No. 7 Lopes split Day 1 in Hawaii

Saturday, April 9

Honolulu, Hawaii

11:30 a.m. (Phoenix time)

Grand Canyon

Hawaii

Photo by: Sierra Smith

4/9/2022 8:17:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

GCU vs. Hawaii GCU vs. LMU

GCU defeats No. 8 Hawaii, falls to No. 6 LMU in 3-2 duals

By: Sierra Smith

HONOLULU – The No. 7 Grand Canyon beach volleyball team won its first game of the day against No. 8 Hawaii 3-2, then fell to No. 6 Loyola Marymount by the same score on Saturday at Ching Complex.

No. 7 GCU vs. No. 8 Hawaii

The Lopes took down the Rainbow Wahine for the first time in program history with a 3-2 win on its home courts. On Court 5, GCU fifth-year players Dana Roskic and Cami Sanchez won in straight sets, 22-20, 21-15, to put the Lopes on the board first. Hawaii's No. 3 pair won to even the score at 1-1. Junior Abbie Hughes and sophomore Krista Rowan gave the Lopes a 2-1 lead with a 21-19, 21-19 win on Court 4. The Rainbow Wahine then tied the dual again with a win on Court 1. It came down to the Lopes' No. 2 sophomore pair of Allison Hansen and Allanis Navas, who had a 17-2 record and a 14-match winning streak coming into the weekend. They got the job done with a 21-15, 21-13 win that secured the dual victory over Hawaii and extended their winning streak to 15.

Kaylee Glagau/Brooke Van Sickle (UH) def. Anaya Evans/Jess Vastine (GCU) 21-15, 21-12
Allison Hansen/Allanis Navas (GCU) def. Kylin Loker/Sarah Penner (UH) 21-15, 21-13
Anna Maidment/Sofia Russo (UH) def. Teagan DeFalco/Samaya Morin (GCU) 21-14, 21-16
Abbie Hughes/Krista Rowan (GCU) def. Jaime Santer/Megan Widener (UH) 21-19, 21-19
Cami Sanchez/Dana Roskic (GCU) def. Ilihia Huddleston/Riley Wagoner (UH) 22-20, 21-15

No. 7 GCU vs. No. 6 Loyola Marymount

The Lopes and Lions battled all the way to the final court, but the Lions came out on top with the 3-2 win. Roskic and Sanchez won their second match of the day after a three-set victory over LMU's No. 5 pair to start the dual. On Court 4, the Lions defeated the Lopes to tie the score at 1-1. LMU pulled ahead with a win on Court 3 before GCU's Hansen and Navas won in straight sets to knot things up with one court to go. They are now 19-2 and rank third nationally for No. 2 pairs. LMU won 21-19, 21-15 on Court 1 to take the dual win.

Reka Orsi Toth/Megan Rice (LMU) def. Anaya Evans/Jess Vastine (GCU) 21-19, 21-15
Allison Hansen/Allanis Navas (GCU) def. Marine Kinna/Avery Poppinga (LMU) 21-19, 21-18
Macy Gordon/Vilhelmiina Prihti (LMU) def. Teagan DeFalco/Samaya Morin (GCU) 21-15, 21-17
Isabelle Reffel/Jacinda Ramirez (LMU) def. Abbie Hughes/Krista Rowan (GCU) 21-12, 23-21
Dana Roskic/Cami Sanchez (GCU) def. Madi Firnett/Cassie Chinn (LMU) 21-13, 15-21, 15-11

The Lopes are back at it Sunday for two more duals against LMU and Hawaii. GCU will play LMU at 1 p.m. (Phoenix time) and Hawaii at 8 p.m. (Phoenix time). The 8 p.m. dual will be available on ESPN+ and Spectrum Sports.