SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Santa Clara beach volleyball won both its matches on Sunday beating Houston Baptist 3-2 and Southern Miss by the same score at the Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex on the campus of Cal Poly.  

Match 1: Santa Clara 3 – Houston Baptist 2

The No. 2 pairs Alexia Inman and Nicole Robison had the 2-all match clincher, taking down Houston Baptist's tandem of Lauren Huggins and Alison Stanfill in three sets, 21-18, 25-27, 15-9 to give Santa Clara a 3-2 win.

The match was a back-and-forth affair with HBU picking up the first team point at No. 3 when Kirsten Kleymeyer and Lindsay Harris defeated Sophia Tulino and Jordan Bennett 21-17, 21-17.

SCU (4-5) knotted the match up at 1-all when Julia Sangiacomo and Michelle Shaffer beat Brennan Miller and Maddie Butters 21-19, 21-14 atop the lineup. 

The two teams split the next two matches with both going the full three sets before the match clincher by Inman and Robison. 

Match 2: Santa Clara 3 – Southern Miss 2

Unlike the first match, the contest between Santa Clara (5-5) and Southern Miss (3-17) did not come down to a clincher at 2-all.  The Broncos won the first three matches including the clincher by No. 1 pairs Julia Sangiacomo and Michelle Shaffer over Breleigh Favre and Kellie Garraway 21-14, 21-10.

The No.2 tandem of Alexia Inman and Nicole Robison got the ball rolling with a 21-19, 21-15 defeat of Aleksandra Chudzik and Hallie Phelan to give the Broncos their first team point.

Casey Campbell and Alexie Epstein followed with a 21-14, 21-18 victory over Reagan Sandlin and Carmen Sanchez for the Broncos second point before the clincher atop the lineup. 

NEXT UP

Santa Clara plays three more dual matches on Monday against Boise State, Arizona and Cal starting at 10:30 a.m.

RESULTS

Santa Clara 3, Houston Baptist 2
Mar 20, 2022 at San Luis Obispo, CA (Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex)

1. Julia Sangiacomo/Michelle Shaffer (SCUBVB) def. Brennan Miller/Maddie Butters (HBU) 21-19, 21-14
2. Alexia Inman/Nicole Robison (SCUBVB) def. Lauren Huggins/Alison Stanfill (HBU) 21-18, 25-27, 15-9
3. Kristen Kleymeyer/Lindsay Harris (HBU) def. Sophia Tulino/Jordan Bennett (SCUBVB) 21-17, 21-17
4. Kylann Griffith/Shleby O'Neal (HBU) def. Elena Radeff/Claire Doud (SCUBVB) 21-18, 16-21, 15-9
5. Alexie Epstein/Casey Campbell (SCUBVB) def. Abbey Reinard/Gabi Axelrod (HBU) 21-19, 12-21, 15-9

Match Notes
Houston Baptist 7-5
Santa Clara 4-5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,5,4,2);

Santa Clara 3, Southern Miss 2
Mar 20, 2022 at San Luis Obispo, CA (Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex)

1. Julia Sangiacomo/Michelle Shaffer (SCUBVB) def. Breleigh Favre/Kellie Garraway (USM) 21-14, 21-10
2. Alexia Inman/Nicole Robison (SCUBVB) def. Aleksandra Chudzik/Hallie Phelan (USM) 21-19, 21-15
3. Taylor Pierce/Olivia Hepworth (USM) def. Jordan Bennett/Sophia Tulino (SCUBVB) 21-11, 19-21, 15-7
4. Casey Campbell/Alexie Epstein (SCUBVB) def. Reagan Sandlin/Carmen Sanchez (USM) 21-14, 21-18
5. Valeria Siakidou/Kai Norman (USM) def. Elena Radeff/Claire Doud (SCUBVB) 21-18, 21-12

Match Notes
Southern Miss 3-17
Santa Clara 5-5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,4,1,5,3);