BeachBows Return Home With Wins Over Grand Canyon, Portland

HONOLULU — The No. 12 University of Hawai'i beach volleyball team kicked off its final homestand of the season with a pair of wins Saturday at the Clarence T.C. Ching Complex. In its first home matches in more than a month, the Rainbow Wahine edged No. 19 Grand Canyon, 3-2, before breezing past Portland, 5-0.

UH's first match versus GCU was a competitive affair that came down to the final court. The bottom half of the order all went to three sets with the Lopes (11-13) winning two of three courts to take a one-point advantage in the dual. UH needed to win at the top two flights to pull out the victory and they just did that. In just their third match together, Kaylee Glagau and Pani Napoleon defeated Sarah Dickson and Katie Keefe 21-18, 21-17 to level the dual 2-2. Jaime Santer and Alana Embry ultimately put the match to bed and squash any upset hopes for GCU with a 21-17, 21-18 straight-set win over Krista Rowan and Sophia Hladyniuk.

The backend of the doubleheader was much smoother sailing for the BeachBows. UH blanked Portland (8-9) and won all five courts in straight sets. Riley Wagoner and Sydney Amiatu rebounded back from a rare loss earlier in the day to thrash Valerie Bruk and Taylor Helle 21-9, 21-12 in a match that was mostly indicative of the other courts. UH moved to 5-0 all-time against Portland while completing its eighth sweep of the season.

The Rainbow Wahine will now play their final two home matches of the season at Ching Courts on Sunday. UH will take on Chaminade at 3 p.m. before facing Grand Canyon in a rematch at 6:30 p.m. in a contest televised on Spectrum Sports. Following the match, Sabrina Hardisty, Kaylee Glagau, Anna Maidment, Pani Napoleon, Jaime Santer and Riley Wagoner will be honored during Senior Night festivities.

Hawai'i 3 Grand Canyon 2
1. Santer/Embry (UH) def. Rowan/Hladyniuk (GCU) 21-17, 21-18
2. Glagau/Napoleon (UH) def. Dickson/Keefe (GCU) 21-18, 21-17
3. Karynn Garrow/Adrianna Serrano-Ferro (GCU) def. Wagoner/Amiatu (UH) 21-18,14-21, 15-11
4. Jessica Drake/Mackenze Harris (GCU) def. Anna Maidment/Sydney Miller (UH) 21-18, 17-21, 18-16
5. Sarah Burton/Julia Thelle (UH) def. Noelle Wentraub/Madi Bogle (GCU) 18-21, 21-19, 15-8
Order of finish: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Hawai'i 5 Portland 0
1. Santer/Embry (UH) def. Elin Larsson/Leonie Freytag (POR) 21-14
2. Glagau/Napoleon (UH) def. Sophie Lee/Annika Stammberger (POR) 21-10, 21-9
3. Wagoner/Amiatu (UH) def. Valerie Bruk/Taylor Helle (POR) 21-9, 21-12
4. Madiment/Miller (UH) def. Maui Robins/Jordan Bardouche (POR) 21-11, 23-21
5. Burton/Thelle (UH) def. Kili Robins/Elena Bullemer (POR) 21-11, 21-15
Order of finish: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

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Players Mentioned

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

#21 Sarah Burton: 6' 1"; Sophomore

#7 Kaylee Glagau: 6' 2"; Senior

#12 Sabrina Hardisty: 5' 9"; Graduate Student

#6 Anna Maidment: 5' 11"; Senior

#11 Sydney Miller: 6' 0"; Sophomore

#1 Jaime Santer: 6' 1"; Senior

#10 Riley Wagoner: 6' 0"; Senior

#34 Pani Napoleon: 5' 7"; Graduate Student

#8 Alana Embry: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

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

#21 Sarah Burton
: 6' 1"; Sophomore

#7 Kaylee Glagau
: 6' 2"; Senior

#12 Sabrina Hardisty
: 5' 9"; Graduate Student

#6 Anna Maidment
: 5' 11"; Senior

#11 Sydney Miller
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

#1 Jaime Santer
: 6' 1"; Senior

#10 Riley Wagoner
: 6' 0"; Senior

#34 Pani Napoleon
: 5' 7"; Graduate Student

#8 Alana Embry
: 5' 9"; Sophomore