TEMPE, Ariz. – The No. 7 Grand Canyon beach volleyball team defeated Pac-12 duo Arizona State and Washington on Thursday at the Sun Devil Beach Volleyball Facility. The Lopes swept the Sun Devils to start the afternoon before taking down Washington 4-1 to move to 14-4 on the season.
No. 7 GCU vs. Arizona State
GCU has taken down ASU twice this season, once at home and once on the road. All five Lopes pairs earned wins, giving GCU its first-ever sweep over ASU.
- Jess Vastine/Anaya Evans (GCU) def. Flood/Sweeney (ASU) 28-26, 21-16
- Allison Hansen/Allanis Navas (GCU) def. Kael/Pemberton (ASU) 21-13, 21-16
- Teagan DeFalco/Samaya Morin (GCU) def. Bordis/Waters (ASU) 21-16, 17-21, 15-11
- Abbie Hughes/Krista Rowan (GCU) def. Ames/Fitzgerald (ASU) 21-19, 22-20
- Dana Roskic/Cami Sanchez (GCU) def. Salazar/Wickley (ASU) 26-28, 21-14, 15-10
No. 7 GCU vs. Washington
The Lopes and Huskies met for the first time since 2016 and GCU earned strong wins on four courts. On Court 5, Lopes fifth-year duo
Madi Relaz and
Cami Sanchez won its second set 21-5, just one point off the largest margin of victory for any GCU pair this season. That mark came from Relaz and Sanchez. when they defeated Abilene Christian 21-4 in a set.
- Loreen/Robinson (UW) def. Vastine/Evans (GCU) 21-18, 21-23, 15-13
- Hansen/Navas (GCU) def. Dahl/Peterson (UW) 21-13, 21-9
- DeFalco/Morin (GCU) def. Griffin/Wilmes (UW) 21-18, 21-12
- Hughes/Roskic (GCU) def. Calle/Yerex (UW) 21-14, 21-11
- Madi Relaz/Sanchez (GCU) def. Mikkelsen/Shook (UW) 21-10, 21-5
The Lopes welcome Utah to GCU Beach Volleyball Stadium on Friday at 2 p.m.