BAKERSFIELD, Calif.--Bakersfield split a pair of sand volleyball matches Saturday at the CSUB Sand VB Courts.

No. 1 USC defeated Bakersfield 5-0 to open the competition. The Women of Troy opened the dual with straight set victories at No. 4 doubles and No. 5 doubles. The 'Runner No. 4 team of Danika Youngblood (Jr., Salt Lake City, Utah, Western Nebraska CC) and Sydney Haynes (Fr., Vancouver, Wash., Evergreen HS) did make it interesting taking Eve Ettinger and Bria Russ to 23-21 in the second set. USC would win the matches at No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 by a straight set count.

In the second 'Runner match of the day, Bakersfield defeated San José State (0-8) 5-0. Winning for Bakersfield were; Molly O'Hagan (Jr., Tonganoxie, Kan., Tonganoxie HS) and Debora Araujo (Sr., Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Western Nebraska CC) at No. 1 doubles; Mariah Alvidrez (R-Jr., Bakersfield, Calif., Liberty HS) and Shayna Guitare (Sr., Torrance, Calif., Pierce College) at No. 2 doubles; Lisa Bartsch (Sr., Wuppertal, Germany, Augusta State) and Julia Bowen (Sr., Ottawa, Ontario, Wilfrid Laurier Univ.) at No. 3 doubles; Youngblood and Haynes at No. 4 and Sara Little (So., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) and Hazel Perrens (So., Stavanger, Norway, Louisiana-Monroe) at No. 5 doubles.

USC defeated San José State in Saturday's other dual. The No. 1 Women of Troy are now 14-1 on the year.

The Roadrunners (5-6) compete in the USAV Invitational Apr. 12-13 in Hermosa Beach, Calif.

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No. 1 USC 5, Bakersfield 0
1    Burnham/Hughes (USC) def. O'Hagan/Araujo, 21-11, 21-18
2    Claes/Strange (USC) def. Guitare/Alvidrez,  21-17, 21-16
3    Hirschmann/Siljkovic (USC) def. Bartsch/Bowen, 21-14, 21-10
4    Ettinger/Russ (USC) def. Youngblood/Haynes, 21-13, 23-21
5    Hines/Martin (USC) def. Little/Perrins, 21-16, 21-18
EX (6) Fournier/Duddridge (USC) def. Flemion/Tucker-Campbell, 21-19, 21-11

 Tournament notes
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 1, 3, 2

Bakersfield 5, San Jose State 0
1    O'Hagan/Araujo (Bakersfield) def. Roy/Pieper, 21-14, 21-6
2    Alvidrez/Guitare (Bakersfield) def. Powers/Palassou, 21-15, 21-7
3    Bowen/Bartsch (Bakersfield) def. O'Donoghue/Jacobsen, 21-9, 21-12
4    Youngblood/Haynes (Bakersfield) def. Skadeland/Diffine, 21-16, 21-15
5    Little/Perrins (Bakersfield) def. Segura/Albiani, 21-8, 21-5

Tournament notes
Order of Finish: 5,4,1,3,2

Officials: Joe Agular, Marvin Paul, Ron King