SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara beach volleyball secured its first victory of the 2020 season on Wednesday and made program history in the process. The Broncos defeated Pacific 3-2 to win their first dual on the Mission campus since the opening of the Santa Clara Beach Volleyball Courts in 2018.
Alex Anthony produced the dual-clinching kill in the third set of the final tilt; she teamed up with Elizabeth Held to defeat Jenny Todd/Jadyn Tubbs 21-16, 19-21, 15-9. The Broncos (1-9) rallied to take three must-win matches after falling behind the Tigers (1-5) early.
Michelle Shaffer/Kathryn Decker ran their team-leading record to 6-4 at the No. 1 spot with a 25-23, 21-17 victory over Hanne De Schrijver/Sedona Sherman. Claire Doud/Brynn Paumen prevailed at No. 4 against Claire Danna/Kaelyn Saler 21-18, 21-18 to pull the Broncos level.
"I'm very happy with our team getting the first home win of the season in front of a supportive local crowd," associate head coach Jeff Alzina said. "We applied our performance concepts with more intention today and it paid off well in key moments."
FINAL | Broncos defeat Pacific 3-2! Santa Clara clinches its first dual victory on the Mission campus in program history.
— Santa Clara Volleyball (@scuvolleyball) March 5, 2020
3. Held/Anthony (SCU) def. Todd/Tubbs (PAC) 21-16, 19-21, 15-9
4. Doud/Paumen (SCU) def. Danna/Saler (PAC) 21-18, 21-18#StampedeTogether #SCUBroncos pic.twitter.com/hJB4xpYori
SANTA CLARA 3 PACIFIC 2
1. Michelle Shaffer/Kathryn Decker (SCU) def. Hanne De Schrijver/Sedona Sherman (PAC) 25-23, 21-17
2. Gabby Leo/Riley Patterson (PAC) def. Gretchen Reinert/Julia Sangiacomo (SCU) 23-21, 21-17
3. Elizabeth Held/Alex Anthony (SCU) def. Jenny Todd/Jadyn Tubbs (PAC) 21-16, 19-21, 15-9
4. Claire Doud/Brynn Paumen (SCU) def. Claire Danna/Kaelyn Saler (PAC) 21-18, 21-18
5. Kristy Siridakis/Lucy Carpenter (PAC) def. Maeve Davitt/Natalia Rentsch (SCU) 21-19, 21-15
Order of Finish: 5, 2, 1, 4, 3*
* = Clinched Dual
NEXT UP
The Broncos match up against Cal State Bakersfield, CSUN and Sacramento State Saturday at the Big West/West Coast Conference Challenge at Santa Cruz Main Beach (Santa Cruz, California).
NOTES
- The Broncos lost their first five duals at the SCU Beach Volleyball Courts, going 0-2 in 2019 and 0-3 in 2018. They played at Los Gatos High School prior to 2018.
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