STANFORD, Calif. — The No. 7-seeded Arizona State beach volleyball team (11-20) fell to sixth seed Washington by a tally of 4-1 in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship at Stanford Sand Volleyball Stadium, Friday morning.
The Sand Devils cap the 2018 season with a 11-20 record to their credit. By virtue of the mark the Maroon and Gold have now exceeded 10 or more wins in the past three seasons.
Arizona State's lone victory of the outing came from its stellar freshman duo of Samantha Plaster and Kate Baldwin who earned a dominant 21-17, 21-10 victory over Washington's Natalie Robinson and Sam Drecshel.
Competing at the threes Ellyson Lundberg and Katelyn Carballo fell just short in a seesaw of a match with the Huskies' Carly Dehoog and Shayne McPherson, 28-30, 21-19, 14-16.
FINAL: Washington 4, Arizona State 1
1. Jordan Anderson/Kimmy Gardiner (WASH) def. Kwyn Johnson/Mia Rivera (ASU), 21-15, 21-10
2. Courtney Schwan/Destiny Julye (WASH) def. Frances Giedraitis/Natalie Braun (ASU), 21-17, 21-12
3. Carly Dehoog/Shayne McPherson (WASH) def. Ellyson Lundberg/Katelyn Carballo (ASU), 30-28, 19-21, 16-14
4. Anna Crabtree/Kara Bajema (WASH) def. Katie Cross/Cierra Flood (ASU), 21-19, 21-14
5. Samantha Plaster/Kate Baldwin (ASU) def. Natalie Robinson/Sam Drecshel (WASH), 21-17, 21-10
Order of finish: 4,5,1,2*,3
Friday morning's loss comes on the heels of a 1-1 Sand Devil effort on Thursday, highlighted by a 5-0 Maroon and Gold sweep of Oregon.
The Sand Devils cap the 2018 season with a 11-20 record to their credit. By virtue of the mark the Maroon and Gold have now exceeded 10 or more wins in the past three seasons.
Arizona State's lone victory of the outing came from its stellar freshman duo of Samantha Plaster and Kate Baldwin who earned a dominant 21-17, 21-10 victory over Washington's Natalie Robinson and Sam Drecshel.
Competing at the threes Ellyson Lundberg and Katelyn Carballo fell just short in a seesaw of a match with the Huskies' Carly Dehoog and Shayne McPherson, 28-30, 21-19, 14-16.
FINAL: Washington 4, Arizona State 1
1. Jordan Anderson/Kimmy Gardiner (WASH) def. Kwyn Johnson/Mia Rivera (ASU), 21-15, 21-10
2. Courtney Schwan/Destiny Julye (WASH) def. Frances Giedraitis/Natalie Braun (ASU), 21-17, 21-12
3. Carly Dehoog/Shayne McPherson (WASH) def. Ellyson Lundberg/Katelyn Carballo (ASU), 30-28, 19-21, 16-14
4. Anna Crabtree/Kara Bajema (WASH) def. Katie Cross/Cierra Flood (ASU), 21-19, 21-14
5. Samantha Plaster/Kate Baldwin (ASU) def. Natalie Robinson/Sam Drecshel (WASH), 21-17, 21-10
Order of finish: 4,5,1,2*,3
Friday morning's loss comes on the heels of a 1-1 Sand Devil effort on Thursday, highlighted by a 5-0 Maroon and Gold sweep of Oregon.