IRVINE, Calif. -- Missouri State's beach volleyball team continued its busy run through southern California Friday, dropping a heartbreaker to Cal State Bakersfield, 3-2, and rebounding for a 4-1 victory against Irvine Valley College on IVC's home courts.

Caroline Finnell and Sarah Demmer won both of their matches in straight sets at the No. 4 spot, improving their record to 6-2 on the season. 

Taylor Fricano and Veronica Snelling earned MSU's first win of the year in the top flight with a three-set victory against Cal State Bakersfield (4-3), though the Roadrunners took the other two three-setters in the match to grab the narrow win.

Against Irvine Valley (1-5), the Bears went the distance for wins in the Nos. 2 and 3 flights, while Lynsey Wright and Ivy Reynolds earned their sixth win of the year in the fifth spot.

The Bears (5-4) wrap up their 11-match trip with three duals on Saturday, facing second-ranked UCLA, No. 16 Loyola Marymount, and Colorado Mesa at LMU.

Cal State Bakersfield 3, Missouri State 2:
No. 1 - Taylor Fricano/Veronica Snelling (MSU) def. Emily Hansen/Sydney Haynes (CSUB), 22-20, 12-21, 15-10
No. 2 - Sarah Garrow/Desiree Sukhov (CSUB) def. Aubrey Cheffey/Julia Hanson (MSU), 21-11, 18-21, 15-11
No. 3 - Emily Lopes/Mattison Degarmo (CSUB) def. Mikaela Mosquera/Sam Brinkmann (MSU), 26-24, 15-21, 15-10
No. 4 - Sarah Demmer/Caroline Finnell (MSU) def. Ally Barber/Krista Hernandez (CSUB), 21-14, 21-18
No. 5 - Aleksandra Djordjevic/Briannah Mariner def. Lynsey Wright/Ivy Reynolds (MSU), 21-19, 21-11

Missouri State 4, Irvine Valley 1:
No. 1 - Taira Ka'awaloa/Megan Ramseyer (IVC) def. Taylor Fricano/Veronica Snelling (MSU), 21-19, 21-18
No. 2 - Aubrey Cheffey/Julia Hanson (MSU) def. Olivia Aguilar/Renata Bath (IVC), 21-16, 10-21, 15-10
No. 3 - Mikaela Mosquera/Sam Brinkmann (MSU) def. Hannah Salaya/Emilie Austin (IVC), 14-21, 21-16, 15-8
No. 4 - Sarah Demmer/Caroline Finnell (MSU) def. Gabi Lau/Alma Entesari (IVC), 21-18, 21-16
No. 5 - Lynsey Wright/Ivy Reynolds (MSU) def. Alyssa Vortouni/Alison Kent (IVC), 21-6, 21-15