Mustangs Drop Pair of Matches Saturday to No. 3 UCLA, No. 6 GCU

Saturday, March 11

Los Angeles, CA

10 A.M.

UCLA

Mustangs Drop Pair of Matches Saturday to No. 3 UCLA, No. 6 GCU

3/11/2023 3:59:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

LOS ANGELES – Starting a weekend of one of the toughest schedules across college beach volleyball, Cal Poly fell in its first two matches Saturday to No. 3 UCLA and No. 6 Grand Canyon by scores of 5-0 at Mapes Pavilion on the campus of UCLA.

Starting its day against the two-time national champion Bruins (10-1), the Mustangs had several pairs with close sets but ultimately fell in two at all five.

Immediately after the dual with UCLA, Cal Poly was back on the courts against the No. 6 Lopes (7-2). Cal Poly also had multiple close sets against GCU, including the Mustangs' No. 3 pairing of senior Delaney Peranich and graduate transfer Brooke Golik who went three sets but came up just short in the third, falling 17-15.

Cal Poly's schedule doesn't get any easier Sunday as the Mustangs will make the drive just south to take on No. 2 USC at 12 p.m. and No. 7 Stanford at 2 p.m.

#3 UCLA 5, Cal Poly 0
1. Maggie Boyd/Lexy Denaburg (UCLA) def. Piper Ferch/Izzy Martinez (CP) 24-22, 21-13
2. Peri Brennan/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Jayelin Lombard/Piper Naess (CP) 21-18, 21-8
3. Sophie Moore/Tessa Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Delaney Peranich/Julia Soeller (CP) 21-11, 21-10
4. Rileigh Powers/Haley Hallgren (UCLA) def. Emma Zuffelato/Kalee Graff (CP) 21-11, 23-21
5. Kelli Greene-Agnew/Natalie Myszkowski (UCLA) def. Margo Smith/Susie Lloyd (CP) 21-14, 21-15
Order of finish: Doubles (2,4,3,5,1); T-1:40 A-87

#6 GCU 5, Cal Poly 0
1. Allanis Navas/Allison Hansen (GCU) def. Piper Ferch/Izzy Martinez (CP) 21-14, 21-16
2. Samaya Morin/Abbie Hughes (GCU) def. Jayelin Lombard/Piper Naess (CP) 21-17, 21-13
3. Krista Rowan/Anaya Evans (GCU) def. Delaney Peranich/Brooke Golik (CP) 14-21, 21-12, 17-15
4. Dana Roskic/Jessica Drake (GCU) def. Julia Soeller/Emma Zuffelato (CP) 21-9, 27-25
5. Cami Sanchez/Mackenzie Harris (GCU) def. Margo Smith/Kalee Graff (CP) 21-11, 21-14
Order of finish: Doubles (2,4,5,1,3); T-2:05 A-83