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STANFORD, Calif. — The Saint Mary’s beach volleyball team got its revenge Saturday, handing No. 16/14 Stanford its first loss of the year while also beating another Pac-12 Conference member in Utah, both by 4-1 scores at Stanford’s Sand Volleyball Stadium.

The Gaels (4-2) swept through the No. 1 through No. 4 pairs versus Stanford to avenge the Cardinal’s (5-2) victory by the same score one week ago. SMC won all but the No. 2 pairs versus Utah (0-3), playing in its first season as a varsity program.

Lindsey Knudsen and Payton Rund beat Stanford’s No.