LONG BEACH, Calif. – Washington was on the good side and the short side of two 4-1 decisions today as it returned to action for the first time in nearly two weeks, as the Huskies (4-4) fell short to No. 9 Long Beach State in their first match of the day but then defeated Colorado Mesa in their next dual.
 
Senior Cat McCoy and sophomore Samantha Drechsel were 2-0 on the day for the Dawgs as they were the only pair to prevail against Long Beach State. They won both matches at the No. 3 spot, beating LBSU's Koelsch and Stevens in a three setter, 15-21, 22-20, 15-12, and then cruising to a 21-10, 21-8 win over Mesa's Dixon and Crane.
 
Destiny Julye and Kristen Gengenbacher were 1-1 at the top spot and Kara Bajema and Shayne McPherson were 1-1 at the No. 2 spot.
 
The Huskies tried a few combos at the four and five spots. Callie Weber and Chloe Newton got the one win of the day in those positions as they won at No. 5 against Colorado Mesa by a 21-6, 21-8 count.
 
Tomorrow the Huskies will play another double-header, taking on Cal State Bakersfield and Nebraska.
 
 
Washington Beach Volleyball
March 22, 2019
Long Beach, Calif. | Rosie's Dog Beach
 
Match 1
 
No. 9 Long Beach State - 4
Washington – 1
 
1) Reinking/Konstantopoulou (LBSU) def. Julye/Gengenbacher (UW), 21-15, 21-14
2) Molina/Kruidhof (LBSU) def. Bajema/McPherson (UW), 21-11, 21-17
3) McCoy/Drechsel (UW) def. Koelsch/Stevens (LBSU), 15-21, 22-20, 15-12
4) Spriggs/Patterson (LBSU) def. Petersen/Weber (UW), 21-16, 21-17
5) Newlander/Major (LBSU) def. Calle/Newton (UW), 21-14, 21-13
 
Match 2
 
Washington – 4
Colorado Mesa – 1
 
1) Julye/Gengenbacher (UW) def. Scherr/Valdez (CMU), 21-14, 21-13
2) Bajema/McPherson (UW) def. Lachemann/Pierrine (CMU), 21-9, 21-4
3) McCoy/Drechsel (UW) def. Dixon/Crane (CMU), 21-10, 21-8
4) Norwood/Schmidt (CMU) def. Petersen/Calle (UW), 21-19, 21-12
5) Weber/Newton (UW) def. Layman/Dabrowski (CMU), 21-6, 21-8