Rainbow Wahine Bow Out Of Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic With Loss To UCLA

HONOLULU – The ninth-ranked University of Hawai'i beach volleyball concluded the season-opening Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic with a 5-0 quarterfinal loss to No. 2 UCLA Saturday morning at Queen's Beach. The loss capped a highly-competitive three days for the Rainbow Wahine (0-5) who faced four of the nation's top seven teams in college beach volleyball's premier tournament.

The BeachBows were unable to muster a win during the weekend but were competitive throughout and gained valuable experience against the stiffest challenge it should face this season. UH also had a much better showing against the Bruins on Saturday, after dropping a 5-0 decision to them on Thursday's opening day.

Kaylee Glagau and Caprice Lorenzo went toe-to-toe with Peri Brennan and Devon Newberry at the No. 2 court before eventually falling in three sets, 13-21, 21-13, 15-10. The No. 3 pair of Riley Wagoner and Sydney Amiatu also gave Jaden Whitmarsh and Tessa Van Winkle all they could handle before succumbing 24-22, 21-16. The Bruins ultimately won in straight sets on four of five courts.

After going 1-3 in the first two days of the tournament, the Bruins win over UH kick-started a string of three straight wins on Saturday that catapulted them to the tournament title. UCLA defeated No. 7 Stanford in the semifinals, before advancing to the finals to face rival and top-ranked USC, who defeated No. 5 LMU in the other semifinal. UCLA ended up winning, 4-1, in the championship match.

UH will have next week off before returning to action with the Heineken Queen's Cup, Mar 7-9, at Queen's Beach. The Rainbow Wahine will host Pepperdine, Nebraska, Saint Mary's, Boise State and Chaminade in the three-day tournament.

UCLA 5 Hawai' 0
1. Maggie Boyd/Lexy Denaburg (UCLA) def. Jaime Santer/Alana Embry (UH) 21-9, 23-21
2. Brennan/Newberry (UCLA) def. Glagau/Lorenzo (UH) 13-21, 21-13, 15-10
3. Whitmarsh/Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Amiatu/Wagoner (UH) 24-22, 21-16
4. Kenzie Brower/Jessie Smith (UCLA) def. Pani Naopleon/Sydney Miller (UH) 21-16, 21-16
5. Natalie Myszkowski/Ensley Alden (UCLA) def. Anna Maidment/Amirah Ali (UH) 21-14, 21-14
Order of finish: 4,5,1*,3,2

Saturday's Results
Quarterfinal: UCLA 5, UH 0
Semifinal #1: UCLA 3, Stanford 2
Semifinal #2: USC 4, LMU 1
Championship Match, UCLA 4, USC 1

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Players Mentioned

#22 Amirah Ali: 6' 2"; Sophomore

#14 Sydney Amiatu: 5' 9"; Redshirt Freshman

#7 Kaylee Glagau: 6' 2"; Senior

#24 Caprice Lorenzo: 5' 9"; Sophomore

#6 Anna Maidment: 5' 11"; Senior

#11 Sydney Miller: 6' 0"; Sophomore

#1 Jaime Santer: 6' 1"; Senior

#10 Riley Wagoner: 6' 0"; Senior

#8 Alana Embry: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#22 Amirah Ali
: 6' 2"; Sophomore

#14 Sydney Amiatu
: 5' 9"; Redshirt Freshman

#7 Kaylee Glagau
: 6' 2"; Senior

#24 Caprice Lorenzo
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

#6 Anna Maidment
: 5' 11"; Senior

#11 Sydney Miller
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

#1 Jaime Santer
: 6' 1"; Senior

#10 Riley Wagoner
: 6' 0"; Senior

#8 Alana Embry
: 5' 9"; Sophomore