STANFORD/BERKELEY, Calif. – The University of San Francisco beach volleyball team (3-5) competed in four dual matches last weekend, highlighted by a 4-1 victory over Pacific (0-5) on Saturday afternoon at the Clark Kerr Sand Courts.  
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• In San Francisco's dominant victory over Pacific, McKenna Towne and Kaydence Stormes kickstarted the dual match with a 21-12, 21-17 win at the first double flight.
• Jia Lonardi and Makenzie Holden, teaming up for the first time this season in the four dual matches this weekend, earned a 14-21, 21-9, 15-10 come-from-behind victory over Kelea Saxton Vaka and Abby Miller at the second doubles flight.
• Branson Lennon and Rylie Reeves, and Mahila Priestley and Scarlett McClung, solidified the victory for the Dons with straight-set wins at the third and fourth doubles flights.

RESULTS VS. #1 STANFORD (L, 5-0):

1. Avery Jackson/Brooke Rockwell (STAN) def. Kaydence Stormes/McKenna Towne (USF) 21-13, 21-13
2. Indigo Clarke/Clara Stowell (STAN) def. Jia Lonardi/Rainie Stevens (USF) 21-10, 21-12
3. Charlotta Bell/Logan Tusher (STAN) def. Branson Lennon/Rylie Reeves (USF) 21-9, 21-17
4. Line Anderson/Daria Gusarova (STAN) def. Jacquelyn Strawn/Lucy Speier (USF) 21-17, 21-6
5. Mikki Carlin/Sophie Kubiak (STAN) def. Burkleigh Smith/Nadia Murray Ceriello (USF) 21-9, 21-18 

RESULTS VS. SANTA CLARA (L, 4-1):

1. Sadie Snipes/Avery Cukjati (SCU) def. Kaydence Stormes/McKenna Towne (USF) 21-14, 20-22, 17-15
2. Jia Lonardi/Rainie Stevens (USF) def. Teagan Wilson/Sammy Wood (SCU) 21-15, 21-18
3. Alexandra Urbina/Reilly Gilliland (SCU)  def. Branson Lennon/Rylie Reeves (USF) 13-21, 24-22, 15-11
4. Noelle Niederman/Callie Loughran def. Jacquelyn Strawn/Lucy Speier (USF) 21-17, 21-17
5. Ava Stoddard/Tyler Parouse (SCU) def. Burkleigh Smith/Nadia Murray Ceriello (USF) 23-21, 21-16 

RESULTS VS. #10 CALIFORNIA (L, 5-0):

1. Emma Donley/Portia Sherman (CAL) def. Kaydence Stormes/McKenna Towne (USF) 21-10, 21-9
2. Gia Fisher/Ava Haughy (CAL) def. Makenzie Holden/Jia Lonardi (USF) 21-9, 21-10
3. Grace Hong/Marilu (CAL) def. Branson Lennon/Rylie Reeves (USF) 21-11, 21-13
4. Mila Vugrincic/Jenna Colligan (CAL) def. Lucy Speier/Jacquelyn Strawn (USF) 21-10, 21-6
5. Elle Evers/Giselle Lau (CAL) def. Burkleigh Smith/Nadia Murray Ceriello (USF)   21-19, 21-11

RESULTS VS. PACIFIC (W, 4-1):

1. Kaydence Stormes/McKenna Towne (USF) def. Valentina Varani/Sam Holley (PAC) 21-12, 21-17
2. Makenzie Holden/Jia Lonardi (USF) def. Kelea Saxton Vaka/Abby Miller (PAC) 14-21, 21-9, 15-10
3. Branson Lennon/Rylie Reeves (USF) def. Josephine Kinlan/Zara Crawford (PAC) 21-14, 21-8
4. Mahlia Priestley/Scarlett McClung (USF) def. Francesca Zanotti/Jayhlin Swain (PAC) 21-16, 21-15
5. Charlotte Gibson/Makayla Beckett (PAC) def. Burkleigh Smith/Nadia Murray Ceriello (USF)  21-12, 21-15

UP NEXT:
San Francisco returns to action on Saturday, Mar. 7, when it competes on two dual matches against Sacramento State and Pacific at the Raney Sand Volleyball Courts.
 
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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our 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.