Completed Event: Beach Volleyball versus No. 10 Arizona State on April 25, 2025 , Loss , 1, to, 3
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Thursday, April 25
Los Angeles, CA
10:00 AM
University of Utah
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Oregon
Beach Volleyball Drops Two Matches at Pac-12 Championships on Thursday
4/25/2019 10:16 PM | Beach Volleyball
Utes eliminated from the conference tournament.
LOS ANGELES – The Utah beach volleyball team competed at the Pac-12 Championships on Thursday and dropped a pair of matches to close out the program's third season. Utah fell to Oregon in the opening match of the conference tournament and closed out the night dropping a match that came down to the wire against Washington at Merle Norman Stadium in Los Angeles.
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Utah opened the Pac-12 Championships against the No. 9-seed Oregon Ducks on Thursday morning with the team's No. 4 and No. 5 pairs hitting the sand first. Oregon took an early lead in the dual after picking up wins at both positions to go up 2-0 over Utah. Keana Smalls/Kinga Windisch pushed their match to a third set at the 5's, but came up short in the third set trying to even the dual.
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It was up to Utah's top three duos to rally and try to save the match. Keeping the hopes alive, Kenzie Koerber/Megan Yett in the No. 2 slot put together a straight set victory for Utah's first dual point. Meanwhile, the matches on courts one and three went to third sets after the teams had split the first two sets.
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Dani Drews/Tawnee Luafalemana fell behind midway in the third set 10-5 and it proved to be too much to overcome as Oregon's top pair of Brooke Nuneviller/Lindsey Vander Weide took the third set win, 15-10, which clinched the dual for Oregon's first win ever at the Pac-12 Championships.
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The Utes moved to the Contender's Bracket where they went on to face the No. 7-seed Washington Huskies. Washington took the match at the No. 4 pairs, but Smalls/Windisch evened the dual 1-1 after dropping their first set and rallying back. Pushing the match to a third set, Utah's No. 5 pair fell behind 13-11, but scored four straight points to win the match and pick up a dual point for Utah.
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Washington then put the pressure back on Utah when the Huskies picked up straight set wins at the No. 2's. However, Drews/Luafalemana completed their dominant straight set win shortly after against Washington's top duo to once again even the dual at 2-2.
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With elimination from the Pac-12 Championships on the line, the dual came down to the No. 3 duos. Jessica Villela/Lauren Sproule dropped the first set, but came out on top in a close second set to head to a third. There was no separation in the third set as it was tied 7-7 and the pairs went on to trade points back-and-forth the entire way until the Huskies scored two straight to win the set 16-14 and come away with the team win, 3-2.
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Utah finished the season with a 5-9 record, which matches the program's mark for most wins in a season. The 5-9 record was the best win percentage in the program's three year history. Drews/Luafalemana and Koerber/Yett led the way for the Utes with 7-7 overall records as the 1's and 2's.
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Utah 1, Oregon 3
1. Brooke Nuneviller/Lindsey Vander Weide (ORE) def. Dani Drews/Tawnee Luafalemana (UTAH), 21-17, 15-21, 15-10
2. Megan Yett/Kenzie Koerber (UTAH) def. Maddy Silberger-Franek (ORE), 21-13, 21-16
3. Lauren Sproule/Jessica Villela (UTAH) vs. Emily Mattoon/Lauren Page (ORE), 26-24, 14-21, suspended
4. Josie Cole/Ally Haden (ORE) def. Phoebe Grace/Olivia Teerlink (UTAH), 22-20, 21-10
5. Elise Ferreira/Carly Wallace (ORE) def. Keana Smalls/Kinga Windisch (UTAH), 19-21, 21-15, 15-12
Order of finish: 4, 5, 2, 1*
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Utah 2, Washington 3
1. Dani Drews/Tawnee Luafalemana (UTAH) def. Kristen Gengenbacher/Destiny Julye (WASH), 21-14, 21-13
2. Kara Bajema/Shayne McPherson (WASH) def. Megan Yett/Kenzie Koerber (UTAH), 21-17, 21-14
3. Cat McCoy/Avie Niece (WASH) def. Lauren Sproule/Jessica Villela (UTAH), 21-18, 18-21, 16-14
4. Emma Calle/Samantha Drechsel (WASH) def. Phoebe Grace/Olivia Teerlink (UTAH), 21-7, 21-13
5. Keana Smalls/Kinga Windisch (UTAH) def. Chloe Newton/Callie Weber (WASH), 18-21, 21-18, 15-13
Order of finish: 4, 5, 2, 1, 3*
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Utah opened the Pac-12 Championships against the No. 9-seed Oregon Ducks on Thursday morning with the team's No. 4 and No. 5 pairs hitting the sand first. Oregon took an early lead in the dual after picking up wins at both positions to go up 2-0 over Utah. Keana Smalls/Kinga Windisch pushed their match to a third set at the 5's, but came up short in the third set trying to even the dual.
