NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -- The Arizona State beach volleyball team (12-14, 1-3 Pac-12) concluded a successful California road trip, its second in as many weeks, capturing a pair of victories over Concordia-Irvine and Cal State Northridge respectively Friday afternoon.
The Sand Devils kick started the CSUN-hosted tri-dual in dominating fashion dropping Concordia-Irvine, 5-0, winning in straight sets on each of the respective five courts.
Arizona State's prolific senior duo of Bianca Arellano and Whitney Follette then played hero garnering the match-deciding point, in a highly contested 3-2 midafternoon victory over Cal State Northridge. Battling wire-to-wire with the Matadors' Julie Haake and Katie Sato, the Sand Devils' top pair survived a second-set, 21-10 defeat, by virtue a 15-11, third-set win to collect the pivotal point. Also picking up points in the second dual of the afternoon were the No. 2 pair of Ellyson Lundberg and Katelyn Carballo (21-11, 21-19) and the No. 3 pair of Oluoma Okaro and Madison Berridge (21-10, 15-21, 15-9).
Up next, the Sand Devils are slated to return to Tempe to host a quad-dual featuring Stanford, California and New Mexico, Apr. 21-22.
Fri., Apr. 21
New Mexico | 11:00 a.m. PT
New Mexico vs. California | 1:00 p.m. PT
California | 3:00 p.m. PT
Sat., Apr. 22
Stanford | 3:00 p.m. PT.
Match Notes: Follette and Arellano improved to 17-8 on the season, picking up their team-best 16th and 17th wins...Follette and Arellano remain the first and second winningest players in program history, having improved their career win tallies to 55 and 53 respectively...Friday's dual with Concordia-Irvine represented the first outing on the season that neither Oluoma Okaro or Madison Berridge appeared in the lineup...Berridge remains third all-time in career-victories at 25...the Sand Devils are now 2-0 all-time versus Cal State Northridge and 1-0 all-time against Concordia-Irvine.
FINAL: ASU 5, CIU 0
No. 1 - Bianca Arellano/Whitney Follette (ASU) def. Amber Rose/Kaila Ames (CUI) 21-9, 21-10
No. 2 - Katleyn Carballo/Ellyson Lundberg (ASU) def. Tristan Self/Marcela Frazzoni (CUI) 21-12, 21-15
No. 3 - Bethany Wedepohl/Natalie Braun (ASU) def. Maddy Deters/Kylie Breitenwischer (CUI) 21-19, 21-13
No. 4 - Cassidy Pickrell/Mia Rivera (ASU) def. Cindy Tran/Katie Napier (CUI) 21-11, 21-17
No. 5 - Kwyn Johnson/Sydney Palmer (ASU) def. Jaclyn Brown/Erica Anthony (CUI) 21-17, 21-16
EXHIBITION MATCH Sage Patchell/Jourdan Parnell (ASU) def. Asia O'Neil/Elsa Strysko (CUI) 21-13, 21-11
MATCH NOTES: Concordia 9-9 Arizona State 11-14
Order of Finish: 6,2,4,1*,3,5
FINAL: ASU 3, CSUN 2
No. 1 - Bianca Arellano/Whitney Follette (ASU) def. Julie Haake/Katie Sato (CSUN) 21-17, 10-21, 15-11
No. 2 - Katleyn Carballo/Ellyson Lundberg (ASU) def. Maddie Leiphardt/Nicki Williams (CSUN) 21-11, 21-19
No. 3 - Oluoma Okaro/Madison Berridge (ASU) def. Aeryn Owens/Erin Indermill (CSUN) 21-10, 15-21, 15-9
No. 4 - Kristey Markle/Autumn Russell (CSUN) def. Bethany Wedepohl/Natalie Braun (ASU) 21-15, 21-15
No. 5 - Nico Stork/Nicolette Pinkney (CSUN) def. Kwyn Johnson/Sydney Palmer (ASU) 17-21, 21-17, 15-7
EXHIBITION MATCH Cassidy Pickrell/Mia Rivera (ASU) def. Daniella Molinari/Cassidy Rosso (CSUN) 21-10, 21-9
MATCH NOTES: Arizona State 12-14 CSUN 6-10
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 2, 5, 3, 1*
The Sand Devils kick started the CSUN-hosted tri-dual in dominating fashion dropping Concordia-Irvine, 5-0, winning in straight sets on each of the respective five courts.
