STANFORD, Calif. - The Stanford sand volleyball team finished runner-up in the NorCal Invitational at Stanford Sand Volleyball Stadium, Saturday, defeating Santa Clara 3-2 before falling to Pacific 5-0 in the championship.
Santa Clara edged Saint Mary's 3-2 to finish in third place, while California swept Sacramento State, 5-0, to claim fifth. USF defeated San Jose State 4-1 to take seventh.
Following the team portion of the tournament, the teams have been split into three separate brackets based on seeds for a pairs tournament, which will conclude on Sunday, March 8 starting at 9 a.m. All matches will be played at either Stanford Sand Volleyball Stadium or the Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation (ACSR) courts.
9 a.m. matches
Stanford 3, Santa Clara 2
1) Lauren Birks/Brittany Howard (STAN) def. Nikki Hess/Kirsten Mead (SCU), 24-22, 23-21
2) Madi Bugg/Ivana Vanjak (STAN) def. Sabrina Clayton/Danielle Rottman (SCU), 29-27, 24-22
3) Grace Kennedy/Merete Lutz (STAN) def. GiGi Cresto/Jensen Cunningham (SCU), 21-16, 21-11
4) Katarina Inch/Sarah Vaccaro (SCU) def. Inky Ajanaku/Kelsey Humphreys (STAN), 21-13, 21-17
5) Kaity Edwards/Mary Shepherd (SCU) def. Petra Grutzik/Catherine Raquel (STAN), 24-22, 16-21, 15-9
Exh: Sidney Brown/Dana Ritchie (STAN) def. Sarah Benjamin/Karina Robinson (STAN), 21-10, 16-21, 15-10
Pacific 4, Saint Mary’s 1
1) Lexi Elman/Kat Schulz (UOP) def. Dalas Dodd/Samantha Tinsley (SMC), 14-21, 21-15, 15-9
2) Anne-Sophie Bauer/Megan Birch (UOP) def. Clare Powers/Madi Wilkerson (SMC), 21-14, 14-21, 16-14
3) Mary Hernandez/Alexis Salmons (SMC) def. Mia Feiner/Gillian Howard (UOP), 18-21, 21-16, 15-12
4) Kimmy Whitson/Alicja Wilk (UOP) def. Maegan Conroy/Mileva Popovic (SMC), 21-17, 21-18
5) Taylor Poncetta/Andie Shelton (UOP) def. Hannah Liserra/Jordan Patchell (SMC), 21-8, 21-10
Exh: Lana Brown/Julia Wright (SAC ST) def. Katrin Gotterba/Maycie LaBass (UOP), 21-13, 8-21, 15-13
California 4, San Jose State 1
1) Sarah Cole/Emily Lunt (CAL) def. Nandyala Gama/Bre Moreland (SJSU), 18-21, 21-10, 15-13
2) Bryce Bark/Allison Leong (CAL) def. Jamie Hirai/Allison Meehan (SJSU), 21-16, 21-15
3) Inanna Eshoo/Katie Regalia (CAL) def. Summer Avery/Yavianilz Rosado (SJSU), 21-15, 21-17
4) Sara Hibbs/Julie Sam (SJSU) def. Sammy Furlan/Ashley Johnson (CAL), 15-21, 21-18, 15-9
5) Sabrina Blackwell/Teya Neff (CAL) def. Samantha Pereira/Breann Robinson (SJSU), 21-7, 21-7
Sacramento State 4, USF 1
1) Kayla Beal/Sloan Lovett (SSU) def. Courtney Sabahi/Valentina Zaloznik (USF), 21-12, 12-21, 15-13
2) Jessica Gaffney/Sara Staengle (USF) def. Madeline Cannon/Morgan Stanley (SSU), 21-9, 21-19
3) Lauren Aikels/Kennedy Kurtz (SSU) def. Jessica Keenan/Oluoma Okaro (USF), 21-19, 21-16
4) Shannon Boyle/Lexie Skalbeck (SSU) def. Kiara McKibben/Katarina Pilepic (USF), 18-21, 21-17, 15-12
5) Courtney Dietrich/Brigitte Murdock (SSU) def. Anja Segota/Inbar Vinarsky (USF), 15-21, 21-14, 15-11
12 p.m. matches
Championship: Pacific 5, Stanford 0
1) Lexi Elman/Kat Schulz (UOP) def. Lauren Birks/Brittany Howard (STAN), 21-18, 20-22, 15-13
2) Anne-Sophie Bauer/Megan Birch (UOP) def. Madi Bugg/Ivana Vanjak (STAN), 17-21, 21-14, 16-14
3) Mia Feiner/Gillian Howard (UOP) def. Grace Kennedy/Merete Lutz (STAN), 18-21, 21-11, 15-8
4) Kimmy Whitson/Alicja Wilk (UOP) def. Inky Ajanaku/Kelsey Humphreys (STAN), 21-19, 21-18
5) Taylor Poncetta/Andie Shelton (UOP) def. Petra Grutzik/Catherine Raquel (STAN), 21-16, 21-18
Exh: Katrin Gotterba/Maycie LaBass (UOP) def. Sidney Brown/Dana Ritchie (STAN), 21-15, 21-18
Third Place: Santa Clara 3, Saint Mary’s 2
