The Master's beach volleyball team, ranked No. 7 in the latest NAIA Beach Volleyball Top 10 poll, beat No. 3 Arizona Christian but lost to No. 1 OUAZ in a pair of close matches Thursday at the TMU Beach Volleyball Courts in Santa Clarita, Calif.
No. 1 OUAZ 3, No. 7 The Master's 2
In the first match, the Sandy Stangs No. 1 pair of
Evi Yates and
Annika Booker snagged a 2-set win, as did the No. 3 pair of
Breanna Brooks and
Isabela Rodriguez.
But the Spirit's other three pairs defeated TMU to come away with the 3-2 win.
It was the second time the Spirit defeated the Mustangs 3-2 this season.
The match between the No. 2 pairs was the only match to go to three sets. The Master's
Zoe Yates and
Faith Wada lost the first set 18-21, came back to win the second 21-14, but dropped the third 15-12.
No. 7 The Master's 3, No. 3 Arizona Christian 2
The Sandy Stangs turned right around and took on the Arizona Christian Firestorm immediately after playing OUAZ, taking a 3-2 win.
For the second time in the day, TMU's No. 1 pair of Yates and Booker got the win, this time winning in three sets 20-22, 22-20, 15-8.
The No. 4 pair of Ashley Unruh and
Violet Avila also grabbed a 3-set win, 21-17, 10-21, 15-10. No. 5 pair of
Ellie Unruh and
Arianna DeRaffaele took the third win, also a 3-set thriller, 19-21, 21-19, 15-11.
