HONOLULU -- Fans got their first glimpse of the 2020 University of Hawai'i women's beach volleyball team as the SandBows played a pair of fall exhibition matches against USC Saturday afternoon at Queen's Beach. UH split the first dual, 3-3, before UH won the second and last match, 4-2.
As opposed to the traditional five-point dual match, all six courts counted toward the results with three courts playing at a time. UH closed the day strong with wins on all three courts, including a pair of sweeps.
The pair of
Morgan Martin and
Pani Napoleon won both of their matches on the day. Senior
Amy Ozee played with freshman Maia Hanemann and it was a successful pairing as the duo was also victorious in both their matches.
Up next, UH and USC single-elimination pairs tournament. First serve is at 7 am on Sunday at Queens Beach. The tournament will be concluded at 3pm with a televised championship match live on Spectrum OC16 Sports.
Dual Match #1
UH 3, USC 3
Kylin Loker/
Sofia Russo(UH) def. Cammie Dorn/
Paige Dreeuws 13-21, 26-24, 15-12
Karina Myszkowski/ Maja Kaiser(USC) def.
Regan Hurkett/Anna Maidment (UH) 21-19, 21-13
Ariyana Kim/ Anaree Smith(USC) def. Harlee Kekauoha/Sabrina Hardisty (UH) 12-21, 26-24, 15-13
Morgan Martin/
Pani Napoleon (UH) def. Joy Dennis/Nicole Nourse (USC) 21-17,21-16
Sammy Slater/Audrey Nourse (USC) def.
Julia Scoles/Ilihia Huddleston(UH) 22-20, 29-27
Amy Ozee/Maia Hanneman n(UH) def. Kyla Doig/Harper Hallgren (USC) 21-5, 21/17
Dual Match #2
UH 4, USC 2
Dorn/Dreevws def. Loker/Russo (UH) 18-21, 21-15, 15-12
Myszkowski/Kaiser(USC) def. Hurkett/Maidment (UH) 21-16, 16-21, 15-7
Kekauoha/Hardisty (UH) def. Kim/ Smith(USC) 21-19, 21-13
Martin/Napoleon(UH) def. A. Nourse/ N. Nourse (USC) def. 18-21, 21-9, 15-10
Scoles/Huddleston(UH) def. Slater/Dennis (USC) 21-19, 21-11
Ozee/Hanneman (UH) def. Doig/Hallgren (USC) 21-15, 16-21, 15-11
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