SAN LUIS OBISPO. – The No. 9 California beach volleyball team closed out a perfect weekend at Cal Poly's Mustang Invitational with another pair of wins Saturday afternoon. The Golden Bears bested No. 20 Tulane 3-2 and the host Mustangs 5-0 to go 4-0 on the weekend.
 
No. 9 Cal 3, No. 20 Tulane 2
Cal picked up its eighth ranked win of the season topping the Green Wave from Tulane to begin the day. Junior Brooke Buchner and sophomore Alex Young-Gomez finished first and kept their recent hot streak on the lower courts going with a 21-16, 21-11 on five. The senior duo of Ainsley Radell and Ashley Delgado picked up a 21-14, 21-11 win on two but Tulane responded with a court four victory to stay alive.
 
The match-sealing win would come from a new pair on court three as freshman Marilu Pally and sophomore Ella Dreibholz earned their first victory together 21-16, 21-16.
 
1. Mollie Ebertin/Kendall Peters (TUL) def. Gia Fisher/Sierra Caffo (CAL) 16-21, 21-14, 15-9
2. Ainsley Radell/Ashley Delgado (CAL) def. Sara Hall/Maddie Speicher (TUL) 21-14, 21-11
3. Marilu Pally/Ella Dreibholz (CAL) def. Samantha Mehlman/Emily Heintzelman (TUL) 21-16, 21-16
4. Ashton Mares/Abby Jackson (TUL) def. Lexi McKeown/Natalie Martin (CAL) 21-18, 21-14
5. Brooke Buchner/Alex Young-Gomez (CAL) def. Lara Torruella/Savka Popovic (TUL) 21-16, 21-11
Order of finish: 5,2,4,3*,1
 
No. 9 Cal 5, Cal Poly 0
The Bears made quick work of the host Mustangs dropping just two sets in the match. Radell and Delgado moved back into the top spot and picked up their third court one win of the season 19-21, 21-19, 16-14. Dreibholz and junior Maya Gessner were reunited on court three and earned their 13^th win of the season together 21-16, 21-17. Their 13 victories rank second on the team.
 
1. Ashley Delgado/Ainsley Radell (CAL) def. Piper Ferch/Izzy Martinez (CP) 19-21, 21-19, 16-14
2. Sierra Caffo/Gia Fisher (CAL) def. Jayelin Lombard/Piper Naess (CP) 27-25, 21-18
3. Maya Gessner/Ella Dreibholz (CAL) def. Delaney Peranich/Brooke Golik (CP) 21-16, 21-17
4. Alex Young-Gomez/Marilu Pally (CAL) def. Emma Zuffelato/Kalee Graff (CP) 17-21, 21-13, 15-13
5. Brooke Buchner/Ava Mann (CAL) def. Erika Foreman/Margo Smith (CP) 21-15, 21-14
Order of finish: 5,3,2*,4,1
 
Up Next
The Bears will now return to the Bay to compete in the Pac-12 North Tournament at Stanford from April 7-8.