Hear from Coach Gary Hodge after the Spartans went 1-1 today at the conference championship. #AllSpartans pic.twitter.com/FZHUzvELXp
— SJSU VOLLEYBALL (@SanJoseStateVB) April 19, 2024
HOUSTON, Texas—Siena Brewster and Meredith Scott clinched the winning point for the San José State beach volleyball team for a 3-1 win over New Orleans before the Spartans fell to top-seed Texas A&M Corpus Christi 3-0 on the first day of the Southland Conference Championship in Houston.
San José State 3, New Orleans 1
- The fourth-seeded Spartans started the day by defeating the fifth-seed New Orleans 3-1.
- Cheyenne Rice and Teila Allen recorded the first Spartan point with a 21-18, 21-15 win.
- Anna Salmon and Shirley Morrison won 22-20, 21-8 to give SJSU a 2-1 lead.
- Brewster and Scott won in straight sets 21-15 and 21-15 to help San José State advance in the winner’s bracket.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 3, San José State 0
- The Spartans then faced top-seeded Texas A&M Corpus Christi after the Islanders won 3-0 over Nicholls.
- Tessa Rogers and Alexandra Dale won the first set 22-20, falling in the second set 22-20 and forcing a set three. The pair lost 15-7 in set three.
- Rice and Allen lost the first set 21-12, but rebounded to win 21-18 to force a third set before falling 15-11.
We had a busy day.
— SJSU VOLLEYBALL (@SanJoseStateVB) April 19, 2024
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UP NEXT – The Spartans will face the winner of the McNeese-Southeastern match to be played Saturday morning. San José State will face that winner at 12 p.m. CT/10 a.m. PT.
Southland Conference Championship
Houston, Texas (Third Coast VBC)
San Jose State 3, New Orleans 1
1. Jaida Ward/Jada Hall (SJSU) vs. Maria Ozaeta/Bria Garmon (UNO) 21-23, 21-14, 1-1, unfinished
2. Cheyenne Rice/Teila Allen (SJSU) def. Nikelle Lander/Valerie Vujnovich (UNO) 21-18, 21-15
3. Siena Brewster/Meredith Scott (SJSU) def. Hannah Volpi/I. de Carvalho Peixe (UNO) 21-15, 21-15
4. Anne Marie Hardouin/Serena Baumgart (UNO) def. Tessa Rogers/Alexandra Dale (SJSU) 21-10, 21-15
5. Anna Salmon/Shirley Morrison (SJSU) def. Rita Zecchin/Ola Filip (UNO) 22-20, 21-8
Records: New Orleans 11-21; San Jose State 13-10
Order of finish: Doubles (4,2,5,3)
Southland Championship - First Round
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 3, San Jose State 0
1. Cassie Dodd/Chloe Tome (TAMC) vs. Jaida Ward/Jada Hall (SJSU) 21-12, 15-18, unfinished
2. Madison Morrow/Kristin Bobay (TAMC) def. Cheyenne Rice/Teila Allen (SJSU) 21-12, 18-21, 15-11
3. Stephanie Young/Millie Olsson (TAMC) def. Siena Brewster/Meredith Scott (SJSU) 21-14, 21-7
4. Elizabeth Cortez/Kela Moreno (TAMC) def. Tessa Rogers/Alexandra Dale (SJSU) 20-22, 22-20, 15-7
5. Jade Bennett/Tori Johnson (TAMC) vs. Anna Salmon/Shirley Morrison (SJSU) 21-9, 19-15, unfinished
Records: San Jose State 13-11; Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 26-8
Order of finish: Doubles (4,2,3)
Southland Championship - Round 2
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