Beach volleyball falls to two four-year schools

  Mesa, AZ – The Mesa beach volleyball team saw its three-match winning streak come to an end at the hands of two four-year schools Wednesday.

  Freshman from a 4-2 trip to California, the T-Birds fell to the Ottawa (AZ) "B" team, 3-2, and the Arizona Christian varsity, 4-1, at Gene Autry Park. Mesa is now 6-5 for the season.

  The Court 4 team of Abby Platt and Annie Hansen won in both matches to improve to 8-3 for the year.

  MCC gets right back into action Thursday, facing Wayne State (Neb.), an NCAA DII school, at 9:00 a.m., as well as fellow ACCAC member South Mountain, the only other conference member that sponsors the sport, at 3:00 p.m. Both matches will be at Kiwanis Park, in Tempe.

Mesa v OUAZ "B" L (2-3)

1. Karla Ramirez/ Abby Weurmuth L (1-2: 21-12, 14-21, 15-17)

2. Jess Goldsmith/ Maci Lopeman L (0-2: 16-21, 19-21)

3. Sadie Montague/ Aaliyah Malden L (0-2: 11-21, 16-21)

4. Abby Platt/ Annie Hansen W (2-0: 21-9, 21-11)

5. Cassidy Wakefield/ Braylin Palmer W (2-0: 21-15, 21-6)

Mesa v ACU L (1-4)

1. Karla Ramirez/ Abby Weurmuth L (0-2: 20-22, 19-21)

2. Jess Goldsmith/ Maci Lopeman L (0-2: 16-21, 23-25)

3. Sadie Montague/ Aaliyah Malden L (0-2: 22-20, 15-21)

4. Abby Platt/ Annie Hansen W (2-0: 21-11, 21-15)

5. Cassidy Wakefield/ Braylin Palmer L (0-2: 17-21, 19-21)