No. 8 GCU downs No. 10 Cal, SJSU

Saturday, April 24

Stanford, Calif.

10 a.m.

Grand Canyon

Cal

Photo by: Sierra Smith

4/24/2021 7:35:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

Lopes earn pair of wins on Day 1 of Dartboard Classic

By: Sierra Smith

STANFORD, Calif. – The No. 8 Grand Canyon beach volleyball team took down No. 10 California 3-2 and swept San Jose State on Day 1 of the Dartboard Classic at Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium.

Lopes defeat No. 10 Cal

The Lopes got on the board first with a 21-12, 21-18 win from senior Taylor Jarzombek and sophomore Madi Relaz on Court 4.

On Court 2, sophomore Teagan DeFalco and freshman Allison Hansen took down the Bears 21-19, 20-22, 15-6 and brought the Lopes ahead 2-0.

Seniors Natalie Honzovicova and Katie Sarber dropped the Court 5 match 15-21, 13-21.

GCU's No. 3 pair of freshman Allanis Navas and graduate student Paula Hoffmann clinched the dual after winning 21-12, 21-18, breaking the single-season individual win record with 24 wins.

RECORD BREAKERS 💪

With today's victory over Cal, Paula and Allanis both broke the GCU single season individual win record! #LopesUp pic.twitter.com/cIqo8Oa5fp
— GCU Beach Volleyball (@GCU_Beach) April 24, 2021

On Court 1, senior Bella Bauman and junior Anaya Evans fell 14-21, 15-21.

GCU sweeps San Jose State

GCU's Navas and freshman Alina Randall got the scoring going with a 21-8, 21-11 win on Court 4. Navas moved to 25 wins this season, making her the solo leader in Lopes history for wins in a single season.

On Court 2, DeFalco and Hansen won 21-9, 21-12.

The dual was clinched on Court 3 by Jarzombek and Relaz after winning 21-12, 21-10.

The lead moved to 4-0 when Bauman and Evans took down the Spartans' No. 1 pair 21-15, 21-13.

Sarber and freshman Krista Rowan won 21-13, 21-9 on Court 5 to secure the sweep for the Lopes.

Up next, GCU has two tough matchups on Sunday, starting with No. 5 Loyola Marymount at 9 a.m. and will close out the regular season at 1 p.m. against No. 11 Stanford.