Beach Volleyball Closes Season with a Split

Saturday, April 17

Boise, Idaho

12:00 p.m. MT

Boise State

Arizona State

Photo by: Boise State University

4/17/2021 8:56:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

Broncos fall to No. 20 Arizona State 4-1, then beat Utah 5-0.

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

BOISE, Idaho – The Bronco beach volleyball team finished its 2021 campaign by splitting two contests against Pac-12 competition at the Boise State Beach Classic, losing 5-0 to No. 20 Arizona State and beating Utah 5-0 on Saturday afternoon in Boise. In the second match against Utah, senior Kylee Johnson set the program record for career victories, collecting her 29th in a winning effort for her team.

"I thought we had a better day today, especially taking a pair from Arizona State with Rori (Chartier) and Kaylee (Mejia) winning," said head coach Allison Voigt. "I thought they came out strong and played at a high level. Then we had Utah come in, it's always great to have another Pac-12 team to battle and I thought all of our girls did a great job. I was especially happy for Sedona (Hansen) and Joey (Benson) at the end, they finally got a third set win against Utah, which was fantastic."

RECAP: No. 20 Arizona State 4, Boise State 1
Things failed to click for the Broncos in its first match of the day against the 20th-ranked Sun Devils as they fell 4-1. The freshmen tandem of Mejia and Chartier led the Broncos claiming the lone victory of the match against Arizona. The duo won at No. 2 pair defeating ASU's Kate Fitzgerald and Emily Anderson in straight sets 21-18, 21-16.

Two other Boise State pairs were able to take their matches to a third set, including the duo of Maya Watkins and Yasmin Tan who were edged in their court-six exhibition 21-13, 18-21, 15-12. Katie Martin and Sierra Land battled back after dropping the first set to force a third, but ultimately fell 13-21, 21-11, 15-9 to the Sun Devil pair on court four.

Arizona State 4, Boise State 1
Boise, Idaho (Boise State Beach Volleyball Complex)

Results
1. Katelyn Carballo/Lexi Sweeney (ASU) def. Erin Martin /Evi Wilson (BSU) 21-13, 21-14
2. Rori Chartier/Kaylee Mejia (BSU) def. Kate Fitzgerald/Emily Anderson (ASU) 21-18, 21-16
3. Cierra Flood/Sarah Waters (ASU) def. Joey Benson/Sedona Hansen (BSU) 21-19, 21-17
4. Lila Bordis/Samantha Plaster (ASU) def. Sierra Land/Katie Martin (BSU) 13-21, 21-11, 15-9
5. Taryn Ames/Lauren Weintraub (ASU) def. McDonald, Ellie/Johnson, Kylee (BSU) 21-16, 21-19
Ext. Aleks Sochacka/Maddy Salazar (ASU) def. Kylee Johnson/Ellie McDonald (BSU) 21-13, 18-21, 15-12
Order of finish: 2,4,1,5,3

RECAP: Boise State 5, Utah 0
In the Broncos' final match of the season, they blanked the Utes 5-0 to end the campaign with a win in front of the home crowd. It was a dominant performance all around for Boise State as it won five of six matches in straight-set fashion.

Watkins capped off her senior day with a win as well, as she and Tan took down Abby Cramer and Kaiya Liwanag 21-10, 21-10 in their court-six exhibition match. Land and Katie Martin followed right behind, defeating their opponents 21-16, 21-10 to put the Broncos up 2-0. The freshmen tandem of Chartier and Mejia dazzled in their performance on court two, winning 21-14, 21-15 and put the Broncos in position to win the match.

Senior Kylee Johnson set the program record for career wins, earning the 29th of her career as she and partner Ellie McDonald took down the Utah duo of Hannah Stahle and Macy Rideout in straight-sets 21-16, 21-10 and simultaneously clinched the season-ending win for the Blue and Orange. Fellow senior Evi Wilson capped off her collegiate career with a win as well, as she and partner Erin Martin defeated the Utah tandem of Grace Andrews and Marissa Koch 21-12, 21-17 on court one.

The last Bronco senior to get a win on the day was Sedona Hansen, as she and partner Joey Benson won in a thriller on court three. After the Bronco tandem jumped out to a big lead in the first set, the Utes went on a furious rally to come back and steal the set 24-22. After bouncing back to win the second set 21-17, the Broncos then edged the Utes in a tit-for-tat third set 16-14 to complete the sweep.

Boise State 5, Utah 0
Boise, Idaho (Boise State Beach Classic)

Results
1. Erin Martin /Evi Wilson (BSU) def. Grace Andrews/Marissa Koch (UTAH) 21-12, 21-17
2. Rori Chartier/Kaylee Mejia (BSU) def. Sage Patchell/Olivia Teerlink (UTAH) 21-14, 21-15
3. Joey Benson/Sedona Hansen (BSU) def. Camille Lee/Keana Smalls (UTAH) 22-24, 21-17, 16-14
4. Sierra Land/Katie Martin (BSU) def. Joana Saucedo Mondra/Mia Kowalczyk (UTAH) 21-16, 21-10
5. Kylee Johnson/Ellie McDonald (BSU) def. Hannah Stahle/Macy Rideout (UTAH) 21-6, 21-7
Ext. Maya Watkins/Yasmin Tan (BSU) def. Abby Cramer/Kaiya Liwanag (UTAH) 21-10, 21-10
Order of finish: 4,2,5,1,3