SEATTLE – Utah Beach Volleyball opened their final Pac-12 regular season weekend, falling to UCLA, 5-0. The Utes battled back in the second match of the evening before falling to Oregon, 3-2.
After dropping all five courts in the opener against the Bruins, Utah would put up a fight in their final match against the Ducks from Oregon.
Utah clinched a pair of wins coming out on top in two three-set battles on the first and fifth courts. The pairing of Langley Griffin and Katie McAlister secured the first Utah win of the day, 21-17, 19-21, 15-13. Utah claimed its second win of the evening on the fifth court, from new pairing Milan Ray and Gwen Fife, 15-21, 21-15, 15-10. On the third court, the Utah pairing of Lauren Sayre and Chloe Narancich took their match to three sets, falling 19-21, 21-16, 15-19.
Utah 0, UCLA 5
Maggie Boyd/Lexy Denaburg def. Langley Griffin/Katie McAlister: 21-17, 21-13
Devon Newberry/Peri Brennan def. Bella Vezzani/Rylee Johnson: 21-12, 21-12
Rileigh Powers/Kenzie Brower def. Lauren Sayre/Chloe Narancich: 21-12, 21-16
Jaden Whitmarsh/Tessa Van Winkle def. Kylie Pitzak/Marissa Koch: 21-12, 21-13
Reagan Hope/Madeline Bonanni def. Milan Ray/Gwen Fife: 21-12, 21-14
Utah 2, Oregon 3
Langley Griffin/Katie McAlister def. Daley McClellan/Alina Valenti: 21-17, 19-21, 15-13
Jensen Kaelin/Ashley Schroeder def. Bella Vezzani/Rylee Johnson: 21-15, 21-15
Landree Coats/Bella Gamache def. Lauren Sayre/Chloe Narancich: 19-21, 21-16, 15-9
Natasha George/Sophie Gregoire def. Kylie Pitzak/Marissa Koch: 21-17, 21-16
Milan Ray/Gwen Fife def. Presley McCaskill/Isabel Patterson: 21-15, 18-21, 15-10
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