San Jose, Calif.—The San José State beach volleyball won 5-0 over Sacramento State Wednesday afternoon in the team's home opener at Spartan Beach.
The Spartans swept three matches – Haylee Nelson & Jaida Ward, 21-13, 21-17; Siena Brewster & Letizia Cammillucci, 21-17, 21-0; and Abby Alvarez and Mia Schafer, 21-15, 21-19.
The other two Spartan pairs needed three sets to win their point. Calli Novak and Kiley Lingenfelter fell 18-21 in the first set but won 21-16 and 17-15. Cheyenne Rice and Allison Pereira won 21-16, 19-21 and 15-9.
The Spartans improved to 3-3 on the season and play four duals this weekend at Stanford. On Saturday, the team plays Grand Canyon at 2 p.m., and LMU at 4 p.m. Sunday's duals are against California at 3 p.m., and Stanford at 5 p.m. The Stanford dual will be live streamed on the Cardinal Pac-12 channel. Links are listed below.
Court 1 - https://pac-12.com/live/stanford-university-5
Court 2 - https://pac-12.com/live/stanford-university-6
Court 3 - https://pac-12.com/live/stanford-university-7
Gallery: (4-21-2021) Beach Volleyball vs. Sacramento State
Beach Volleyball Match Results
Sacramento State vs San Jose State
Apr 21, 2021 at San Jose, Calif. (Spartan Beach)
San Jose State 5, Sacramento State 0
1. Haylee Nelson/Jaida Ward (SJSUB) def. Ashtin Olin/Macey Hayden (SAC) 21-13, 21-17
2. Siena Brewster/Letizia Cammillucci (SJSUB) def. Paige Swinney/Kalani Hayes (SAC) 21-17, 21-9
3. Abby Alvarez/Mia Schafer (SJSUB) def. Sarah Falk/Michelle Taynton (SAC) 21-15, 21-19
4. Calli Novak/Kiley Lingenfelter (SJSUB) def. Karlee Soderberg/Caty Cordano (SAC) 18-21, 21-16, 17-15
5. Cheyenne Rice/Allison Pereira (SJSUB) def. Tiya Kamba-Griffin/Paige Calvin (SAC) 21-16, 19-21, 15-9
Exb. Kacy Hele/Allison Pereira (SJSUB) vs. McKenna Smith/Claudia Wilson (SAC) 21-17, 15-21, unfinished
Records: Sacramento State 0-5; San Jose State 3-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,4,5,1,3)
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