaels, Cardinal Take Second Match

STANFORD, Calif. – Washington Beach Volleyball opened up its four-match weekend with a win over Saint Mary's, but couldn't break through against 8th-ranked Stanford in its second match-up of the day.
 
The Beach Dawgs (11-16) took down the Gaels by a 4-1 count in the first match of the morning. The two and four pairs were on first, and UW got wins in both. Paloma Bowman and Scarlett Dahl had a 22-20, 21-13 win over Suarez/Laird. Then Hannah Yerex and Ashley Shook came back from a set down for a 14-21, 21-17, 15-12 win over A. Sundt and Harner.
 
No. 1 duo Natalie Robinson and Chloe Loreen won the clinching point, 21-19, 21-16, over Cowell/Christensen. A fourth point came via another comeback, as Kyra Petersen and Emma Calle dropped set one, 20-22, but one the next two, 21-15, 15-7, over E. Sundt/Bane.
 
Facing the Cardinal for the third time this season, the Huskies weren't yet able to break through. In the two and four matches, the Dawgs had a pair of 21-18 sets but that was as close as it got. Bowman and Dahl fell to Ekstrom/Kriz, 21-11, 21-18. Shook and Yerex were held off by Dailey/Harvey, 21-18, 21-13.
 
Loreen and Robinson had a rare struggle in their No. 1 match against Hodel/Reilly, falling 21-10, 21-13. Audra Wilmes and Olivia Mikkelen dropped a 21-15, 21-16 decision to Sharp/Wilson. Petersen and Calle took the first set at No. 5, 21-18, but Stanford's Morris/McKinney came back to win, 21-18, 15-9.
 
Washington will have a challenging double-header on Sunday as well, going up against No. 7 Grand Canyon at 9 a.m. and then No. 11 California at 3 p.m.
 
 
Washington Beach Volleyball
April 23, 2022
Stanford, Calif.
 
Match 1
 
Washington – 4
Saint Mary's – 1
 
1. Loreen/Robinson (UW) def. Cowell/Christensen (SMC) – 21-19, 21-16
2. Bowman/Dahl (UW) def. Suarez/Laird (SMC) – 22-20, 21-13
3. Joyce/Brown (SMC) def. Mikkelsen/Wilmes (UW) – 21-13, 27-25
4. Yerex/Shook (UW) def. A. Sundt/Harner (SMC) – 14-21, 21-17, 15-12
5. Calle/Petersen (UW) def. E. Sundt/Bane (SMC) – 20-22, 21-15, 15-7
Order of finish: 2, 4, 1, 5, 3
 
 
Match 2
 
Washington – 0
No. 8 Stanford – 5
 
1. Hodel/Reilly (Stan) def. Loreen/Robinson (UW) – 21-10, 21-13
2. Ekstrom/Kriz (Stan) def. Bowman/Dahl (UW) – 21-11, 21-18
3. Sharp/Wilson (Stan) def. Mikkelsen/Wilmes (UW) – 21-15, 21-16
4. Dailey/Harvey (Stan) def. Shook/Yerex (UW) – 21-18, 21-13
5. Morris/McKinney (Stan) def. Petersen/Calle (UW) – 18-21, 21-18, 15-9
Order of finish: 4, 2, 3, 1, 5