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It was up to Utah's top three duos to rally and try to save the match. Keeping the hopes alive, Kenzie Koerber/Megan Yett in the No. 2 slot put together a straight set victory for Utah's first dual point. Meanwhile, the matches on courts one and three went to third sets after the teams had split the first two sets.
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Dani Drews/Tawnee Luafalemana fell behind midway in the third set 10-5 and it proved to be too much to overcome as Oregon's top pair of Brooke Nuneviller/Lindsey Vander Weide took the third set win, 15-10, which clinched the dual for Oregon's first win ever at the Pac-12 Championships.
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The Utes moved to the Contender's Bracket where they went on to face the No. 7-seed Washington Huskies. Washington took the match at the No. 4 pairs, but Smalls/Windisch evened the dual 1-1 after dropping their first set and rallying back. Pushing the match to a third set, Utah's No. 5 pair fell behind 13-11, but scored four straight points to win the match and pick up a dual point for Utah.
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Washington then put the pressure back on Utah when the Huskies picked up straight set wins at the No. 2's. However, Drews/Luafalemana completed their dominant straight set win shortly after against Washington's top duo to once again even the dual at 2-2.
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With elimination from the Pac-12 Championships on the line, the dual came down to the No. 3 duos. Jessica Villela/Lauren Sproule dropped the first set, but came out on top in a close second set to head to a third. There was no separation in the third set as it was tied 7-7 and the pairs went on to trade points back-and-forth the entire way until the Huskies scored two straight to win the set 16-14 and come away with the team win, 3-2.
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Utah finished the season with a 5-9 record, which matches the program's mark for most wins in a season. The 5-9 record was the best win percentage in the program's three year history. Drews/Luafalemana and Koerber/Yett led the way for the Utes with 7-7 overall records as the 1's and 2's.
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Utah 1, Oregon 3
1. Brooke Nuneviller/Lindsey Vander Weide (ORE) def. Dani Drews/Tawnee Luafalemana (UTAH), 21-17, 15-21, 15-10
2. Megan Yett/Kenzie Koerber (UTAH) def. Maddy Silberger-Franek (ORE), 21-13, 21-16
3. Lauren Sproule/Jessica Villela (UTAH) vs. Emily Mattoon/Lauren Page (ORE), 26-24, 14-21, suspended
4. Josie Cole/Ally Haden (ORE) def. Phoebe Grace/Olivia Teerlink (UTAH), 22-20, 21-10
5. Elise Ferreira/Carly Wallace (ORE) def. Keana Smalls/Kinga Windisch (UTAH), 19-21, 21-15, 15-12
Order of finish: 4, 5, 2, 1*
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Utah 2, Washington 3
1. Dani Drews/Tawnee Luafalemana (UTAH) def. Kristen Gengenbacher/Destiny Julye (WASH), 21-14, 21-13
2. Kara Bajema/Shayne McPherson (WASH) def. Megan Yett/Kenzie Koerber (UTAH), 21-17, 21-14
3. Cat McCoy/Avie Niece (WASH) def. Lauren Sproule/Jessica Villela (UTAH), 21-18, 18-21, 16-14
4. Emma Calle/Samantha Drechsel (WASH) def. Phoebe Grace/Olivia Teerlink (UTAH), 21-7, 21-13
5. Keana Smalls/Kinga Windisch (UTAH) def. Chloe Newton/Callie Weber (WASH), 18-21, 21-18, 15-13
Order of finish: 4, 5, 2, 1, 3*
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