MANOA- The Loyola Marymount Beach Volleyball team (20-4) return for day two of competition in Manoa, getting the sweep over the No. 7 ranked GCU Lopes, 4-1, and revenge over the No. 8 ranked Hawaii BeachBows, 3-2.
#6 Loyola Marymount 4, #7 Grand Canyon 1
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
Match Notes:
Loyola Marymount 21-4; National ranking #6
Grand Canyon 17-6; National ranking #7
Order of finish: Doubles (5,4,3,1,2)
#6 Loyola Marymount 3, #8 Hawai'i 2
1. Kaylee Glagau/Brooke Van Sickle (UH) def.
Reka Orsi Toth/
Megan Rice (LMU) 21-19, 21-12
2.
Marine Kinna/
Avery Poppinga (LMU) def. Kylin Loker/Sarah Penner (UH) 21-19, 21-13
3.
Vilhelmiina Prihti/
Macy Gordon (LMU) def. Jaime Santer/Megan Widener (UH) 21-13, 21-10
4.
Jacinda Ramirez/
Isabelle Reffel (LMU) def. Anna Maidment/Sofia Russo (UH) 21-18, 21-16
5. Ilihia Huddleston/Riley Wagoner (UH) def.
Madi Firnett/
Cassie Chinn (LMU) 26-24, 21-18
Match Notes:
Loyola Marymount 22-4; National ranking #6
Hawai'i 18-12; National ranking #8
Order of finish: (5,4,3,1,2);
Next up: The Lions will travel to San Luis Obispo for the Center of Effort Challenge Apr. 15-16, where they will face No. 1 ranked USC, No. 3 ranked UCLA, No. 4 ranked Florida State, and No. 11 ranked Cal Poly, as this will be their biggest tournament thus far. There first match against No. 1 ranked USC is set for Apr.15 at 12:30 p.m. PST.
