DAVIS, Calif. -- Opening up the 2023 season north of the Hilltop, the USF Dons beach volleyball team (0-2) came up short on the road as they fell to the UC Davis Aggies (2-0) by a 5-0 final score on Saturday afternoon as the programs competed in a pair of matches to begin the new season.
FINAL SCORES:
UC Davis 5, San Francisco 0
- Tabitha Mitchell/Finley Rollins (UCD) def. Rainie Stevens/Kaydence Stormes (USF) 21-12, 21-10
- Colleen McGuire/Kylie Miller (UCD) def. McKenna Towne/Rylie Reeves (USF) 21-19, 21-15
- Mia Olsen/Megan Luly (UCD) def. Letizia Aquilino/Francesca Stanschus (USF) 21-13, 21-13
- Morgan Coolbaugh/Sam Lazenby (UCD) def. Jolie Gutierrez/Anna Petrova (USF) 21-16, 21-12
- Sydney Rau-Kim/Alicia Letvin (UCD) def. Branson Lennon/Sophia Solomon (USF) 21-16, 21-13
UC Davis, 5 San Francisco 0
- Tabitha Mitchell/Finley Rollins (UCD) def. McKenna Towne/Rylie Reeves (USF) 21-14, 21-16
- Colleen McGuire/Kylie Miller (UCD) def. Rainie Stevens/Kaydence Stormes (USF) 21-10, 21-9
- Mia Olsen/Megan Luly (UCD) def. Letizia Aquilino/Francesca Stanschus (USF) 21-13, 21-10
- Morgan Coolbaugh/Sam Lazenby (UCD) def. Jolie Gutierrez/Anna Petrova (USF) 21-13, 21-19
- Sydney Rau-Kim/Alicia Letvin (UCD) def. Branson Lennon/Claire Crijns (USF) 21-10, 18-21, 15-12
UP NEXT:
The Dons will be back in action next Saturday, March 4 as they will be competing in the WCC/Big West Tournament down in Santa Cruz as they will face off with UC Davis, Saint Mary's and Sacramento State.
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For updates and more information on the USF's beach volleyball team, follow the Dons on Twitter @usfdonsbeachvb and @USFDonsBeach on Instagram.
SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our primary sponsor - Provident Credit Union - for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact
Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at
(415) 422-4561.