Hawaii trip ends with top-10 win for GCU

Sunday, April 10

Honolulu, Hawaii

1 p.m. (Phoenix time)

Grand Canyon

Loyola Marymount

Photo by: Sierra Smith

4/10/2022 11:57:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

GCU vs. LMU GCU vs. Hawaii

No. 7 Lopes split Day 2, finished by victory over No. 8 Hawaii

By: Sierra Smith

HONOLULU – The No. 7 Grand Canyon beach volleyball team split its final day of action in Hawaii with a 4-1 loss to No. 6 Loyola Marymount followed by a 3-2 win over No. 8 Hawaii. GCU sophomore duo Allison Hansen and Allanis Navas picked up two wins Sunday and stretched their win streak to 17 matches. After the nightcap was shown on ESPN+, the pair now sits at 21 wins on Court 2 for the Lopes (18-6).

No. 7 GCU vs. No. 6 Loyola Marymount

1. Reka Orsi Toth/Megan Rice (LMU) def. Anaya Evans/Jess Vastine (GCU) 21-10, 21-13
2. Allison Hansen/Allanis Navas (GCU) def. Marine Kinna/Avery Poppinga (LMU) 18-21, 21-16, 15-10
3. Vilhelmiina Prihti/Macy Gordon (LMU) def. Tegan DeFalco/Samaya Morin (GCU) 16-21, 21-16, 15-10
4. Isabelle Reffel/Jacinda Ramirez (LMU) def. Abbie Hughes/Dana Roskic (GCU) 21-16, 19-21, 15-12
5. Cassie Chinn/Madi Firnett (LMU) def. Madi Relaz/Cami Sanchez (GCU) 21-18, 18-21, 15-12

No. 7 GCU vs. No. 8 Hawaii

1. Kaylee Glagau/Brooke Van Sickle (UH) def. Anaya Evans/Jess Vastine (GCU) 17-21, 21-15, 15-12
2. Allison Hansen/Allanis Navas (GCU) def. Kylin Loker/Sarah Penner (UH) 21-15, 21-18
3. Tegan DeFalco/Samaya Morin (GCU) def. Anna Maidment/Sofia Russo (UH) 21-16, 21-10
4. Abbie Hughes/Krista Rowan (GCU) def. Jaime Santer/Megan Widener (UH) 21-16, 21-16
5. Ilihia Huddleston/Riley Wagoner (UH) def. Dana Roskic/Madi Relaz (GCU) 21-16, 21-17

Up next, the Lopes continue their road journey to Tucson to compete in the Arizona Invitational on Friday and Saturday. GCU will take on Stephen F. Austin, CSU Bakersfield, No. 16 Long Beach State and No. 17 Arizona.