LONG BEACH – The No. 15 Cal beach volleyball team dropped a pair of duals to two of the top teams in the nation Monday, falling to No. 6 Long Beach State 5-0 and No. 3 UCLA 4-1.

Cal's No. 4 pair of freshmen Nicole Anderson and Iya Lindahl notched the sole match victory for the Golden Bears, defeating UCLA's Jordan Anderson and Izzy Carey, 21-15, 21-18.

The Bears' No. 5 pair of junior Teya Neff and Bridget Gustafson lost a thriller to Long Beach State's Megan Kruidhof and Jenelle Hudson. The Cal duo staved off five set points in the first set, erasing a 20-15 deficit to win 25-23. After the Bears dropped the second set, the third set went overtime before the 49ers' pair finally won 17-15.

Cal (8-3) will continue to face stiff competition Tuesday when it visits No. 1 USC at 4 p.m. The dual will air on the Pac-12 Networks.
 
No. 6 Long Beach State 5, No. 15 Cal 0
No. 1: Nele Barber (LBSU) def. Mia Merino-Jessica Gaffney, 21-8, 21-17
No. 2: Sasha Karelov-Kobi Peckich (LBSU) def. Grace Campbell-Olivia Rodberg, 21-15, 21-14
No. 3: Anete Brinke-Hailey Harward (LBSU) def. Bryce Bark-Camille Stepanof, 21-16, 21-11
No. 4: Ciana Wagner-Heather Weiss (LBSU) def. Nicole Anderson-Iya Lindahl, 21-16, 21-14
No. 5: Megan Kruidhof-Jenelle Hudson (LBSU) def. Teya Neff-Bridget Gustafson, 23-25, 21-11, 17-15
 
No. 3 UCLA 4, No. 15 Cal 0
No. 1: Megan McNamara-Nicole McNamara (UCLA) def. Mia Merino-Jessica Gaffney, 21-13, 21-13
No. 2: Kamila Tan-Madi Yeomans (UCLA) def. Grace Campbell-Olivia Rodberg, 21-16, 21-19
No. 3: Torrey Van Winden-Elise Zappia (UCLA) def. Bryce Bark-Camille Stepanof, 21-11, 21-10
No. 4: Nicole Anderson-Iya Lindahl (Cal) def. Jordan Anderson-Izzy Carey, 21-15, 21-18
No. 5: Lily Justine-Chanti Holroyd (UCLA) def. Teya Neff-Bridget Gustafson, 21-17, 21-16