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@SunDevilBeachVB Posts 1-2 Record at USAV Challenge

@SunDevilBeachVB Posts 1-2 Record at USAV Challenge@SunDevilBeachVB Posts 1-2 Record at USAV Challenge
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. -- The No. 15 Arizona State beach volleyball team concluded play at the 2017 USAV Collegiate Beach Volleyball with a 1-2 record to its credit, garnering a 3-2 victory over Saint Mary's College while dropping duals to No. 1 USC and Loyola Marymount respectively, Saturday afternoon.

The Sand Devils kick started the single-day outing with a 3-2 midmorning victory over the Gaels to garner their 10th victory on the season. Spearheading the winning effort, Arizona State's No. 1 senior duo of Bianca Arellano and Whitney Follette posted their team-best 15th win on the season. Also picking up points for the Maroon and Gold in the outing were Madison Berridge and Oluoma Okaro who collected a three-set (13-21, 21-18, 15-12) win in the No. 2 slot, and the newly formed pairing of Natalie Braun and Bethany Wedepohl who posted a three-set (21-15, 17-21, 15-9) of their own.

FINAL: No. 15 ASU def. Saint Mary's, 3-2
USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge
Manhattan Beach Pier • Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Records: ASU (10-12), Saint Mary's (15-5)
1. Arellano/Follette (ASU) def. Rund/Knudsen (SMC); 21-16, 21-18 
2. Berridge/Okaro (ASU) def. Bible/Chase (SMC); 13-21, 21-18, 15-12
3. Hernandez/Salmons (SMC) def. Rivera/Patchell (ASU); 21-14, 17-21, 15-10 
4. Parker/Calvin (SMC) def. Lundberg/Carballo (ASU); 20-22, 21-19, 15-8
5. Braun/Wedepohl (ASU) def. Wilkerson/Young (SMC); 21-15. 17-21, 15-9

17 hours removed from taking on the top-ranked Trojans in Los Angeles, Arizona State dropped a second-consecutive loss to USC, falling 4-1 in their second dual of the afternoon. Again competing as the No. 2 pair, Berridge and Okaro earned their second victory of the day defeating the Trojan's Terese Cannon and Nicolette Martin in three-sets (21-16, 20-22, 15-10). 

FINAL: No. 1 USC def. No. 15 Arizona State, 4-1
USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge
Manhattan Beach Pier • Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Records: USC (24-0), Arizona State (10-13)
1. Claes/Hughes (USC) def. Arellano/Follette (ASU); 21-15, 21-18
2. Berridge/Okaro (ASU) def. Cannon/Martin (USC); 21-16, 20-22, 15-10
3. Dennis/Wheeler (USC) def. Carballo/Lundberg (ASU); 21-14, 21-14
4. Belton/Kremer (USC) def. Cross/Patchell (ASU); 21-14, 21-17
5. Dunn/Kernochan (USC) def. Braun/Wedepohl (ASU); 21-16, 22-20
Order of finish: 3, 4, 5*, 1, 2

Arizona State dropped its final match of the day to Loyola Marymount 1-4. Ellyson Lundberg and Katelyn Carballo garnered the lone point for the Sand Devils in the match with a three-set (14-21, 21-17, 21-15) victory to their credit. 

FINAL: Loyola Marymount def. No. 15 ASU  
USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge 
Manhattan Beach Pier • Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Records: Loyola Marymount (8-10), Arizona State (10-14)
1. Sponcil/Slattery (LMU) def. Arellano/Follette (ASU); 21-17, 21-19
2. Lundberg/Carballo (ASU) def. Estes/Whitford (LMU); 14-21, 21-17, 21-15
3. Prichard/Kovac (LMU) def. Berridge/Okaro (ASU); 16-21, 23-21, 18-16
4. Doud/Nederend (LMU) def. Braun/Wedepohl (ASU); 21-18, 21-18
5. Castellanos/Williams (LMU) def. Cross/Patchell (ASU); 21-13, 21-9

Up next, the Sand Devils will travel to Northridge, Calif. for two duals against Concordia (TBD) and Cal State University Northridge (TBD) on Friday, April 14.