University of San Francisco Athletics

THE RUNDOWN
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - The University of San Francisco women's beach volleyball team was taken down by San Jose State, 2-3, Friday afternoon. The Dons will have a quick turn around and another opportunity to get a win this week as they play Pacific in Stockton, Calif. on Saturday. 

The Dons are now 2-7. The Dons gave a great fight against the Trojans (7-9), taking two flights. Twos pairs Haley Howell and Carly Lowry and fours pairs Camille Araujo each swept in their match ups. USF's Sabrina Blackwell and Nora Buvarp-Lavik forced a deciding set in the 3s slot, but could not close it out. 

THOUGHTS FROM FRANCISCO
Head Coach Frank Lavrisha: "We were very competitive today, putting ourselves in a position to win the match. The 3 the 4 pairings that we refigured showed well, with Camille and Erica winning in two at 4s and Nora and Sabrina dropping a tough match in three at the 3s. Haley and Carly had a convincing win at the 2s. We head into our match with Pacific tomorrow with the confidence from a well played match today."

DUAL DETAILS
1 - Lyndi Scholl/Nandyala Gama (SJSU) def. Anna Dalla Vecchia/Julia Topor (USF), 21-19, 21-15
2 - Haley Howell/Carly Lowry (USF) def. Julia Golbeck/Ciara Reistad (SJSU), 21-19, 21-15
3 - Luiza Andrade/Breann Robinson (SJSU) def. Sabrina Blackwell/Nora Buvarp Lavik (USF), 21-18, 21-16, 15-4
4 - Camille Araujo/Erika Ronda (USF) def. Kaitlynn Zdroik/Laura Parts (SJSU), 22-20, 21-13
5 - Jamie Hirai/Thaliana Grajeda (SJSU) def. Pi'ikea Clemens/Shannon Levinson (USF), 26-24, 21-19
Ex. - Summer Avery/Ryann Thomison(SJSU) def. Trish Koutsoukos/Emily Zinger (USF), 21-9, 21-8

WHAT'S NEXT
The Dons final dual in March will be against Cal on March 30. First serve is set for noon in Berkeley, Calif.