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The University of San Francisco beach volleyball team (0-6) struggled on the first day of its second tournament of the season, falling to No. 15 Hawaii (1-6) 4-1 and Saint Mary’s (7-3) 3-2 Thursday afternoon at Queen’s Beach.
The Dons faced a tough challenge against host team Hawaii in the opening match of the tournament. Despite a strong effort, San Francisco was defeated 4-1. Later in the day, the team faced Saint Mary’s and dropped another close match, losing 3-2.
A bright spot for the Dons was the performance of McKenna Towne and Kaydence Stormes, who earned two victories on the day. Their wins also marked the duo’s team-leading third win of the season, helping to secure the two points for San Francisco.
Results vs. Hawaii:
- Lorenzo/Burton (UH) defeated Letizia Aquilino/Jacquelyn Strawn (USF) 21-12, 21-5
- Towne/Stormes (USF) defeated Lawrenz/Embry (UH) 22-20, 21-19
- Miller/Amiatu (UH) defeated Rylie Reeves/Rainie Stevens (USF) 21-14, 23-21
- Wandeler/Mann (UH) defeated Burkleigh Smith/Branson Lennon (USF) 21-9, 21-17
- Buschmann/Serrano (UH) defeated Lucy Speier/Francesca Stanschus (USF) 21-18, 21-17
Results vs. Saint Mary’s:
- Cataldo/Couch (SMC) defeated Aquilino/Strawn (USF) 21-13, 21-19
- Towne/Stormes (USF) defeated Crump/Swanson (SMC) 21-13, 21-14
- Bour/Sherman (SMC) defeated Stevens/Reeves (USF) 21-15, 14-21, 15-12
- Lennon/Smith (USF) defeated Glick/Bane (SMC) 21-16, 10-21, 15-13
- Nicholls/Travis (SMC) defeated Stanschus/Speier (USF) 21-18, 22-20
Next Up: The Dons will look to bounce back on Friday, March 7, when they face Tulane at 11:45 am PT on the second day of the Heineken Queen’s Cup at Queen’s Beach.
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