LOS ANGELES, Calif.--No. 2 USC (2-1) defeated Bakersfield (1-2) in sand volleyball action Thursday afternoon.

The Women of Troy won all five matches in straight sets. The closest action came at No. 2 doubles where Kelly Claes and Alexa Strange edged out Mariah Alvidrez and Shayna Guitare 22-20, 21-17.

The Roadrunners are at the USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge Friday-Sunday at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista. The 'Runners have four duals on the docket including matchups against No. 1 Pepperdine and No. 5 Hawai'i. The weekend ends with a pairs tournament on Sunday.

No. 2 USC 5, Bakersfield 0

No. 1   Burnham/Hughes (USC) def. Araujo/O'Hagan (CSUB), 21-12, 21-8

No. 2   Claes/Strange (USC) def. Alvidrez/Guitare, 22-20, 21-17

No. 3   Hirschmann/Siljkovic def. Bowen/Perrens, 21-7, 21-10

No. 4   Ettinger/Russ (USC) def. Bartsch/Little (CSUB), 21-14, 21-15

No. 5   Martin/Wheeler (USC) def. Haynes/Youngblood (CSUB), 21-9, 21-13

Ex.       Hines/Stonish (USC) def. Flemion/Tucker-Campbell (CSUB), 21-12, 21-17