STOCKTON, Calif. — For the second time in four days, Saint Mary's Beach Volleyball took on the Pacific Tigers, this time at their place in Stockton. With this being the lone match of the week, the Gaels threw their top lines at the Tigers and emerged with a 4-1 victory over Pacific, improving to 2-0 over the Tigers and 5-4 on the season.
 
Things got off to a split start on Tuesday as the Gaels and Tigers split in the fours and fives. Saint Mary's earned the win in the fours with Trinity Durfee and Aeriel Sundt winning a pair of highly-contested matches 22-20 and 21-18. At the same time, the fives were going the distance into a third game, where they ultimately dropped the final game 15-10.
 
From that point on, Saint Mary's found their stride with their top-three pairs, as they took care of business to secure the win. Karmin Brown and Makenna Joyce got through the threes to win 21-14 and 21-10, and the clinching win came from Jennifer "Boo" Laird and Jasmin Suarez, who rolled in the top-flight to win 21-12 and 21-6. Selbie Christensen and Chandler Cowell wrapped up the successful day on the sand with wins of 21-15 and 21-12 to close out the Gaels fifth win in a row.
 
(4) Trinity Durfee/Aeriel Sundt (SMC) def. Lucy Carpenter/Miranda Baptista (UoP) 22-20, 21-18
(5) Megan Nishimura/Shahrzad Sadeghi (UoP) def. Genevieve Bane/Ella Sandt (SMC) 23-21, 14-21, 15-10
(3) Karmin Brown/Makenna Joyce (SMC) def. Darina Kumanova/Francheska Aguilar (UoP) 21-14, 21-10
(1) Jennifer "Boo" Laird/Jasmin Suarez (SMC) def. Jenny Todd/Sammie Sheppard (UoP) 21-12, 21-6
(2) Selbie Christensen/Chandler Cowell (SMC) def. Brooklyn Thomas/Hania Taduran (UoP) 21-15, 21-12
(6) Allie Cataldo/Laura Studebaker (SMC) def. Jewel Turner/Sammie Sublett (UoP) 24-22 (exhibition)

POSTGAME QUOTES
"Proud of the way our team took care of business today. Pacific plays scrappy defense but I thought we executed well in transition across the board. Looking forward to next Wednesday!" -Lindsey Calvin

"Our team had a great day. We came ready to play and are starting off conference with three wins. Great performances from all the pairs!" - Jasmin Suarez
 
UP NEXT
Saint Mary's will enjoy a week off before they take on Pacific once more, this time in Moraga, on March 16 at 4:00 pm. This is the last time these teams are scheduled to meet during the season, but they do have the chance to meet each other again in the WCC Midseason Invitational and the 2022 WCC Championship.