Saturday, April 1
San Luis Obispo, CA
2:15 PM
University of Washington
2
vs
3
Tulane
Huskies Fall To Two Top-20 Teams In San Luis Obispo
April 01, 2023 | Beach Volleyball
San Luis Obispo, California – Looking to grab two Top-20 wins and their first Top-10 win of the season, the Washington Husky Beach Volleyball team started the Cal Poly Mustang Invitational off with No. 20 Tulane and No. 9 California. With high hopes going into the day, the Huskies fell short to both teams.
"Tough day today," Head Coach Derek Olson said, "Not to make excuses but we were hit pretty hard this week with illness so girls are not playing at 100%. It sucks but that's athletics and it's part of it."
He was hopeful for the team's response against UC Davis and Cal Poly in day two of the tournament. "We will see how we respond tomorrow," Olson said, "We definitely have our work cut out for us tomorrow but I love the fight in this team. Still a lot of season left."
Tulane
To start off the day the Huskies faced No. 20 ranked Tulane. In hopes to grab a top-20 win the Huskies started off strong with three first-set wins. Unfortunately, the Green Wave responded and took the match 3-2.
The first pair to finish up was Washington's Piper Monk-Heidrich and Kendall Mather at the No. 2 pair. The pair took on Tulane's Mehlman/Heintzelman and won in a swift 21-12, 21-16 to give the Huskies their first point. Next to finish up was the No. 5 pair Hannah Yerex and Shannon Gormally who faced off against Torruella/Popovic. The pair lost 10-21, 18-21.
On court 3, Scarlett Dahl and Paloma Bowman took care of business against Hall/Speicher winning their game 21-6, 23-21 to give the Huskies their second point.
On court No. 4, Teagan DeFalco and Maeve Griffin worked themselves into a battle vs Mares/Jackson. The Huskies dropped the first set 17-21 but responded by taking the second 21-15. Tulane prevailed in the tiebreak set 15-9.
Now tied at 2 points apiece, the game came down to the No. 1 pair. Chloe Loreen and Natalie Robinson took on Tulane's Ebertin/Peters. The Huskies took the first set in a dominant 21-9 performance but dropped the second 23-25. The Huskies battled in the tiebreak set but fell short 16-18 to give Tulane the match win.
California
For game two of the day, the Huskies were eager to get their first top-10 win of the season. Washington was looking for revenge after facing California earlier this season and falling short. Unfortunately, the Huskies found themselves with the same outcome the second time around.
The first pair to finish up was Huskies Piper Monk-Heidrich and Kendall Mather at the No. 2 pair facing Gessner/Dreibholz. The pair lost the first set 18-21, followed by a dominant Cal performance of 21-11. Shortly after, the No. 5 pair Hannah Yerex and Shannon Gormally fell to Cal's Young-Gomez/Buchner. The pair lost 15-21, 15-21.
Next up for the Huskies was the No. 4 pair Teagan DeFalco and Mary Sinclair. The pair lost the first set 15-21 but fought back to fin the second 22-20. In a tight tiebreak the Golden Bears succeeded 15-11 to give Cal the Match win.
Still fighting on court 3, Scarlett Dahl and Paloma Bowman got themselves into a tiebreak. The pair won the first set 21-14, and dropped the second 14-21. The Huskies prevailed in the tiebreak winning 15-11.
Last to finish up was the No. 1 pair Natalie Robinson and Chloe Loreen. The pair fought through their second three set match of the day, losing the first set 16-21 and winning the second 21-16. Going into extra points, the pair fought till the end falling short 15-17.
Washington Beach Volleyball
April 1, 2023
San Luis Obispo, California
Match 1
#13 Washington – 2
#20 Tulane – 3
1. Ebertin/Peters (TUL) def. Robinson/Loreen (WASH) 9-21, 25-23, 18-16
2. Monk-Heidrich/Mather (WASH) def. Mehlman/Heintzelman (TUL) 21-12, 21-16
3. Bowman/ Dahl (WASH) def. Hall/Speicher (TUL) 21-6, 23-21
4. Mares/Jackson (TUL) def. DeFalco/Griffin (WASH) 21-17, 15-21, 15-9
5. Torruella/Popovic (TUL) def. Yerex/Gormally (WASH) 21-10, 21-18
Order of finish: 2, 5, 3, 4, 1
Match 2
#13 Washington – 1
#9 California – 4
1. Caffo/Fisher (CAL) def. Robinson/Loreen (WASH) 21-16, 16-21, 17-15
2. Radell/Delgado (CAL) def. Monk-Heidrich/Mather (WASH) 21-18, 21-11
3. Dahl/Bowman (WASH) def. Gessner/Dreibholz (CAL) 21-14, 14-21, 15-11
4. McKeown/Martin (CAL) def. DeFalco/Sinclair (WASH) 21-15, 20-22, 15-12
5. Buchner/Young-Gomez (CAL) def. Yerex/Gormally (WASH) 21-15, 21-15
Order of finish: 2, 5, 4, 3, 1
"Tough day today," Head Coach Derek Olson said, "Not to make excuses but we were hit pretty hard this week with illness so girls are not playing at 100%. It sucks but that's athletics and it's part of it."
