Beach Dawgs Battle Back For Day One Split At MPSFs

Wednesday, April 23

Huntington Beach, Calif.

University of Washington

USC

April 23, 2025 | Beach Volleyball

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Washington beach volleyball opened the MPSF Championship Tournament on Wednesday with a split, falling to nationally No. 5-ranked and tournament No. 3-seeded USC, 3-0, before responding with a 3-1 win over No. 7-seeded Oregon.

The Beach Dawgs opened the day against powerhouse USC, which clinched the dual with wins on courts two, four and one. Katarina Pantovic and Lauren Wilcock fell 13-21, 15-21 on court two, while Emma Hohenauer and Sarah Wilcock dropped a 11-21, 18-21 decision on court four. Teila Allen and Jade Sadeiko wrapped up the match with a 12-21, 18-21 loss on the top court. Following the tournament format of playing to decision, the remaining matches on courts three and five were left unfinished, with USC leading both.

Washington responded in the afternoon with a strong effort against Oregon. The Huskies struck first on court two as Pantovic and L. Wilcock earned a 22-20, 21-12 victory. Oregon answered with a win on court three to even the dual. From there, Washington pulled away. Hohenauer and S. Wilcock picked up a straight-set win on court four, and Hannah Doyle and Alina Urzua clinched the dual on court five with a 27-25, 21-18 win. Court one was unfinished, with Allen and Sadeiko leading 11-9 in the third set when play was concluded.

Jade ties things up on the top court with the return to sender ??#GrittyByNature pic.twitter.com/DsiFZAMhZR
— Washington Beach Volleyball (@UW_BeachVB) April 23, 2025

April 23 | Huntington Beach, California
Spiker Beach

No. 5 USC – 3
No. 20 Washington – 0

Madison White and Zoey Henson (USC) def. Teila Allen and Jade Sadeiko (UW) 21-12 21-18
Ashley Pater and Kennedy Coakley (USC) def. Katarina Pantovic and Lauren Wilcock (UW) 21-13 21-15
Mabyn Thomas and Maya Gessner (USC) vs. Niki Egan and Karolina Majernikova (UW) match was unfinished 21-15 18-13
Delaney Karl and Ella Larkin (USC) def. Emma Hohenauer and Sarah Wilcock (UW) 21-11 21-18
Madison Goellner and Kaileigh Truslow (USC) vs. Hannah Doyle and Alina Urzua (UW) match was unfinished 23-21 12-7

Order of finish: 2, 4, 1

No. 20 Washington – 3
Oregon – 1

Teila Allen and Jade Sadeiko (UW) vs. Bella Gamache and Ella Tyus (ORE) match was unfinished 16-21 22-20 11-9
Katarina Pantovic and Lauren Wilcock (UW) def. Daley McClellan and Gwen Fife (ORE) 22-20 21-12
AJ Slojkowski and Landree Coats (ORE) def. Niki Egan and Karolina Majernikova (UW) 21-14 21-13
Emma Hohenauer and Sarah Wilcock (UW) def. Hanna Bjornson and Kamilah Checani (ORE) 22-20 21-12
Hannah Doyle and Alina Urzua (UW) def. Natasha George and Liz Rossi (ORE) 27-25 21-18

Order of finish: 2, 3, 4, 5

The full tournament schedule is below.

MPSF Beach Volleyball Championship
Spiker Beach – Huntington Beach, Calif.
All times Pacific

Wednesday, April 23 – Opening Round
9:30 a.m. – No. 3 USC def. No. 6 Washington
11 a.m. – No. 2 Stanford def. No. 7 Oregon
12:30 p.m. – No. 4 California def. No. 5 Grand Canyon
2 p.m. – No. 6 Washington def. No. 7 Oregon

Thursday, April 24
9:30 a.m. – Match 5: No. 6 Washington vs. No. 5 Grand Canyon
11 a.m. – Match 6: No. 4 California vs. No. 1 UCLA
12:30 p.m. – Match 7: No. 3 USC vs. No. 2 Stanford
2 p.m. – Match 8: Winner Match 5 vs. Loser Match 6
3:30 p.m. – Match 9: Winner Match 6 vs. Winner Match 7

Friday, April 25 – Finals
8:45 a.m. – Match 10: Loser Match 7 vs. Winner Match 8
10 a.m. – Match 11: Loser Match 9 vs. Winner Match 10
Noon – Championship: Winner Match 9 vs. Winner Match 11

Up Next
Washington continues MPSF Championship play Thursday, facing No. 13-ranked and No. 5-seeded Grand Canyon at 9:30 a.m. PT. Live scoring is available here, and all courts can be streamed on B1G+.

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