Crabbe, Medina Win WSC Pairs Championship
VENTURA – Sophomore Emma Crabbe took home the WSC Pairs Championship for the second straight year, partnering with freshman Olivia Medina to defeat No. 1 seed Kayla Murdoch and Autumn Rojelio Moreno from Ventura, 26-24, 21-14.
Crabbe and Medina made up one of five SBCC beach volleyball pairs at the conference championships. After entering the competition with the No. 2 seed and automatically qualifying for the round of 16 with a bye, they didn't drop a single set the rest of the way.
The pair first defeated No. 15 Grace Williams/Alba Romanos Gracia (Ventura), 21-15, 22-20. Over the next two rounds, Crabbe and Medina dispatched two of their fellow Vaquero pairs, downing No. 7 Irey Sandholt/Paige Rudi, 21-10, 21-9 in the quarterfinals and No. 6 Jacelin McKie/Paige Rudi, 21-18, 21-19 in the semis.
In the championship match, Crabbe and Medina were able to put together timely runs and make key plays to defeat top-seeded Murdoch and Moreno, giving SBCC the WSC pairs championship for a second straight time.
FRIDAY, APRIL 28
Round of 32
No. 2 Crabbe/Medina Bye
No. 6 McKie/Ruiz def. No. 27 Urena/Lawrance (SMC), 23-21, 21-17
No. 7 Sandholt.Rudi def. No. 26 Tedrow/Flores (BAKE), 21-7, 21-12
No. 18 Ward/Russell lose to No. 15 Williams/Romanos Gracia (VCC), 21-19, 21-16
No. 20 Ellbogn-Pettersen/Anderson lose to No. 13 Songco/MacFayden (MC), 12-21, 21-19, 17-15
Round of 16
No. 2 Crabbe/Medina def. No. 15 Williams/Romanos Gracia (VCC), 21-15, 22-20
No. 7 Sandholt/Rudi def. No. 23 Costa/Garland (MC), 21-11, 21-12
No. 6 McKie/Ruiz def. No. 11 Urena/Lawrance (SMC), 21-12, 21-14
Quarterfinals
No. 2 Crabbe/Medina def. No. 7 Sandholt/Rudi, 21-10, 21-9
No. 6 McKie/Ruiz def. No. 3 Dakoske/Walton (MC), 21-18, 21-19
SATURDAY, APRIL 29
5th-Place Playoff Bracket
No. 7 Sandholt/Rudi lose to No. 3 Dakoske/Walton (MC), 21-19, 21-17
Semis
No. 2 Crabbe/Medina def. No. 6 Mckie/Ruiz, 21-10, 21-12
Championship
No. 2 Crabbe/Medina def. No. 1 Murdoch/Rojello (VCC), 26-24, 21-14