Women's Beach Volleyball
Westcliff Warriors hosted the NAIA West Qualifier in Pool B. They went 2-0 on the day and advanced to the Semifinal round. Warriors will face Saint Katherine or Corban. The opening matches in pool play was slow for the Warriors as they quickly saw their 1's and 2's go down against Bushnell. 4's and 5's took care of business winning their matches. All eyes were on our 3's with Serena Comer and Izzy Duchaine. Beacons were able to force a 3rd set which would determine the match. Comer went on a tear with multiple service aces and strategic kills. Duchaine with 2 high blocks went on a 15-0 win to take the match 3-2. Warriors followed it up with their 3rd straight win against Park-Gilbert 4-1.
There was nothing warm about Warm Water Jetty Beach in Carlsbad Saturday where the Westcliff women’s beach volleyball team captured its third straight Cal Pac championship. It rained during Westcliff’s 5-0 sweep of Benedictine at noon, and a ferocious wind swept through for the final match of the day between bitter rivals, Saint Katherine and the NAIA No. 6 Warriors. Even though the Firebirds upended the reigning champs, 3-2, with three-game wins in each of matches one through three, Westcliff won the tiebreaker thanks specifically to Ava Himstreet and Amanda Ferreira. Because the 5s won in just two games, 21-19, 25-23, the Warriors had the tiebreaker margin they needed to claim the Cal Pac crown for the third straight year.
It was breezy day beachside for Westcliff Women’s Beach on Day 1 of the Cal Pac Jamboree Friday at Carlsbad’s Warm Waters Jetty. The Warriors took down Park in the early match, 4-1, before wrapping with a 5-0 sweep of Simpson.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Saturday morning at the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista, the Westcliff women’s beach volleyball team was once again crowned the best of the best after beating NAIA No. 1 Corban of Oregon, 3-2.
This is the one we’ve all been waiting for. NAIA nationally ranked No. 1 vs. No. 2 Warrior a Warrior. The championship match of the 2023 Cal Pac women’s beach tournament and NAIA West Regional Qualifier is set to go down at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista. Both No. 1 Corban of Oregon and No. 2 Westcliff handled their semifinal in sweep fashion Friday afternoon.
It was a breezy day of pool play Thursday at the Elite Athletic Training Center in Chula Vista, where the Westcliff women’s volleyball team showed why it’s ranked No. 2 in America with a pair of sweeps over Southern Oregon and Bushnell.
After winning the California Pacific Conference regular season championship last weekend, the Westcliff women’s beach volleyball team had one more bit of business Friday morning before turning its attention to the Cal Pac Championships next week in Chula Vista. The No. 2 Warriors celebrated Senior Day Friday at the Great Park with a 5-0 sweep of Hope International.
