The Golden West College Rustlers beach volleyball team faced a tough day of competition, falling to both Ventura College (5-0) and Palomar College (3-2) in a challenging doubleheader.
Match 1: Ventura College Defeats Golden West, 5-0
Ventura College's Pirates proved to be a dominant force, sweeping the Rustlers across all five pairs despite strong efforts from Golden West.
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No. 1 Pair: Hayden Johnson & Maren Matthews battled but were edged out 21-10, 22-20 by Shai Daniels & Viola Barrios.
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No. 2 Pair: Jenna Zaffino & Cassandra Zoellers pushed their match to three sets but fell to Talia Behrens & Sadie Lishman, 21-18, 15-21, 11-15.
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No. 3 Pair: Jalissa Costa & Elyse Varipapa were defeated by Josephine Rausch & Giannamay Tayco, 15-21, 13-21.
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No. 4 Pair: Fabiana Padilla & Lola Larson dropped their match to Skylar Rutherford & Lexi Brinkman, 15-21, 8-21.
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No. 5 Pair: Shea Carroll & Trinity Webber fought hard but came up just short in a close second set, losing to Liz Schalde & Daphne Raymond, 11-21, 24-26.
Match 2: Palomar College Outlasts Golden West, 3-2
In a much tighter match, Golden West battled hard against Palomar College, falling just short with a 3-2 loss that featured several close contests.
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No. 1 Pair: Johnson & Matthews were topped by Janell Spires & Emma Bambe, 18-21, 15-21.
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No. 2 Pair: Zaffino & Zoellers came through strong, earning one of the two Rustler wins with a 21-8, 21-16 victory over Brisa Necochea & Kylana Madayag.
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No. 3 Pair: Jalissa Costa & Elyse Varipapa dropped a close first set and fell 20-22, 13-21 to Cadence Young & Kaia Lam.
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No. 4 Pair: Lola Larson & Fabiana Padilla delivered a clutch three-set win, outlasting Teiora Tinoisamoa & Bailey Prieto, 11-21, 25-23, 16-14, to give GWC their second point.
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No. 5 Pair: Trinity Webber & Shea Carroll fell to Mariah Flores & Kiana Merrill, 13-21, 10-21.
