Irvine Valley's women's beach volleyball team took on two more NCAA Division 1 programs on Friday afternoon at home.
The Lasers fell to both Cal State Bakersfield and Missouri State by the score of 4-1, but IVC had some solid performances.
Irvine Valley pairs pushed their opponents in several contests.
Against Cal State Bakersfield, IVC's No. 4 team of freshman Gabi Lau and freshman Alma Entesari came away with a 21-12, 21-16 victory.
Also in the match, IVC's No. 2 team of sophomore Olivia Aguilar and freshman Renata Bath and No. 3 team of freshman Emilie Austin and sophomore Hannah Salaya each lost in three tough sets.
In Irvine Valley's match with Missouri State, the top team of sophomore Taira Ka'awaloa and freshman Megan Ramseyer earned a hard-fought, 21-19, 21-18 win. Ka'awaloa closed out the match with a service winner.
The teams of Aguilar and Bath and Austin and Salaya each went three sets with their opponents before losing. Lau and Entesari also played well, but fell, 21-18, 21-16.
Irvine Valley's overall record on the year slipped to 1-5 overall, but four of those losses have come to four-year programs.
Cal State Bakersfield defeated Missouri State, 3-2, in the other match on the day.
IVC is back in action next Friday as it hosts a four-way event that includes the University of Nebraska, Concordia University and Long Beach State. The matches get underway at 10 a.m.
Cal State Bakersfield 4, Irvine Valley 1
1) Emily Hansen/Sidney Haynes (CSUB) def. Taira Ka'awaloa/Megan Ramseyer (IVC), 21-16, 21-14
2) Desiree Sukhov/Sarah Garrow (CSUB) def. Olivia Aguilar/Renata Bath (IVC), 21-13, 21-15, 15-11
3) Emily Lopes/Mattison Degarmo (CSUB) def. Emilie Austin/Hannah Salaya (IVC), 17-21, 21-8, 15-10
4) Gabi Lau/Alma Entesari (IVC) def. Krista Hernandez/Ally Barber (CSUB), 21-12, 21-16
5) Sidney Wicks/Hannah Manzanares (CSUB) def. Diamond Brogan/Jade Parham (IVC), 21-11, 21-13
Missouri State 4, Irvine Valley 1
1) Taira Ka'awaloa/Megan Ramseyer (IVC) def. Taylor Fricano/Veronica Snelling (MSU), 21-19, 21-18
2) Julia Hanson/Aubrey Cheffey (MSU) def. Olivia Aguilar/Renata Bath (IVC), 21-16, 10-21, 15-10
3) Sam Brinkmann/Mikaela Mosquera (MSU) def. Emilie Austin/Hannah Salaya (IVC), 14-21, 21-16, 15-8
4) Sarah Demmer/Caroline Finnell (MSU) def. Gabi Lau/Alma Entesari (IVC), 21-18, 21-16
5) Lynsey Wright/Ivy Reynolds (MSU) def. Alyssa Vortouni/Alison Kent (IVC), 21-6, 21-15
