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Isaac Comelli, CSUB Athletic Communications

Beach Volleyball

Roadrunners Beat Westcliff, Drop Heartbreaker to North Florida

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The CSU Bakersfield beach volleyball team nearly went 2-0 on Tuesday at the Barnes Beach Volleyball Complex at the Student Rec Center.  CSUB fell to North Florida in heartbreaking 3-2 fashion in which four of the five matches went the full three sets.  The Roadrunners did bounce back strong though, blanking Westcliff 5-0 in the nightcap. 

"The first match was a great battle against North Florida," said CSUB Head Coach Cesar Benatti.  "We overcame a lot of difficulties and competed really well.  We fell short, but it was a good match.  In the second match against Westcliff, we started a little slow but we had good rhythm throughout the match and executed our game pretty well.  Overall it was a good, competitive day."

North Florida 3, CSUB 2
The Ospreys and the Roadrunners were all square at 1-1 after the first trio of matches.  Cameron Solberg and Milica Vukobrat continued their hot streak to begin the season with a 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 victory at the No. 2 spot.  After dropping the opening set, Ally Barber and Rafa Bonifacio evened the match with a 21-18 win in the second set, however they were outlasted by North Florida 15-12 in the final set. 

Sidney Wicks and Hana Makonova were defeated 21-6, 21-13 at the No. 3 pair in the only two-set match of the contest.  At No. 5, Brooke Boiseau and Krista Hernandez put together a comeback thriller.  The duo went down 1-0 after falling in the opening set 21-18, but came back with a dramatic 24-22 victory in set two and dominated the final set 15-10 for the win.  The Ospreys also won the top spot in the order 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 over Mattison DeGarmo and Briannah Mariner

CSUB 5, Westcliff 0
The Roadrunners breezed past the Warriors in the second match of the day.  Brooke Boiseau and Krista Hernandez jumped up to the No. 4 spot in the lineup and won 21-16, 21-15, while Cameron Solberg and Milica Vukobrat capped a perfect afternoon as well with a 21-14, 21-11 win.  Solberg and Vukobrat are now 7-2 on the season. 

Sidney Wicks and Hana Makonova put forth a dominating 21-13, 21-8 effort at the No. 3 pair, while Ally Barber and Emily Hansen won 21-17, 21-7 at No. 5.  Mattison DeGarmo and Briannah Mariner won at the No. 1 position 21-18, 21-13. 

The Roadrunners will be back in action on Saturday.  CSUB will be in Long Beach to take on Washington and Colorado Mesa. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Ally Barber

#4 Ally Barber

6' 0"
Senior
Brooke Boiseau

#2 Brooke Boiseau

6' 1"
Sophomore
Mattison DeGarmo

#15 Mattison DeGarmo

6' 3"
Senior
Emily Hansen

#13 Emily Hansen

5' 10"
Sophomore
Krista Hernandez

#12 Krista Hernandez

5' 5"
Sophomore
Briannah Mariner

#10 Briannah Mariner

5' 10"
Senior
Sidney Wicks

#21 Sidney Wicks

5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Cameron Solberg

#3 Cameron Solberg

5' 8"
Freshman
Rafa Bonifacio

#14 Rafa Bonifacio

5' 11"
Junior
Hana Makonova

#22 Hana Makonova

5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ally Barber

#4 Ally Barber

6' 0"
Senior
Brooke Boiseau

#2 Brooke Boiseau

6' 1"
Sophomore
Mattison DeGarmo

#15 Mattison DeGarmo

6' 3"
Senior
Emily Hansen

#13 Emily Hansen

5' 10"
Sophomore
Krista Hernandez

#12 Krista Hernandez

5' 5"
Sophomore
Briannah Mariner

#10 Briannah Mariner

5' 10"
Senior
Sidney Wicks

#21 Sidney Wicks

5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Cameron Solberg

#3 Cameron Solberg

5' 8"
Freshman
Rafa Bonifacio

#14 Rafa Bonifacio

5' 11"
Junior
Hana Makonova

#22 Hana Makonova

5' 10"
Freshman
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