Malibu, Calif – No. 17 Stanford went 1-1 in back-to-back matches Sunday at Zuma Beach against CSUN and No. 5 Pepperdine.
The Cardinal (8-10) started out its day with a 4-1 win against the Matadors. Every pairing, except the No. 4, secured a point for Stanford after straight sets victories.
The script flipped in the second match of the afternoon, as Stanford fell 4-1 against No. 5 Pepperdine. The Cardinal had lost to the Waves, 3-2, earlier this season in Hawaii at the Outrigger Beach Classic.
Morgan Hentz and Sunny Villapando, a new duo at the two, tallied Stanford's lone point of the match after battling back from a deficit in the second set to secure a convincing 15-9 victory in the third.
After a week in Southern California, Stanford travels back home to host its next matches against conference foes. The Pac-12 North Beach Volleyball Invitational will take place on Saturday, April 6th and Sunday, April 7th at the Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium. Stanford will face Washington at 11 a.m. and No. 2 USC at 5 p.m. on Saturday, and No. 1 UCLA at 1 p.m. and No. 12 California at 5 p.m. on Sunday.
No. 17 STANFORD 4, CSUN 1
1: Charlie Eckstrom/Tori Ashkinos (STAN) d. Daniella Molinari/Seyvion Waggoner (CSUN) – 21-19, 21-18
2: Morgan Hentz/Sunny Villapando (STAN) d. Darbi Honeycutt/Mikaela Maughan (CSUN) – 22-20, 21-11
3: Maddie Dailey/Amelia Smith (STAN) d. Taylor Brydon/Lauren McMurray (CSUN) – 21-11, 21-10
4: Nicole Nevarez/Lexi McLeod (CSUN) d. Shannon Richardson/Blake Sharp (STAN) – 21-11, 16-21, 10-15
5: Chelsea Red-Horse Mohl/Kat Anderson (STAN) d. Cassidy Rosso/Kailey Klein (CSUN) – 21-18, 22-20
Order of finish: (3, 2, 1, 4, 5)
No. 5 PEPPERDINE 4, No. 17 STANFORD 1
1: Brook Bauer/Heidi Dyer (PEPP) def. Charlie Eckstrom/Tori Ashkinos (STAN) – 21-15, 21-17
2: Morgan Hentz/Sunny Villapando (STAN) def. Gigi Hernandez/Deahna Kraft (PEPP) – 21-16, 19-21, 15-9
3: Alexis Filippone/Skylar Caputo (PEPP) def. Maddie Dailey/Amelia Smith (STAN) – 21-6, 21-17
4: Maddie Dilfer/Nikki Lyons (PEPP) def. Shannon Richardson/Blake Sharp (STAN) – 18-21, 21-15, 15-9
5: Simone Priebe/Katie Gavin (PEPP) def. Chelsea Red-Horse Mohl/Kat Anderson (STAN) – 21-12, 19-21, 15-12
Order of finish: (3, 4, 1, 2, 5)