NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -- Missouri State's beach volleyball team picked up a pair of victories by a combined score of 9-1 Wednesday afternoon, topping Cal State Northridge, 4-1, for the school's first ever victory against Division I competition, and sweeping all five pairs from Vanguard at the Matador Beach Volleyball Complex.
The Bears (3-5) rattled off four consecutive wins against CSUN after the Matadors claimed the No. 2 match, tying the score thanks to a straight-set win from
Mikaela Mosquera and
Ivy Reynolds in the No. 4 flight, and taking the lead after
Sydney LeMay and
Sam Brinkmann won in three sets in the third slot.
MSU clinched the match with its first No. 1 victory of the season, as
Julia Hanson and
Chloee McDaniel claimed a 15-8 win in the third set, and
Bentley Mara and
Sarah Demmer followed by rallying for a three-set win in the fifth slot.
Missouri State then avenged a loss from a day earlier by sweeping Vanguard in the second match of the day. The Bears won all five matches against the Lions in straight sets, and LeMay and Brinkmann tied a school record with their fifth consecutive victory as a pair.
The Bears visit ninth-ranked Long Beach State at 4 p.m. Thursday.
Missouri State 4, Cal State Northridge 1:
No. 1 -
Julia Hanson/
Chloee McDaniel (MSU) def. Daniella Molinari/Seyvion Waggoner (CSUN), 21-19, 16-21, 15-8
No. 2 - Darbi Honeycutt/Mikaela Maughan (CSUN) def.
Kylee Davis/
Kelsey Larsen (MSU), 21-13, 21-14
No. 3 -
Sydney LeMay/
Sam Brinkmann (MSU) def. Taylor Brydon/Lauren McMurray (CSUN), 21-12, 11-21, 15-8
No. 4 -
Ivy Reynolds/
Mikaela Mosquera (MSU) def. Nicole Nevarez/Lexi McLeod (CSUN), 21-13, 21-12
No. 5 -
Bentley Mara/
Sarah Demmer (MSU) def. Cassidy Rosso/Kailey Klein (CSUN), 19-21, 23-21, 15-7
Exh. -
Abby Jackson/
Sydney Wright (MSU) def. Shawnee De Oliveira/Kathryn Zaloom (CSUN), 21-15, 24-26, 15-8
Order of finish: 2,4,3,1,5
Missouri State 5, Vanguard 0:
No. 1 -
Julia Hanson/
Chloee McDaniel (MSU) def. Kelly Dowell/Hannah Holder (VU), 24-22, 21-11
No. 2 -
Kylee Davis/
Kelsey Larsen (MSU) def. Gabby Morrison/Charity Dennis (VU), 21-12, 21-17
No. 3 -
Ivy Reynolds/
Mikaela Mosquera (MSU) def. Dani Erdelatz/Brooke Wilsman (VU), 21-11, 21-8
No. 4 -
Sydney LeMay/
Sam Brinkmann (MSU) def. Eliana Johnson/Karly Cantu (VU), 21-8, 21-11
No. 5 -
Bentley Mara/
Sarah Demmer (MSU) def. Kayla Darm/Mackenzie Mitchell (VU), 21-19, 21-9
Order of finish: 2,4,3,1,5
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