Lopes add two more wins in Monterey Invite

Saturday, March 18

Monterey, Calif.

9:00 A.M.

Grand Canyon

UCLA

3/18/2017 7:36:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

MONTEREY, Calif. -- The No. 13 Grand Canyon beach volleyball program had a successful day of matches, going 2-1 in the Monterrey Invitational. The Lopes swept Portland 5-0 before defeating San Jose State 4-1 in the final match of the day. The suffered a loss to No. 3 UCLA in a 5-0 finish.

How it Happened

Game 1 | UCLA ( 0-5)

The Lopes suffered a tough 5-0 loss to the third best team in the country. While three of the Lopes' pairs suffered losses in two sets, GCU's No.2 and No.5 pairings forced a third set coming close to victory.

Rebecca Conrad and Jessica Stansfield fell behind in the first set to UCLA in a 15-21 finish. GCU stepped up to take the second set at 21-11. Conrad and Stansfield battled to the end but ultimately fell in the third set in a 11-15 final tally.

Emily Reinking and Tyanna Roy also had a marathon match with UCLA. Taking the first set at 22-20, forcing the Bruins to respond in the second with a 18-21 finish. The Lopes came close but were narrowly edged out in the third set at a 14-16 Bruin advantage.

Results | GCU 0 UCLA 5

1. Nicole McNamara/Megan McNamara (UCLA) def. Tjasa Kotnik/Molly Turner (GCU) 13-21, 17-21
2. Madi Yeomans/Kamila Tan (UCLA) def. Rebecca Conrad/Jessica Stansfield (GCU) 15-21, 21-11,11-15
3.Torrey Van Winden/Elise Zappia (UCLA) def. Hannah Towne/Jordyn Sanchez (GCU) 12-21, 17-21
4. Jordan Anderson/Izzy Carey (UCLA) def. Kelli Iverson/Jessica Clark (GCU) 18-21, 11-21
5. Chanti Holroyd/Lily Justine (UCLA)def. Jessica Clark/Leigh Stonerook (GCU) 22-20, 18-21, 14-16

Game 2 | Portland (5-0)

GCU bounced back against Portland, sweeping the Pilots in a 5-0 finish. The Lopes took down Portland in four two-set finishes as just one dual went to the third set.

Molly Turner and Tjasa Kotnik dominated taking down the Pilots No. 1 pairing with a quick two sets at 21-12, 21-11. Jordyn Sanchez and Hannah Towne weren't far behind, handling the Pilots in a 21-8,21-11 win. The Lopes went on to pick up victories from the No. 3 pair Conrad and Stansfield, No. 5 pair Reinking and Roy and No. 4 pair Kelli Iverson and Jessica Clark to cruise to victory.

Results | GCU 5 Portland 0
1. Tjasa Kotnik/Molly Turner (GCU) def. Cali Thompson/ Tani Stephens (POR) 21-12, 21-11
2. Rebecca Conrad/Jessica Stansfield (GCU) def. Katie Barker/ Hannah Troutman (POR) 21-9, 21-14
3. Hannah Towne/Jordyn Sanchez (GCU) def. Emma Scanlan/ Morgan Robinson (POR) 21-15, 25-23
4. Kelli Iverson/Jessica Clark (GCU) def. Djurdjina Milovic/ Sarah Savoca (POR) 21-10, 21-13
5. Emily Reinking /Tyanna Roy (GCU) def. Monica Gajda/ Lauren Naatz (POR) 21-8, 21-11

Game 3 | San Jose State (4-1)
GCU continued to impress in its third and final match of the day. Finishing Saturday on a high note with a 4-1 victory over San Jose State.

The Lopes dominated as pairings Kotnik and Turner, Conrad and Stansfield, Iverson and Clark handled the Spartans in two-set finishes.

While Sanchez and Towne fell in a three-set contest, Reinking and Roy brought home the win downing SJSU in three-sets at 21-11, 12-21, 15-11.

Results | GCU 4 SJSU 1
1. Tjasa Kotnik/Molly Turner (GCU) def. Alli Meehan/Lyndi Schell (SJSU), 21-13, 21-15.
2. Rebecca Conrad/Jessica Stansfield (GCU) Julia Golbeck/Julie Sam (SJSU), 21-10, 21-10.
3.Giulia Gavio/Luiza Andrade (SJSU) def. Jordyn Sanchez/Hannah Towne (GCU), 21-19, 15-21, 22-20.
4. Kelli Iverson/Jessica Clark (GCU) def. Jamie Hirai/Summer Avery (SJSU), 24-22, 22-20
5. Emily Reinking/Tyanna Roy (GCU) def. Thaliana Grajeda/Kaitlynn Zdroik (SJSU), 21-11, 21-12.

Lopes Quotes
Head coach Kristen Rohr
We put up a good fight against No.3 ranked UCLA. It was a good test for us to see where we are right now and we have some other top 8 opponents coming up over the next couple weeks so we know what we have to work on. We had some moments of really great volleyball which is exciting. But we still need to stay consistent. Our schedule continues to get tougher from here so we need to get better every time we step in the sand.

Up Next
GCU ends its road swing Monday, Mar. 20 as they take on Pacific at 2:30 p.m. MST