Cal Blanks Santa Clara, UC Davis
STANFORD– The No. 9 California beach volleyball team closed out the regular season with a pair of sweeps over Santa Clara and UC Davis on Saturday at the Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium.
The Golden Bears finish off the scheduled events of 2025 with a 25-7 overall record giving them the second-highest win percentage (.781) in the MPSF. They will ride momentum into the postseason having won 14 of their last 15 duals, eight of which came against ranked opponents and eight of which came in sweeping fashion. This is the best record that Cal has taken into the postseason in program history.
Cal did not drop a single set on the day winning all 10 matchups in straight frames. Three different pairs went a perfect 2-0 on the day including the court-three duo of seniors Alexandria Young-Gomez and Ella Sears.
The pairs of junior Jenna Colligan and senior Ella Dreibholz, and junior Marilu Pally and Graduate student Maile Somera, each had wins on courts four and five. Junior Finley Rollins made her season debut on court 2 alongside junior Mila Vugrincic and picked up her second career victory.
Cal now has its sights set on the inaugural MPSF Championship which begins Wednesday, April 23 in Manhattan Beach. Seeding will be announced by the conference on Sunday.
No. 9 Cal – 5, Santa Clara – 0
1. Emma Donley/Portia Sherman (Cal) def. Holland Jackson/Noelle Niderman (SCU) 21-16, 21-8
2. Gia Fisher/Sierra Caffo (Cal) def. Saddie Snipes/Sammy Wood (SCU) – Injury Forfeit
3. Ella Sears/Alexandria Young-Gomez (Cal) def. Alexandra Urbina/Ciara Cantlen (SCU) 21-10, 21-19
4. Jenna Colligan/Ella Dreibholz (Cal) def. Callie Loughran/Teagan Wilson (SCU) 21-8, 21-9
5. Marilu Pally/Maile Somera (Cal) def. Ava Stoddard/Kawena Chillingworth (SCU) 21-8, 22-20
Order of finish: 2, 4, 3, 1, 5
No. 9 Cal – 5, UC Davis – 0
1. Gia Fisher/Sierra Caffo (Cal) def. Tabitha Mitchell/Kylie Miller (UCD) 25-23, 21-16
2. Finley Rollins/Mila Vugrincic (Cal) def. Emily Uhrinak/Kendal Steller (UCD) 21-13, 21-18
3. Ella Sears/Alexandria Young Gomez (Cal) def. Mia Olen/Skye Smolinski (UCD) 21-16, 21-14
4. Marilu Pally/Maile Somera (Cal) def. Alexandra Leal/Kimi Waller (UCD) 23-21, 21-14
5. Jenna Colligan/Ella Dreibholz (Cal) def. Lindsay Heller/Kate O’Steen (UCD) 21-15, 19-21, 15-13
Order of finish: 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
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