“I am very, very proud of our effort.”
— SJSU VOLLEYBALL (@SanJoseStateVB) April 22, 2026
Head coach Gar Hodge after the team’s dual against LSU. #AllSpartans pic.twitter.com/zpq4diuTIN
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Addison DeMarse and Olivia Paxton won in straight sets on Wednesday for San José State’s only point in a 3-1 loss to No. 13 and seventh-seeded LSU in the first round of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Beach Volleyball Championship Tournament at Spiker Beach.
- DeMarse and Paxton scored the first point of the match with a 21-19 and 21-16 win.
- Three other Spartan pairs pushed their matches to three sets. Kaia Fanshier and Grace Baker were down one set, 21-10, and rallied to win the second set, 21-18, before falling 15-9.
- Mia Scheepens and Isabella Martinez won their first set, 22-20, but lost 21-13 and 15-7.
- Sabrina Moore and Anna Salmon won the first set, 21-18, fell 2-17, and were in the third set before the clinching point was scored.
UP NEXT – The Spartans face 20th-ranked, eighth-seeded Washington on Thursday at 9:45 a.m., in an elimination dual.
Fighting till the end. Day 1 #AllSpartans pic.twitter.com/CX6D6KyFrC
— SJSU VOLLEYBALL (@SanJoseStateVB) April 22, 2026
Beach Volleyball Match Results
MPSF Championship Tournament
Apr 22, 2026
Huntington Beach, CA (Newland Beach Courts)
#13 LSU 3, San Jose State 1
1. Julia Sprecher/Kenzey McGatlin (LSU) def. Kaia Fanshier/Grace Baker (SJSU) 21-10, 18-21, 15-9
2. Skylar Martin/Tatum Finlason (LSU) def. Mia Scheepens/Isabella Martinez (SJSU) 20-22, 21-13, 15-7
3. Aubrey O'Gorman/Molly LaBreche (LSU) def. Rio Thomas/Randi Reeves (SJSU) 21-17, 21-11
4. Zayna Meyer/Bella Lagemann (LSU) vs. Sabrina Moore/Anna Salmon (SJSU) 18-21, 21-17, 11-3, unfinished
5. Addison DeMarse/Olivia Paxton (SJSU) def. Kate Baker/Emily Hellmuth (LSU) 21-19, 21-16
Records: San Jose State 9-20; LSU 21-14; National ranking #13
Order of finish: 5,1,3,2
T-0:59 A-167.
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