Lopes cruise through Friday matches in Boise

Friday, April 10

Boise, Idaho

10 a.m.

Grand Canyon

FIU

4/10/2026 9:55:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

GCU set to take on South Florida, 19th-ranked host Broncos

By: Nathan Peters

BOISE, Idaho — The 11th-ranked Grand Canyon beach volleyball team opened Friday's action with a commanding 5-0 sweep of FIU at Boise State Beach Volleyball Complex and closed the day by recording its seventh consecutive win, a 4-1 victory over Washington.

The Lopes (16-10) struck first against FIU on Court 3, where junior Rhea Kohl and sophomore Mae Manthe earned the opening point with a 21-19, 21-14 win.

GCU graduate Jessica Drake and sophomore Youna Coens followed on Court 4, dominating 21-14, 21-11 to double the lead before senior Katie Keefe and junior Sarah Edler clinched the dual on Court 2 with another sweep, 21-14, 21-19.

Freshman Jordyn Decker and sophomore Grace Goudy added the Lopes' fourth point by winning 21-16, 21-14 on Court 5 before juniors Karynn Garrow and Becca Drake finished the all-sweep dual with a 21-14, 21-15 result on the top court.

Grand Canyon followed with a 4-1 victory over Washington in the second dual, completing a 2-0 day in Boise with another strong result against a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation foe.

Against the Huskies, Decker and Coens got the Lopes on the board first with a 21-15, 21-17 win on Court 4.

Washington answered with its lone point in a three-set match on Court 2, but Drake and junior Isabelle Tucker quickly restored the GCU lead with a 21-13, 21-6 rout on Court 5.

Kohl and Manthe then delivered the clinching point on Court 3, where they pulled out a clutch 21-16, 25-23 victory before Garrow and Drake closed the dual by pulling out a 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 battle on Court 1.

The Lopes' 11:30 a.m. (Phoenix time) match against No. 19 Boise State on Saturday will be streamed free on Mountain West Network.