Keif, Long Beach. โ The University of Hawaii beach volleyball team made a strong statement Thursday on the opening day of the Big West Championships on the campus of Long Beach City College. Rainbow Wahine University defeated CSU Bakersfield 5-0 and defeated Long Beach State University 4-1 to win their pool and earn a spot in Friday's tournament semifinals.
In the revamped Big West tournament format, UH's 2-0 record in Pool A gives the Beach Bows (22-11) a single-elimination match tomorrow at 9:15 a.m. PT (9:15 a.m. PT). They were given an automatic berth to the Nation semi-final match. UH, which has won six straight games, will play either fourth-seeded UC Davis or sixth-seeded CSU Bakersfield for a spot in the finals.
The Bowes started the day by defeating CSU Bakersfield 5-0. University won straight sets on courts 4 and 5 to take a 2-0 lead. sarah burton and Caprice Lorenzosubstituted for absent players julia tele In the starting lineup. However, the Roadrunners held UH to three sets on the top three courts. For Bowes to take the dual he needed one of three courts. UH ultimately took all three and won the third set convincingly on Court 1 (he was 15-7 by the end of the match) Jaime Santar and Alana Embry) and court 3 (up to 15-9) sidney miller and anna madement).
On the other hand, on the second flight Cary Gragau and panis napoleon The match ended with a three-set victory, 15-12. This was a milestone victory for Gragau, marking his 100th career dual match win. She became the third Rainbow Wahine to reach the century mark with two wins, joining Ali Homayoun (115 wins) and fellow Canadian Emily Maglio (108 wins).
In the second game, UH faced off against No. 2 seed and host Long Beach State University. Bowes defeated Beach 3-2 earlier this year, and they outplayed Beach again, this time with even more authority. UC scored his first four points of the match, three of which were won in straight sets. Riley Wagoner and Sidney Amitu UH qualified first with a 21-18-21 win over Haley Carrington and Christine DeLuce in the No. 4 flight. Napoleon and Gragau followed with straight-set wins on Court 2, while Embry and Sutner scored the clinching points shortly after with 21-18, 21-17 wins over Maria Gementera and Taylor Hagena. Bowes has defeated Beach in nine of the past 10 meetings.
Top-seeded Cal Poly won Pool B with wins over CSUN and UC Davis, earning a spot in the other semifinal matchup before tomorrow morning's UH.
Hawaii 5 CSU Bakersfield 0
1. Santer/Embry (UH) def. Katie Milne/Isabella Almeida (CSUB) 21-11, 19-21, 15-7
2. Gragau/Napoleon (UH) def. Bibi Kerin/Ella Erteltova (CSUB) 17-21, 21-17, 15-12
3. Madiment/Miller (UH) Eva Palm/Olivia Silacci-Jense (CSUB) 19-21, 23-21, 15-9
4. Wagoner/Amiatu (UH) def. Ella Ensign/Kaia Fanscher (CSUB) 21-17, 21-18
5. Burton/Lorenzo (UH) def. Megan Gilbert/Pearl Moore (CSUB) 21-18, 21-19
Order of arrival:5, 4, 1, 2, 3
Hawaii 4, Long Beach 1
1. Santer/Embry (UH) def. Gementera/Hagena (LBSU) 21-18, 21-17
2. Gragau/Napoleon (UH) def. Julia Westby/Savannah Standage (LBSU) 21-15, 21-19
3. Natalie Glenn/Moe Gibson (LBSU) def. Madiment/Miller (UH) 17-21, 21-19, 15-11
4. Wagoner/Amiatu (UH) def. Carrington/DeLuce (LBSU) 21-18, 21-17
5. Burton/Lorenzo (UH) def. Megan Widener / Livi Narancic (LBSU) 21-19, 20-22, 15-11
Order of arrival: 2, 4, 1, 5, 3
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