Beach Volleyball Earns Win Over Irvine Valley College

Tuesday, March 10

Long Beach, CA

11:00 AM

University of Utah

Long Beach State

Beach Volleyball Earns Win Over Irvine Valley College

3/10/2020 5:15 PM | Beach Volleyball

First win of 2020 season

IRVINE, Calif. – The Utah beach volleyball program earned its first win of the 2020 season over Irvine Valley College on Tuesday, March 10.

The Utes defeated Irvine Valley College 3-2 with their second, third and fourth pairs earning victories. Mckenna Granato and Keana Smalls cruised to their victory. After a tight first set, they took the second set 21-7.

The other two victories came in three sets. The second pair of Kenzie Koerber and Madelyn Robinson took the opening set 21-17. After dropping the second set, they earned the victory with a 15-10 third-set win. Sommer Daniel and Kinga Windisch also won a tight first set and then dropped the second set. They then took the third set to secure the victory for Utah.

Utah also played Long Beach State earlier in the day, but LBSU won 5-0 on Irvine Valley College's campus.

The Utes will play next on Friday, March 20 in Tucson, Arizona. They will play Arizona Christian University and Arizona.

Long Beach State def. Utah, 5-0
Irvine, Calif.
1. Molina/Spriggs (LBSU) def. Lauren Sproule/Jessica Villela (UTAH) 21-14, 21-5
2. Stevens/Kennedy (LBSU) def. Kenzie Koerber/Madelyn Robinson (UTAH) 21-16, 22-20
3. Smeathers/Reinking (LBSU) def. Kinga Windisch/Sommer Daniel (UTAH) 21-9, 14-21, 15-5
4. Newlander/Farnsworth (LBSU) def. Mckenna Granato/Keana Smalls (UTAH) 23-21, 21-13
5. Mattoon/ Rodriguez (LBSU) def. Leah Schmidt/Tiyana Hallums (UTAH) 21-14, 21-12

Utah def. Irvine Valley College, 3-2
Irvine, Calif.
1. Lea Kruse/Gabi Griego (IVC) def. Lauren Sproule/Jessica Villela (Utah) 21-14, 21-17
2. Kenzie Koerber/Madelyn Robinson (Utah) def. Kendall Nolan/Alaina Thomas (IVC) 21-17, 13-21, 15-10
3. Sommer Daniel/Kinga Windisch (Utah) def. Anna Unke/Alaina Gendale (IVC) 21-18, 14-21, 15-10
4. Mckenna Granato/Keana Smalls (Utah) def. Kristin Austin/Jasmine Langle 21-19, 21-7
5. Alma Entesari/Truth Hafey (IVC) def. Leah Schmidt/Tiyana Hallums (Utah) 21-17, 13-21, 15-13