He was hopeful for the team's response against UC Davis and Cal Poly in day two of the tournament. "We will see how we respond tomorrow," Olson said, "We definitely have our work cut out for us tomorrow but I love the fight in this team. Still a lot of season left."
Tulane
To start off the day the Huskies faced No. 20 ranked Tulane. In hopes to grab a top-20 win the Huskies started off strong with three first-set wins. Unfortunately, the Green Wave responded and took the match 3-2.
The first pair to finish up was Washington's Piper Monk-Heidrich and Kendall Mather at the No. 2 pair. The pair took on Tulane's Mehlman/Heintzelman and won in a swift 21-12, 21-16 to give the Huskies their first point. Next to finish up was the No. 5 pair Hannah Yerex and Shannon Gormally who faced off against Torruella/Popovic. The pair lost 10-21, 18-21.
On court 3, Scarlett Dahl and Paloma Bowman took care of business against Hall/Speicher winning their game 21-6, 23-21 to give the Huskies their second point.
On court No. 4, Teagan DeFalco and Maeve Griffin worked themselves into a battle vs Mares/Jackson. The Huskies dropped the first set 17-21 but responded by taking the second 21-15. Tulane prevailed in the tiebreak set 15-9.
Now tied at 2 points apiece, the game came down to the No. 1 pair. Chloe Loreen and Natalie Robinson took on Tulane's Ebertin/Peters. The Huskies took the first set in a dominant 21-9 performance but dropped the second 23-25. The Huskies battled in the tiebreak set but fell short 16-18 to give Tulane the match win.
California
For game two of the day, the Huskies were eager to get their first top-10 win of the season. Washington was looking for revenge after facing California earlier this season and falling short. Unfortunately, the Huskies found themselves with the same outcome the second time around.
The first pair to finish up was Huskies Piper Monk-Heidrich and Kendall Mather at the No. 2 pair facing Gessner/Dreibholz. The pair lost the first set 18-21, followed by a dominant Cal performance of 21-11. Shortly after, the No. 5 pair Hannah Yerex and Shannon Gormally fell to Cal's Young-Gomez/Buchner. The pair lost 15-21, 15-21.
Next up for the Huskies was the No. 4 pair Teagan DeFalco and Mary Sinclair. The pair lost the first set 15-21 but fought back to fin the second 22-20. In a tight tiebreak the Golden Bears succeeded 15-11 to give Cal the Match win.
Still fighting on court 3, Scarlett Dahl and Paloma Bowman got themselves into a tiebreak. The pair won the first set 21-14, and dropped the second 14-21. The Huskies prevailed in the tiebreak winning 15-11.
Last to finish up was the No. 1 pair Natalie Robinson and Chloe Loreen. The pair fought through their second three set match of the day, losing the first set 16-21 and winning the second 21-16. Going into extra points, the pair fought till the end falling short 15-17.
Washington Beach Volleyball
April 1, 2023
San Luis Obispo, California
Match 1
#13 Washington – 2
#20 Tulane – 3
1. Ebertin/Peters (TUL) def. Robinson/Loreen (WASH) 9-21, 25-23, 18-16
2. Monk-Heidrich/Mather (WASH) def. Mehlman/Heintzelman (TUL) 21-12, 21-16
3. Bowman/ Dahl (WASH) def. Hall/Speicher (TUL) 21-6, 23-21
4. Mares/Jackson (TUL) def. DeFalco/Griffin (WASH) 21-17, 15-21, 15-9
5. Torruella/Popovic (TUL) def. Yerex/Gormally (WASH) 21-10, 21-18
Order of finish: 2, 5, 3, 4, 1
Match 2
#13 Washington – 1
#9 California – 4
1. Caffo/Fisher (CAL) def. Robinson/Loreen (WASH) 21-16, 16-21, 17-15
2. Radell/Delgado (CAL) def. Monk-Heidrich/Mather (WASH) 21-18, 21-11
3. Dahl/Bowman (WASH) def. Gessner/Dreibholz (CAL) 21-14, 14-21, 15-11
4. McKeown/Martin (CAL) def. DeFalco/Sinclair (WASH) 21-15, 20-22, 15-12
5. Buchner/Young-Gomez (CAL) def. Yerex/Gormally (WASH) 21-15, 21-15
Order of finish: 2, 5, 4, 3, 1
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