Arizona State's prolific senior duo of Bianca Arellano and Whitney Follette then played hero garnering the match-deciding point, in a highly contested 3-2 midafternoon victory over Cal State Northridge. Battling wire-to-wire with the Matadors' Julie Haake and Katie Sato, the Sand Devils' top pair survived a second-set, 21-10 defeat, by virtue a 15-11, third-set win to collect the pivotal point. Also picking up points in the second dual of the afternoon were the No. 2 pair of Ellyson Lundberg and Katelyn Carballo (21-11, 21-19) and the No. 3 pair of Oluoma Okaro and Madison Berridge (21-10, 15-21, 15-9).
Up next, the Sand Devils are slated to return to Tempe to host a quad-dual featuring Stanford, California and New Mexico, Apr. 21-22.
Fri., Apr. 21
New Mexico | 11:00 a.m. PT
New Mexico vs. California | 1:00 p.m. PT
California | 3:00 p.m. PT
Sat., Apr. 22
Stanford | 3:00 p.m. PT.
Match Notes: Follette and Arellano improved to 17-8 on the season, picking up their team-best 16th and 17th wins...Follette and Arellano remain the first and second winningest players in program history, having improved their career win tallies to 55 and 53 respectively...Friday's dual with Concordia-Irvine represented the first outing on the season that neither Oluoma Okaro or Madison Berridge appeared in the lineup...Berridge remains third all-time in career-victories at 25...the Sand Devils are now 2-0 all-time versus Cal State Northridge and 1-0 all-time against Concordia-Irvine.
FINAL: ASU 5, CIU 0
No. 1 - Bianca Arellano/Whitney Follette (ASU) def. Amber Rose/Kaila Ames (CUI) 21-9, 21-10
No. 2 - Katleyn Carballo/Ellyson Lundberg (ASU) def. Tristan Self/Marcela Frazzoni (CUI) 21-12, 21-15
No. 3 - Bethany Wedepohl/Natalie Braun (ASU) def. Maddy Deters/Kylie Breitenwischer (CUI) 21-19, 21-13
No. 4 - Cassidy Pickrell/Mia Rivera (ASU) def. Cindy Tran/Katie Napier (CUI) 21-11, 21-17
No. 5 - Kwyn Johnson/Sydney Palmer (ASU) def. Jaclyn Brown/Erica Anthony (CUI) 21-17, 21-16
EXHIBITION MATCH Sage Patchell/Jourdan Parnell (ASU) def. Asia O'Neil/Elsa Strysko (CUI) 21-13, 21-11
MATCH NOTES: Concordia 9-9 Arizona State 11-14
Order of Finish: 6,2,4,1*,3,5
FINAL: ASU 3, CSUN 2
No. 1 - Bianca Arellano/Whitney Follette (ASU) def. Julie Haake/Katie Sato (CSUN) 21-17, 10-21, 15-11
No. 2 - Katleyn Carballo/Ellyson Lundberg (ASU) def. Maddie Leiphardt/Nicki Williams (CSUN) 21-11, 21-19
No. 3 - Oluoma Okaro/Madison Berridge (ASU) def. Aeryn Owens/Erin Indermill (CSUN) 21-10, 15-21, 15-9
No. 4 - Kristey Markle/Autumn Russell (CSUN) def. Bethany Wedepohl/Natalie Braun (ASU) 21-15, 21-15
No. 5 - Nico Stork/Nicolette Pinkney (CSUN) def. Kwyn Johnson/Sydney Palmer (ASU) 17-21, 21-17, 15-7
EXHIBITION MATCH Cassidy Pickrell/Mia Rivera (ASU) def. Daniella Molinari/Cassidy Rosso (CSUN) 21-10, 21-9
MATCH NOTES: Arizona State 12-14 CSUN 6-10
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 2, 5, 3, 1*