Dakoske/Hazelton place 3rd while Olswang/Thomas place 8th at 3C2A State Pairs Tournament to wrap up Beach Volleyball season.
SARATOGA, CA - The '24 Beach Volleyball season came to a close at the 3C2A Pairs Tournament. Both Raider duos of Larissa Dakoske and Grace Hazelton, Cashe Olswang and Alesia Thomas finished in the State top ten to complete the Beach season. Dakoske/Hazelton completed ended the tournament with a 5-1 record to finish 3rd overall while Olswang/Thomas went 2-2 to place 8th.
Both teams opened day 1 starting 1-0 in pool play and in a quirk of the schedule, both teams were placed in the same pool for the tournament. With both teams 1-0, the Raider duos squared off against each other in the second match of pool play, it was all business as both teams were playing for a spot in the round od 16. It was Dakoske/Hazelton that got the best of their teammates, 21-16, 21-11.
In their last match of pool play, Olswang/Thomas won a 3 game thriller over the #11 seeded duo from Plaomar to clinch their spot in the round of 16. Dakoske/Hazelton got their 3rd win in the final match of pool play, a 2 game marathon, 26-24, 21-19, to win their pool at 3-0.
On the second day and the round of 16, Dakoske/Hazelton won two to make it to the semi-finals but lost to the eventual state champs. Olswang/Thomas dropped thier opening match, 21-14, 21-4.
