HONOLULU — The No. 12 University of Hawai'i beach volleyball team captured the Heineken Queen's Cup title for the second consecutive year Saturday following a 3-2 victory over Boise State in the gold medal match at Queen's Beach.
The Rainbow Wahine (6-5) finished the three-day tournament with a perfect 6-0 record, including a pair of wins on Saturday over Pepperdine in the semifinals and BSU in the finals. UH's top flight pair of
Jaime Santer and
Alana Embry were selected as the Most Outstanding Pair after going 6-0 for the week and helped Hawai'i win its fifth overall Queen's Cup.
UH began the day with a 5-0 shutout over Pepperdine in the semifinals, although the final three deciding matches went to three sets. The duo of
Kaylee Glagau and
Julia Thelle clinched the dual with a thrilling 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 victory over Kristine Briede and Madison Oriskovich at court two.
Boise State earned a spot in the championship after edging Saint Mary's 3-2 in the other semifinal.
In the finals, UH jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead after
Anna Maidment and
Sydney Miller won easily at court five, 21-10, 21-12 and Santer and Embry posted a 21-16, 21-8 win at court one. But the Broncos answered back as Mya Jackson and Addison Wolden held on for a 21-17, 13-21, 15-12 win over
Sydney Amiatu and
Riley Wagoner at court four.
With BSU building momentum and sending court three to a third set, UH's No. 2 duo of
Julia Thelle/
Kaylee Glagau were in a battle with Rorianna Chartier/Lily Patock. Thelle and Glagau won the opening set 21-18 but set two went back-and-forth to deuce. Eventually the UH pair managed to pull out a 26-24 victory to clinch the championship.
The Rainbow Wahine next head out for their first road trip of the year when they travel to Manhattan Beach, Calif., for the East Meets West Invitational, March 15-16. .
Hawai'i 5 Pepperdine 0
1. Santer/Embry (UH) def. Kate Clermont/McKenna Thomas (PEP) 21-19, 21-11
2. Glagau/Thelle (UH) def. Kristine Briede/Madison Oriskovich (PEP) 19-21, 21-16, 15-13
3. Napoleon/Lawrenz (UH) def. Kaydon Meyers/Gabriella Perez (PEP) 21-14, 21-11
4. Wagoner/Amiatu (UH) def. Gracie Pedersen/Sarlota Svobodova (PEP) 24-26, 21-11, 15-10
5. Miller/Maidment (UH) def. Aubrey Roberts/Emi Erickson (PEP) 16-21, 21-16, 15-13
Order of finish: 3,1,2,5,4
Hawai'i 3 Boise State 2
1. Santer/Embry (UH) def. Marlayna Bullington/Sierra Land (BSU) 21-16, 21-8
2. Thelle/Glagau (UH) def. Rorianna Chartier/Lily Patock (BSU) 21-18, 26-24
3. Emilia Guerra-Acuña/Ava Anderson (BSU) def. Lawrenz/Napoleon (UH) 18-21, 21-16, 15-13
4. Mya Jackson/Addison Wolden (BSU) def. Amiatu/Wagoner (UH) 21-17, 13-21, 15-12
5. Maidment/Miller (UH) def. Elli Wolthuis/Sharli O'Neil (BSU) 21-10, 21-12
Order of finish: 5,1,4,2,3
Saturday's Results
Quarterfinal #1: Boise State 5 Chaminade 0
Quarterfinal #2: Pepperdine 4 Nebraska 1
Semifinal #1: Boise State 3 Saint Mary's 2
Semifinal #2: Hawai'i 5, Pepperdine 0
5th Place Match: Nebraska 5 Chaminade 0
Bronze Medal Pepperdine 3 Saint Mary's 2
Gold Medal Match: Hawai'i 3 Boise State 2
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