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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, March 12
Gulf Shores, Ala.
8 a.m. MST
Grand Canyon
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TCU
Photo by: Tech and Photo
Lopes defeat No. 10 TCU, UAB
3/12/2021 8:56:00β―PM | Beach Volleyball
GCU goes 2-0 on Day 1 in Gulf Shores
GULF SHORES, Ala. βΒ The No. 11 Grand Canyon beach volleyball team moved to 6-1 after getting a pair of wins on Day 1 of the March to May Tournament with victories over No. 10 TCU 3-2 and UAB 4-1.
"I'm very proud of the way our girls played today," head coach Kristen Rohr said. "We had to show up and play after flying across the country the day before. They fought hard and brought the energy needed to get two wins over two great teams."
Lopes defeat No. 10 TCU 3-2
The Lopes took a 2-0 lead on TCU withΒ freshman Allanis Navas and graduate transfer Paula HoffmannΒ winning 21-10, 21-10 on Court 4Β and freshman Alina RandallΒ and junior Katie SarberΒ beating the Horned Frogs onΒ Court 5 21-17, 21-19.
TCU evened the match after the Lopes' No. 1 pair sophomore Teagan DeFalco and junior Bella Bauman fell 19-21, 18-21 and sophomore pairΒ Anaya Evans and Madi RelazΒ lost 11-21, 18-21.Β
Junior Taylor JarzombekΒ and freshman Allison Hansen secured the match win in a three-set battle on Court 3 21-14, 13-21, 15-10.
Lopes take down UAB 4-1
The match against the University of Alabama-Birmingham began with a Court 4 win by the undefeated (7-0) Navas and HoffmannΒ 21-11, 21-8.
On Court 5,Β Randall and SarberΒ lost the first set in extra points 23-25, forced a third set after winning 21-18, but fell in the final set 15-11 to even the score at 1-1.
Defalco and Bauman regained the lead after beating the Blazer's No. 1 pairΒ in three sets 21-12, 22-24, 15-9.
The dual was clinched by the Lopes' No. 3 pair Jarozmbek and HansenΒ with a two-set win 21-17, 21-18.
The final pair win of the day came from Court 2 by Evans and RelazΒ 21-15, 21-19.
Up next, the Lopes face No.Β 2 Florida State at 9 a.m. (Phoenix time) and No. 20 Tulane at 1 p.m. (Phoenix time) on Saturday.
"I'm very proud of the way our girls played today," head coach Kristen Rohr said. "We had to show up and play after flying across the country the day before. They fought hard and brought the energy needed to get two wins over two great teams."
Lopes defeat No. 10 TCU 3-2
The Lopes took a 2-0 lead on TCU withΒ freshman Allanis Navas and graduate transfer Paula HoffmannΒ winning 21-10, 21-10 on Court 4Β and freshman Alina RandallΒ and junior Katie SarberΒ beating the Horned Frogs onΒ Court 5 21-17, 21-19.
TCU evened the match after the Lopes' No. 1 pair sophomore Teagan DeFalco and junior Bella Bauman fell 19-21, 18-21 and sophomore pairΒ Anaya Evans and Madi RelazΒ lost 11-21, 18-21.Β
Junior Taylor JarzombekΒ and freshman Allison Hansen secured the match win in a three-set battle on Court 3 21-14, 13-21, 15-10.
Lopes take down UAB 4-1
The match against the University of Alabama-Birmingham began with a Court 4 win by the undefeated (7-0) Navas and HoffmannΒ 21-11, 21-8.
On Court 5,Β Randall and SarberΒ lost the first set in extra points 23-25, forced a third set after winning 21-18, but fell in the final set 15-11 to even the score at 1-1.
Defalco and Bauman regained the lead after beating the Blazer's No. 1 pairΒ in three sets 21-12, 22-24, 15-9.
The dual was clinched by the Lopes' No. 3 pair Jarozmbek and HansenΒ with a two-set win 21-17, 21-18.
The final pair win of the day came from Court 2 by Evans and RelazΒ 21-15, 21-19.
Up next, the Lopes face No.Β 2 Florida State at 9 a.m. (Phoenix time) and No. 20 Tulane at 1 p.m. (Phoenix time) on Saturday.
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