SAN JOSE/BERKELEY, Calif. – The University of San Francisco beach volleyball team (0-4) began the 2025 campaign in a four-dual match weekend on Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, Mar. 1.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• Starting against San Jose State (1-4), the Dons fell 3-2 in the morning before dropping a 4-1 decision against Santa Clara (3-3).
• Heading to Berkeley on Saturday, the green and gold dropped a 5-0 decision to nationally ranked California (6-1) in the morning match before closing out the weekend against Sacramento State (2-4), falling in a close 3-2 loss.
• Notably, Rylie Reeves earned three individual wins over the weekend, two with Raine Stevens and one with Branson Lennon.

RESULTS VS. SAN JOSE STATE:

1. DeMarse/Edwards (SJSU) def. Jacquelyn Strawn/Letizia Aquilino (USF), 21-16, 21-5
2. McKenna Towne/Kaydence Stormes (USF) def. S. Moore/Hall (SJSU) 21-15, 20-22, 15-9
3. Dale/Salmon (SJSU) def. Rainie Stevens/Rylie Reeves (USF) 21-19, 21-19
4. Branson Lennon/Burkleigh Smith (USF) def. K. Moore/Bell (SJSU) 21-11, 21-18
5. Morrison/Millroy (SJSU) def. Francesca Stanschus/Lucy Speier (USF) 21-9, 21-14 

Order of Finish: 5, 2, 4, 1, 3
 
RESULTS VS. SANTA CLARA:

1. Urbina/Jackson (SCU) def. Strawn/Aquilino (USF), 21-15, 21-9
2. Snipes/Wood (SCU) def. Towne/Stormes (USF) 21-13, 21-18
3. Loughran/Cantlen (SCU) def. Lennon/Smith (USF) 21-18, 21-19
4. Stevens/Reeves (USF) def. Wilson/Munneke (SCU) 27-29, 23-21, 15-12
5. Stoddard/Chillingworth (SCU) def. Stanschus/Speier (USF) 21-16, 21-9 

Order of Finish 2, 4, 1, 5, 3
 
RESULTS VS. CALIFORNIA:

1. Donley/Sherman (CAL) def. Aquilino/Strawn (USF) 21-14, 21-13
2. Fisher/Caffo (CAL) def. Towne/Stormes (USF) 21-14, 21-9
3. Sears/Dreibholz (CAL) def. Reeves/Stevens (USF) 21-17, 21-15
4. Colligan/DeRoos (CAL) def. Lennon/Smith (USF) 21-12, 21-12
5. Somera/Capps (CAL) def. Stanschus/Speier (USF) 21-10, 21-11 

Order of Finish: 4, 2, 5, 1, 3
 
RESULTS VS. SACRAMENTO STATE:

1. Volkmann/Smith (SAC) def. Towne/Stormes (USF) 21-19, 21-13
2. Tisko/Archer (SAC) def. Aquilino/Strawn (USF) 22-20, 16-21, 23-21
3. Reeves/Stevens (USF) def. Spohn/Davis (SAC) 21-13, 14-21, 15-13
4. Marthaler/Guevara (SAC) def. Lennon/Smith (USF) 21-15, 21-11
5. Stanschus/Speier (USF) def. Doorn/Risley (SAC) 22-20, 24-22 

Order of Finish: 5, 2, 4, 1, 3  
 
UP NEXT:
San Francisco will be back in action when they head to Hawaii for the Heineken Queen's Cup from Thursday, March 6 – Saturday March 8 where they will face host team Hawaii at Queen's Beach in their opening match at 10:30 a.m. PT. 

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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our sponsor - Planet Orange - 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.