PHOENIX, Ariz. – No. 7 Stanford beach volleyball concluded its weekend at the Pac-12 North Invitational on Sunday with two tough setbacks. The event was hosted by Arizona State at Grand Canyon University.
Following the two losses, the Cardinal is now 14-7 on the season. Stanford will return home next weekend to host the Pac-12/WCC Challenge on Saturday and Sunday. The event will feature Stanford, Cal, Saint Mary's and Pepperdine.
No. 2 USC 4, No. 7 Stanford 1
Flight #1: Tina Graudina/Megan Kraft (USC) def. Charlie Ekstrom/Sunny Villapando (Stanford) 21-16, 21-17
Flight #2: Julia Scoles/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Xolani Hodel/Kate Reilly (Stanford) 21-18, 21-17
Flight #3: Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC) def. Maya Harvey/Maddi Kriz (Stanford) 21-19, 21-14
Flight #4: Joy Dennis/Delaynie Maple (USC) def. Maddie Dailey/Jordan McKinney (Stanford) 21-15, 21-19
Flight #5: Emmy Sharp/Amelia Smith (Stanford) def. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) 26-24, 18-21, 15-13
Order of finish: 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
No. 11 Cal 3, No. 7 Stanford 2
Flight #1: Mima Mirkovic/Caroline Schafer (Cal) def. Charlie Ekstrom/Sunny Villapando (Stanford) 22-20, 21-17
Flight #2: Jordan Polo/Ainsley Radell (Cal) def. Xolani Hodel/Kate Reilly (Stanford) 21-15, 21-18
Flight #3: Maya Harvey/Maddi Kriz (Stanford) def. Alexia Inman/Grace Paulson (Cal) 21-10, 21-18
Flight #4: Maya Gessner/Maddie Micheletti (Cal) def. Maddie Dailey/Jordan McKinney (Stanford) 18-21, 21-16, 15-13
Flight #5: Emmy Sharp/Amelia Smith (Stanford) def. Brooke Buchner/Ava Mann (Cal) 18-21, 21-10, 15-11
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1, 5, 4