Cal Wins Three Straight To Finish Pac-12 North Invite
STANFORD – The No. 9 California beach volleyball team (21-6) had an impressive end to the Pac-12 North Invitational on Saturday picking up a 4-1 win over Arizona State and a dramatic 3-2 victory over host No. 10 Stanford.
No. 9 Cal 4, Arizona State 1
Cal took the first four matches of the dual, but ASU made it a battle with three contests going to three sets. With the even pairs going first, seniors Ainsley Radell and Ashley Delgado earned another court two win 21-13, 21-19. The team captain duo improved to 17-2 on the year with a 13-3 court two record.
After dropping the first set on court four, senior Lexi Mckeown and sophomore Ella Dreibholz battled back to win their second-straight match of the weekend 17-21, 21-14, 15-10. The clincher came on court five where junior Brooke Buchner and sophomore Alex Young-Gomez earned a 21-14, 21-17 victory.
That’s a wrap!! ??
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— Cal Beach Volleyball (@CalBeachVB) April 8, 2023
1 Sierra Caffo/Liz Waters-Leiga (CAL) def. Lexi Sweeney/Kylie Wickley (ASU) 21-15 13-21 15-12
2 Ashley Delgado/Ainsley Radell (CAL) def. Anya Pemberton/Ivey Weber (ASU) 21-13 21-19
3 Carys Thomas/Rylie Kael (ASU) def. Natalie Martin/Maya Gessner (CAL) 19-21 21-18 15-11
4 Lexi McKeown/Ella Dreibholz (CAL) def. Sarah Waters/Taryn Ames (ASU) 17-21 21-14 15-10
5 Brooke Buchner/Alex Young-Gomez (CAL) def. Kaitlyn Winkelman/Adri Nieves Papaleo (ASU) 21-14 21-17
Order of finish: 2,4,5*,1,3
No. 9 Cal 3, No. 10 Stanford 2
The highly anticipated rematch between the two Bay Area rivals lived up to the hype as the back-and-forth affair came down to the wire in front of a packed stadium. The momentum swung in each team’s direction on multiple occasions and ended with a classic battle on court one.
Delgado and Radell took care of business on court two once again in the only match that didn’t go to three sets. They put Cal up 1-0 with a 21-17, 21-13 win, but Stanford quickly answered with a three-set win on court four to tie the dual at one apiece.
AINS WITH THE ACE AND WE’RE UP 1-0! ?
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— Cal Beach Volleyball (@CalBeachVB) April 9, 2023
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