Lopes beat Oregon, finish unbeaten at home

Monday, March 28

Phoenix, Ariz.

8:30 a.m.

Grand Canyon

Oregon

Photo by: Skyler Coblentz

3/28/2022 10:13:00 AM | Beach Volleyball

GCU vs. Oregon Results

GCU takes down Ducks 4-1, earns 7th Pac-12 win

By: Sierra Smith

The Grand Canyon beach volleyball team defeated Oregon 4-1 Monday morning to close out its home slate with a perfect 8-0 record. The Lopes moved to 16-4 overall on the season.

"I'm really proud of how this team has been battling week in and week out," GCU head coach Kristen Rohr said. "We definitely have had our share of challenges and they keep coming out stronger and stronger. Being undefeated at home shows how great our fan base is and the support we get from the student body and university."

GCU picked up its fourth consecutive Pac-12 win as it defeated Arizona State and Washington last Thursday, Utah last Friday and Oregon on Monday. The Lopes are now 7-2 against Pac-12 opponents.

No. 7 GCU vs. Oregon

GCU took the 1-0 lead as fifth year Teagan DeFalco and freshman Samaya Morin took down Oregon's No. 3 pair in straight sets 21-10, 21-16. On Court 4, junior Abbie Hughes and sophomore Krista Rowan won 21-16, 21-10 to bring the Lopes ahead 2-0 in the dual, then fifth year duo Madi Relaz and Cami Sanchez clinched the win against the Ducks' No. 5 pair with two strong wins 21-10, 21-15. GCU sophomore duo and last week's AVCA/CBVB National Pair of the Week Allison Hansen and Allanis Navas took care of business on Court 2 to stretch GCU's lead to 4-0. A competitive three-set match on Court 1 went in favor of Oregon to bring the final score to 4-1.

1: Nuneviller/Hope (UO) def. Anaya Evans/Jess Vastine (GCU) 18-21, 21-18, 15-7
2: Allison Hansen/Allanis Navas (GCU) def. Lafollette/McClellan (UO) 21-16, 21-13
3: Teagan DeFalco/Samaya Morin (GCU) def. Laita/Wetton (UO) 21-10, 21-16
4: Abbie Hughes/Krista Rowan (GCU) def. Brown/Tyus (UO) 21-16, 21-10
5: Madi Relaz/Cami Sanchez (GCU) def. Haden/Rotshtein (UO) 21-10, 21-15

"We have some tough matches coming up and exciting opportunities to keep getting better and reaching our goals," Rohr said. "We are excited to get back to practice and fine tune some of our game before getting on the road."

Up next, the Lopes are headed to Hawaii for four duals. GCU will play No. 9 Hawaii and No. 5 Loyola Marymount on both Saturday and Sunday.