NORTHRIDGE, Calif.— The No. 1 duo of Katie Scherr and Taylor Woods and the No.2 pairing of Megan Gianinetti and Hana Peterman each won a thrilling 3-set match to lead the Colorado Mesa University Beach Volleyball team on Wednesday as the Mavericks competed against Cal State Northridge and Missouri State in a tri-dual at the Matadors' Beach Volleyball Facility.
The Mavericks lost both duals 4-1 and are now 2-5 over the first three days of their season and Spring break trip, which continues Saturday.
Gianinetti and Peterman were come-from-behind victors against Kristey Markle and Nickeisha Williams of Cal State Northridge, receiving votes this week's AVCA Collegiate Beach Volleyball poll. The Maverick duo dropped the opening set 21-18 but rallied with 24-22 and 15-13 set wins to claim the win, their second of the season.
Woods and Scherr fell to Katie Sato and Aeryn Owens in the No. 1 flight against the Matadors (8-1), by identical 21-16 set scores.
Against Missouri State (4-2), Scherr and Woods posted a 21-17, 11-21, 17-15 win over Julia Hanson and Aubrey Cheffey to improve to a team-leading 4-3 thus far in 2018.
Hailey Crane and Lindy Dixon, who moved up to the No. 3 position for the first time this season, also managed to win a set for the Mavericks in a 21-13, 18-21, 15-3 loss to the Bears' Caroline Finnell and Sarah Demmer.
On Saturday, the Mavericks will wrap up their 10-match swing through southern California playing host and 16th-ranked Loyola Marymount University, No. 2 UCLA and Missouri State for the third time of the week at the Ocean Park Beach Courts in Santa Monica. The UCLA match, scheduled for Noon PDT, can be seen on the Pac-12 Networks.