1) Dalas Dodd/Samantha Tinsley (SMC) def. Nikki Hess/Kirsten Mead (SCU), 20-22, 21-18, 18-16
2) Sabrina Clayton/Danielle Rottman (SCU) def. Clare Powers/Madi Wilkerson (SMC), 21-11, 21-5
3) Mary Hernandez/Alexis Salmons (SMC) def. GiGi Cresto/Jensen Cunningham (SCU), 21-10, 21-11
4) Katrina Inch/Sarah Vaccaro (SCU) def. Maegan Conroy/Mileva Popovic (SMC), 22-20, 21-17
5) Kaity Edwards/Mary Shepherd (SCU) def. Hannah Liserra/Jordan Patchell (SMC), 21-6, 21-9
Fifth Place: California 5, Sacramento State 0
1) Sarah Cole/Emily Lunt (CAL) def. Kayla Beal/Sloan Lovett (SSU), 21-11, 21-16
2) Bryce Bark/Allison Leong (CAL) def. Madeline Cannon/Morgan Stanley (SSU), 21-17, 19-21, 15-13
3) Inanna Eshoo/Katie Regalia (CAL) def. Lauren Aikels/Kennedy Kurtz (SSU), 21-16, 21-10
4) Sammy Furlan/Ashley Johnson (CAL) def. Shannon Boyle/Lexie Skalbeck (SSU), 10-21, 21-8, 15-12
5) Sabrina Blackwell/Teya Neff (CAL) def. Courtney Dietrich/Brigitte Murdock (SSU), 21-15, 16-21, 15-8
Seventh Place: USF 4, San Jose State 1
1) Nandyala Gama/Bre Moreland (SJSU) def. Jessica Gaffney/Sara Staengle (USF), 21-10, 21-13
2) Courtney Sabahi/Valentina Zaloznik (USF) def. Jamie Hirai/Allison Meehan (SJSU), 21-16, 21-14
3) Kiara McKibben/Katarina Pilepic (USF) def. Summer Avery/Yavianilz Rosado (SJSU), 19-21, 21-12, 15-11
4) Jessica Keenan/Oluoma Okaro (USF) def. Sara Hibbs/Breann Robinson (SJSU), 24-22, 21-15
5) Anja Segota/Inbar Vinarsky (USF) def. Julie Sam/Samantha Pereira (SJSU), 21-8, 21-6
Pairs Tournament
1s&2s (First Round)
(1) Lexi Elman/Kat Schulz (UOP) def. (2) Jamie Hirai/Allison Meehan (SJSU), 21-8, 21-15
(1) Courtney Sabahi/Valentina Zaloznik (USF) def. (2) Clare Powers/Madi Wilkerson (SMC), 21-14, 18-21, 15-11
(2) Madi Bugg/Ivana Vanjak (STAN) def. (1) Sarah Cole/Emily Lunt, 21-17, 22-20
(1) Nikki Hess/Kirsten Mead (SCU) def. (2) Madeline Cannon/Morgan Stanley (SSU), 21-11, 21-15
(2) Sabrina Clayton/Danielle Rottman (SCU) def. (1) Dalas Dodd/Samantha Tinsley (SMC), 19-21, 23-21, 15-10
(2) Anne-Sophie Bauer/Megan Birch (UOP) def. (1) Kayla Beal/Sloan Lovett (SSU), 21-17, 18-21, 15-12
(2) Jessica Gaffney/Sara Staengle (USF) def. (1) Nandyala Gama/Bre Moreland (SJSU), 21-11, 21-13
(1) Lauren Birks/Brittany Howard (STAN) def. Bryce Bark/Allison Leong (CAL), 21-18, 21-12
3s&4s (First Round)
(4) Sammy Furlan/Ashley Johnson (CAL) def. (3) Sidney Brown/Merete Lutz (STAN), 21-19, 21-18
(4) Kiara McKibben/Katarina Pilepic (USF) def. (4) Sara Hibbs/Julie Sam (SJSU), 21-11, 21-6
(3) Mia Feiner/Gillian Howard (UOP) def. (4) Katrina Inch/Sarah Vaccaro (SCU), 21-19, 21-16
(4) Maegan Conroy/Mileva Popovic (SMC) def. (3) Lauren Aikels/Kennedy Kurtz (SSU), 18-21, 21-15, 15-10
(3) Mary Hernandez/Alexis Salmons (SMC) def. (4) Inky Ajanaku/Kelsey Humphreys (STAN), 15-21, 21-19, 15-10
(4) Kimmy Whitson/Alicja Wilk (UOP) def. (3) GiGi Cresto/Jensen Cunningham (SCU), 21-14, 21-16
(3) Jessica Keenan/Oluoma Okaro (USF) def. (3) Summer Avery/Yavianilz Rosado (SJSU), 21-16, 21-13
(3) Inanna Eshoon/Katie Regalia (CAL) def. (4) Shannon Boyle/Lexie Skalbeck (SSU), 21-11, 23-21
5s&6s (First Round)
(5) Taylor Poncetta/Andie Shelton (UOP) – BYE
(5) Lana Brown/Hannah Meadows (SSU) won by forfeit (STAN)
(5) Samantha Pereira/Breann Robinson (SJSU) def. (6) Courtney Dietrich/Brigitte Murdock (SSU), 18-21, 21-10, 18-16
(5) Petra Grutzik/Catherine Raquel (STAN) – BYE
(5) Hannah Liserra/Jordan Patchell (SMC) – BYE
(7) Sarah Benjamin/Karina Robinson (STAN) def. (5) Anja Segota/Inbar Vinarsky (USF), 21-17, 11-21, 15-8
(6) Katrin Gotterba/Maycie LaBass (UOP) def. (5) Sabrina Blackwell/Teya Neff (CAL), 21-15, 23-21
(5) Kaity Edwards/Mary Shepherd (SCU) - BYE