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Long Beach State falls 3-2 to Pepperdine in Sand Volleyball for first loss Long Beach State won two of the top three flights against the Waves.
Caitlin Ledoux and Tara Roenicke defeated Summer Ross and Caitlin Racich for a win at No. 1.

Caitlin Ledoux and Tara Roenicke defeated Summer Ross and Caitlin Racich for a win at No. 1.

March 21, 2012

Long Beach, Calif. - Down 2-0 after two flights, Long Beach State rallied to win two of the three matches they needed, but a close loss in the third match of the three allowed Pepperdine to hand Long Beach State its very first team loss in sand volleyball.

Long Beach State started out in a hole against the Waves after the first two matches. Libby Fontanilla and Alma Serna lost 21-10, 21-10 to Kelley Larsen and Stevi Robinson, while Michaela Christiaansen and Emily Cook gave the Waves a second win 21-16, 21-13.

Owing to Long Beach State's 2-1-2 format for home duals, the 49ers needed to win the next match to have a chance, and got it from the veteran pair of Lauren Minkel and Jocelyn Neely. The 49ers pair dropped the first set against Victoria Adelhelm and Kellie Woolever, but rallied for a second set win behind 11 kills from Neely, and then won the third set 15-13 behind a trio of third-set aces from Neely that gave the 49ers some breathing room.

Long Beach State also won the top flight on the day, as Caitlin Ledoux and Tara Roenicke picked up a big win against Caitlin Racich and Summer Ross. Roenicke made 27 digs of the top pair, leading the team to a 19-21, 21-17, 15-6 win over Racich and Ross. Caitlin Ledoux added four blocks for the 49ers in that win.

The match was lost, however, as Chelsea Cabrajac and Haleigh Hampton dropped a close first set to Lilla Frederick and Kim Hill. Tied 21-21 in the final switch, Frederick and Hill finally pulled ahead to take a 25-23 win, and then used that momentum in a 21-16 second set victory, despite four blocks from Hampton.

 

 

The Waves improved to 1-0, earning their first dual match win, while Long Beach State moves to 1-1. The 49ers play two more home dual matches next week, hosting Loyola Marymount for a second time at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 26 before taking on USC on Wednesday, March 28.

Pepperdine 3, Long Beach State 2
#5: Michaela Christaansen/Emily Cook (PEP) def. Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson (LBSU) 21-16, 21-13
#4: Kelley Larsen/Stevi Robinson (PEP) def. Libby Fontanilla/Alma Serna (LBSU) 21-10, 21-10
#3: Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely (LBSU) def. Victoria Adelhelm/Kellie Woolever (PEP) 16-21, 21-15, 15-13
#2: Lilla Frederick/Kim Hill (PEP) def. Chelsea Cabrajac/Haleigh Hampton (LBSU) 25-23, 21-16
#1: Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke (LBSU) def. Caitlin Racich/Summer Ross (PEP) 19-21, 21-17, 15-6

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