MORAGA, Calif. — In the first matchup of a home-and-home set this week, Santa Clara volleyball lost 5-0 at No. 18 Saint Mary's on Wednesday in Moraga Commons. The Gaels won in straight sets at all positions in the West Coast Conference tilt.
The Saint Mary's top tandem of Lindsey Knudsen/Sarah Chase won its sixth-straight match and extended its team-best record to 15-5 on the season. The Gaels (14-6, 6-2 WCC) remain a perfect 13-0 against unranked opponents this year; they also defeated the Broncos (2-6, 2-5 WCC) at last weekend's WCC Midseason Invitational.
Gretchen Reinert/Brittany Gillingham (No. 4) came the closest to winning a set for Santa Clara as they reached 17 points in the second frame against Chandler Cowell/Jennifer "Boo" Laird.
The Broncos and Gaels meet for a 1 p.m. first serve on Saturday at the Santa Clara Beach Volleyball Courts.
NO. 18 SAINT MARY'S 5 SANTA CLARA 0
1. Lindsey Knudsen/Sarah Chase (SMC) def. Tessie Powers/Michelle Gajdka (SCU) 21-16, 21-15
2. Emily Bible/Lindsey Calvin (SMC) def. Kathryn Decker/Liliana Light (SCU) 21-12, 21-16
3. Alexsa "Crash" Parker/Sienna Young (SMC) def. Chloe Loreen/Alex Anthony (SCU) 21-15, 21-12
4. Chandler Cowell/Jennifer "Boo" Laird (SMC) def. Gretchen Reinert/Brittany Gillingham (SCU) 21-10, 21-17
5. Selbie Christensen/Morgan Kendrick (SMC) def. Alexa Dreyer/Natalia Rentsch (SCU) 21-13, 21-11
6 (Exhibition). Aeriel Sundt/Alex O'Sullivan (SMC) def. Caroline Caruso/Kathryn LeBaron (SCU) 21-11, 21-9
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