Beach Volleyball Concludes Season at WCC Championship

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The University of San Francisco beach volleyball team (10-23) concluded the 2025 season at the West Coast Conference Championship, playing three dual matches on Thursday and Friday, falling to Santa Clara (15-17) twice while defeating Portland (5-17) 4-1. 
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• San Francisco beat Portland in the lone victory in the tournament, securing its 10th win of the season.
• Letizia Aquilino and Branson Lennon won in just two sets against the Pilots. Francesca Stanschus and Rainie Stevens also earned a straight-set win at the fifth doubles flight. 
• Rylie Reeves and Burkeligh Smith earned a come-from-behind victory over Elizabeth Ortiz and Elena Bullemer, taking the final two sets after dropping set one, 21-18.

RESULTS VS. SANTA CLARA:

1. Holland Jackson and Noelle Niederman (SCU) def. McKenna Towne and Kaydence Stormes (USF) 18-21 21-15 15-12

2. Sadie Snipes and Sammy Wood (SCU) def. Aquilino/Lennon (USF) 21-15 21-18

3. Alexandra Urbina and Ciara Cantlen (SCU) def. Reeves/Smith (USF) 15-21 21-17 15-10

4. Kawena Chillingworth and Teagan Wilson (SCU) def. Lucy Speier and Jacquelyn Strawn (USF) 21-12 21-13

5. Callie Loughran and Ava Stoddard (SCU) def. Francesca Stanschus and Rainie Stevens (USF) 21-12 20-22 15-11

 

RESULTS VS. PORTLAND:

1. Emily Wood and Annika Stammberger (POR) def. Towne/Stormes (USF) 21-16 12-21 15-10

2. Aquilino/Lennon (USF) def. Leonie Freytag and Elin Larsson (POR) 21-11 21-7

3. Reeves/Smith (USF) def. Elizabeth Ortiz and Elena Bullemer (POR) 18-21 21-17 15-13

4. Speier/Strawn (USF) def. Valerie Bruk and Taylor Helle (POR) 21-15 15-21 15-13

5. Stanschus/Stevens (USF) def. Michela Strati and Hannah Debban (POR) 21-13 21-16

RESULTS VS. SANTA CLARA:

1. Jackson/Niederman (SCU) vs. Towne/Stormes (USF) match was unfinished 19-21 19-11

2. Snipes/Wood (SCU) def. Aquilino/Lennon (USF) 22-20 21-18

3. Urbina/Cantlen (SCU) def. Reeves/Smith (USF) 21-10 21-12

4. Chillingworth/Wilson (SCU) def. Speier/Strawn (USF) 21-18 21-14

5. Loughran/Stoddard (SCU) def. Stanschus/Stevens (USF) 21-23 15-11

 

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