Beach volleyball looks strong in match vs. Casteel

 Xavier Prep’s beach volleyball team raised its record to 4-0 on Wednesday (March 9) with a 5-0 victory over Queen Creek Casteel.

Four of the five pairs matches were 2-0 wins by the Gators, and the fifth (No.5) was played out in impressive fashion by Lauren Vanderwey and Emma Soderstrom. They dropped their first game to their Casteel opponent, 24-22, then rallied for 21-18, 15-7 wins to set the tone for their teammates.

The Gators will be back on the sand on March 16 when they face Mesa Westwood at Westwood.

Wednesday’s result

Xavier Prep 5, Queen Creek Casteel 0

@ Queen Creek Casteel

No. 1 pair – Landree Coats-Summer McCann, X, def. Maila Coles-Jadyn Orava, C, 21-17, 21-14.

No. 2 – Tiffany Tran-Katie Anthony, X, def. Daisy Motes-Hadley Tully, C, 21-17, 21-5.

No. 3 – Noelle Peterson-Mei Tsou, X, def. Sophia DiGian-Carolyn Pugh, C, 21-16, 21-18.

No. 4 – Alexa Shiner-Tiffany Tellez, X, def. Carlee Wakefield-Lilee Foster, C, 21-10, 21-8.

No. 5 – Lauren Vanderwey-Emma Soderstrom, X, def. Tatum Anderson-Mya Haen, C, 22-24, 21-18, 15-7.