Boise State splits on Sunday

Sunday, March 20

San Luis Obispo, Calif.

11 a.m. MT

Boise State

California

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3/20/2022 8:26:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

The Broncos fell to No. 10 Cal, then beat Houston Baptist.

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Boise State's beach volleyball team earned a split on Sunday in San Luis Obispo, Calif., falling 5-0 to 10th-ranked Cal, then defeated Houston Baptist 4-1.

The Broncos, who started a three-day road trip to California on Saturday at Northridge, are now a combined 3-1 this weekend with two more matches scheduled for Monday in San Luis Obispo versus 12th-ranked Cal Poly — the host school — and Santa Clara. Boise State is now 10-7 overall on the year.

Versus the Cal Bears, the No. 2 and 3 pairs led the Broncos by taking their contests to third sets before falling. Rorianna Chartier and Sierra Land rallied from a set down to tie it with a set two victory but were unable to close it out in third as Cal's duo of Ava Mann and Ainsley Radell came back to edge Boise State tandem 21-19, 19-21, 15-8.

The No. 3 team of Boss and Nichols also battled to the end, winning set one before falling in three to Brooke Buchner and Ashley Delgado 19-21, 21-9, 15-12.

In the win over Houston Baptist in the afternoon, the Blue and Orange regrouped to win three pairs in straight sets and a fourth in three. Boss and Nichols recorded the first win, easily defeating Kristen Kleymeyer and Lindsay Harris 21-13, 21-13 to claim their ninth victory of the year.

After HBU had tied it up at 1-1, Boise State put it away with wins in the final three contests starting with the No. 5 pair. In their first competition together, Katie Martin and Kaylee Mejia wasted little time notching their first win beating Abbey Reinard and Mary Alper in straight sets 21-13, 21-17 on court five.

Erin Martin and Yasmin Tan made it 3-1 Broncos when they dispatched the Huskies' top duo of Brennan Miller and Maddie Butters 21-13, 21-17. The victory gave the pair seven on the year on court one.

Joey Benson and Emilia Guerra-Acuna won the final match on court four. They rallied from a set down to defeat Danielle Okeke and Shleby O'Neal 19-21, 23-21, 15-9, collecting their eighth win of the season.

MATCH BOX SCORES
March 20, 2022, at San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Swanson Beach Complex)

#10 Cal (9-4) def. Boise State (9-7) 5-0
1. Ana Costa/Mima Mirkovic (CAL) def. Erin Martin/Yasmin Tan (BSU) 21-11, 21-15
2. Ava Mann/Ainsley Radell (CAL) def. Rorianna Chartier/Sierra Land (BSU) 21-19, 19-21, 15-8
3. Brooke Buchner/Ashley Delgado (CAL) def. Danielle Boss/Madison Nichols (BSU) 19-21, 21-9, 15-12
4. Ella Dreibholz/Lexi McKeown (CAL) def. Joey Benson/Emilia Guerra-Acuna (BSU) 21-15, 22-20
5. Maya Gessner/Natalie Martin (CAL) def. Kaylee Mejia/Alyssa Wissinger (BSU) 21-16, 21-13
Order of finish: Doubles (1,5,4,3,2)

Boise State (10-7) def. Houston Baptist (7-7) 4-1
1. Erin Martin/Yasmin Tan (BSU) def. Brennan Miller/Maddie Butters (HBU) 21-13, 21-17
2. Lauren Huggins/Alison Stanfill (HBU) def. Rorianna Chartier/Sierra Land (BSU) 21-17, 21-19
3. Danielle Boss/Madison Nichols (BSU) def. Kristen Kleymeyer/Lindsay Harris (HBU) 21-13, 21-13
4. Joey Benson/Emilia Guerra-Acuna (BSU) def. Danielle Okeke/Shleby O'Neal (HBU) 19-21, 23-21, 15-9
5. Katie Martin/Kaylee Mejia (BSU) def. Abbey Reinard/Mary Alper (HBU) 21-13, 21-17
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,5,1,4)