After knocking off No. 5 Arizona Christian 5-0 Friday morning, The Master's beach volleyball team got the rematch they wanted against OUAZ in the team's first-ever GSAC Championship match.
But once again the Spirit proved too strong.
The Sandy Stangs lost to the No. 1-ranked OUAZ for the fourth time this season, this time 3-2 to claim the runner-up trophy in Huntington Beach, Calif.
TMU got wins from
Zoe Yates/
Faith Wada (21-19, 21-14) and
Grace Colburn/
Violet Avila (21-17, 21-17). The other three pairs all lost in two sets.
With the conference championship, OUAZ automatically qualifies for the NAIA National Championship tournament April 24-26 in Greeneville, Tenn. The Master's will have to wait to learn if they will get one of the three at-large berths. That announcement will be made by the NAIA on Monday.
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