(2) Pepperdine
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball Goes 0-4 in Honolulu
4/8/2017 12:00:00 AM | Beach Volleyball
HONOLULU- The Cal Poly beach volleyball team put up a fight in Honolulu against No. 2 Pepperdine and No. 6 Hawai'i, but couldn't hold on, as they went 0-4 Friday and Saturday.
The Mustangs started their first match on Friday against Pepperdine, where they fell 5-0.
Dora Beilin and Holland Boege fell to Sarah Seiber and Kaity Bailey at the No. 5 spot 21-13, 21-17, while Brayden Gruenewald and Taylor Gruenewald fell to Anika Wilson and Deahna Kraft at the No. 4 spot 21-13, 21-17.
The Mustangs's No. 3 pair of Raeann Greisen and Heather Pembroke fell to Skylar Caputo and Heidi Dyer 21-14, 21-15, clinching the match for Pepperdine.
Taylor Nelson and Adlee Van Winden fell to Brittany Howard and Corinne Quiggle after a hard fought second set, 21-19, 37-35, at the No. 2 spot.
Hannah Hubbard and Emily Sonny took Delaney Knudsen and Madalyn Roh to three sets after they won their first, but couldn't hold on, as they fell 18-21, 21-19, 15-11.
The Mustangs took on the Rainbow Warriors in their second match of the day, where they fell 4-1.
Beilin and Boege fell to Hi'ilawe Huddleston and Amy Ozee after pushing them to three sets, 21-16, 16-21, 15-7, while Greisen and Pembroke fell to Laurel Weaver and Emily Maglio 21-11, 21-11.
Brayden Gruenewald paired up with Savannah Niemen at the No. 4 spot, where they were defeated by Ari Homayan and Carly Kan 21-14, 21-13, clinching the match for the Rainbow Warriors.
Emily and Sonny and Hannah Hubbard put the first point on the board for Cal Poly, as they took down the ranked teams No. 1 pair of Morgan Martin and Mikayla Tucker after three sets 21-12, 18-21, 15-8.
Van Winden and Nelson fell to Nikki Taylor and Ka'iwi Schucht in a three set match 19-21, 21-18, 15-12.
The Mustangs started day two of competition against the Rainbow Warriors, where they fell 4-1.
Taylor Gruenewald and Heather Pembroke paired up at the No. 4 spot, where they were defeated by Homayun and Kan 21-11, 21-8, while Boege and Niemen fell to Zalopany and Ozee at the No. 5 spot 22-20, 21-17.
Brayden Gruenewald and Greisen fell to Weaver and Maglin at the No. 3 spot 23-21, 21-15, clinching the match for Hawai'i.
Sonny and Hubbard fell to Schucht and Taylor at the No. 2 spot 21-14, 21-13.
Van Winden and Nelson held down the No. 1 spot for the Mustangs and put the Mustangs' only point on the board after they beat Tucker and Martin 21-18, 21-18.
Cal Poly ended its weekend of matched Saturday against Pepperdine, where it lost 5-0.
Pembroke paired up with Beilin at the No. 5 spot, where they fell to Bailey and Seiber 21-12, 21-8, while Brayden Gruenewald and Greisen fell to Dyer and Caputo 21-16, 21-14.
Boege and Niemen fell to Wilson and Kraft at the No. 4 spot 21-15, 21-14, clinching the match for the Waves.
Nelson and Van Winden were beat by Quiggle and Howard at the No. 2 spot 21-14, 21-16, while Hubbard and Sonny fell to Knudsen and Roh after three sets 18-21, 21-16, 15-10.
The Mustangs are now 10-16 on the season and 4-4 in conference play. Cal Poly will be back in the sand on Wednesday April 12 to take on Long Beach State and LMU in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Match 1
#2 Pepperdine 5, Cal Poly 0
1. Delaney Knudsen/Madalyn Roh (PEP) def. Hannah Hubbard/Emily Sonny (CP) 18-21, 21-19, 15-11
2. Brittany Howard/Corinne Quiggle (PEP) def. Taylor Nelson/Adlee Van Winden (CP) 21-19, 37-35
3. Skylar Caputo/Heidi Dyer (PEP) def. Raeann Greisen/Heather Pembroke (CP) 21-14, 21-15
4. Anika Wilson/Deahna Kraft (PEP) def. Brayden Gruenewald/Taylor Gruenewald (CP) 21-13, 21-17
5. Sarah Seiber/Kaity Bailey (PEP) def. Dora Bellin/Holland Boege (CP) 21-13, 22-20
Order of finish: (5,4,3,2,1);
Match 2
#6 Hawai'i 4, Cal Poly 1
1. Emily Sonny/Hannah Hubbard (CP) def. Morgan Martin/Mikayla Tucker (UH) 21-12, 18-21, 15-8
2. Nikki Taylor/Ka'iwi Schucht (UH) def. Adlee Van Winden/Taylor Nelson (CP) 19-21, 21-18, 15-12
3. Laurel Weaver/Emily Maglio (UH) def. Raeann Greisen/Heather Pembroke (CP) 21-11, 21-11
4. Carly Kan/Ari Homayun (UH) def. Brayden Gruenewald/Savannah Niemen (CP) 21-14, 21-13
5. Hi'ilawe Huddleston/Amy Ozee (UH) def. Dora Bellin/Holland Boege (CP) 21-16, 16-21, 15-7
Order of finish: (5,3,4,1,2);
Match 3
#6 Hawai'i 4, Cal Poly 1
1. Adlee Van Winden/Taylor Nelson (CP) def. Mikayla Tucker/Morgan Martin (UH) 21-18, 21-18
2. Ka'iwi Schucht/Nikki Taylor (UH) def. Emily Sonny/Hannah Hubbard (CP) 21-13, 21-13
3. Laurel Weaver/Emily Maglio (UH) def. Brayden Gruenewald/Raeann Greisen (CP) 23-21, 21-15
4. Ari Homayun/Carly Kan (UH) def. Taylor Gruenewald/Heather Pembroke (CP) 21-11, 21-8
5. Hannah Zalopany/Amy Ozee (UH) def. Holland Boege/Savannah Niemen (CP) 22-20, 21-17
Order of finish: (4,5,3,2,1);
Match 4
#2 Pepperdine 5, Cal Poly 0
1. Delaney Knudsen/Madalyn Roh (PEP) def. Hannah Hubbard/Emily Sonny (CP) 18-21, 21-16, 15-10
2. Corinne Quiggle/Brittany Howard (PEP) def. Taylor Nelson/Adlee Van Winden (CP) 21-14, 21-16
3. Heidi Dyer/Skylar Caputo (PEP) def. Brayden Gruenewald/Raeann Greisen (CP) 21-16, 21-14
4. Anika Wilson/Deahna Kraft (PEP) def. Holland Boege/Savannah Niemen (CP) 21-15, 21-14
5. Kaity Bailey/Sarah Seiber (PEP) def. Heather Pembroke/Dora Bellin (CP) 21-12, 21-8
Order of finish: (5,3,4,2,1);
