Results & StatsHONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i's
Mikayla Tucker and
Ka'iwi Schucht beat
Lara Schreiber and
Heather Boyan in an all-UH silver final while
Katie Spieler and
Olivia Urban competed to a runner-up finish in the gold bracket on Saturday at the Sand Volleyball Showcase at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.
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Competing in the pairs tournament were teams from Grand Canyon, San Jose State, Hawai'i Pacific, and the host 'Bows.
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Tucker and Schucht cruised to a 21-19, 21-14 in their finals win, but had to rally for a thrilling semifinals win against another UH tandem in
Gianna Guinasso and
Hannah Zalopany 14-21, 21-17, 18-16. Schucht posted an impressive 26 kills in the win.
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Grand Canyon's Shannon Dugan and Mackenzie Phelps won the gold bracket title after handily beating UH's No. 2 and No. 1 pairs in the semifinals and final, respectively. They took care of
Brittany Tiegs and
Sammie Brown, who played together for the first time this season, 21-18, 21-19 before posting an equally dominant 21-15, 21-15 win over Urban and Spieler in the final.
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Brown had arguably the best performance of the day 'Bows with 30 digs and 14 kills in the semifinal loss to Dugan and Phelps.
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The 'Bows retake the courts on Saturday for Senior Night at the Outrigger Resorts Invitational. UH will play the same three teams in dual competition beginning at 12:00 p.m. at the Ching Courts. OCSports will broadcast the final two matches of the competition beginning at 7:00 p.m. Seniors
Brittany Tiegs,
Olivia Urban, and
Sammie Brown will be honored with a special ceremony following the tournament.
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