Sunday, March 1
Hilton Head, S.C.
5:30 AM
USC
2
vs
3
Grand Canyon
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No. 4 USC Beach Falls to No. 10 Grand Canyon
March 01, 2020 | Women's Beach Volleyball, Features
The Women of Troy suffered their second straight 3-2 loss at the Hilton Head Island Invitational
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – No. 4-ranked USC beach volleyball (1-2) dropped a second straight 3-2 decision at the Hilton Head Island Invitational on Sunday, March 1; this time to No. 10 Grand Canyon (6-1).
GCU's win over the Trojans is the program's first in eight meetings and makes the Lopes only the 10th team ever to log a win over the Women of Troy.
The teams traded straight-set wins at the bottom of the lineup. At the No. 4 position, senior Joy Dennis and freshman Harper Hallgren got a 21-19, 21-18 win over Katie Hess and Natalie Honzovicova for the Trojans' first point, but GCU answered with a win at five.
Each of the top three courts went three sets with the Nos. 1 and 3 positions ending in rapid succession. At three, freshmen Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse dropped a 21-19 first set to Ayana Evans and Katie Sarber, but fought back to get a third set with a 21-18 win in set two. Evans-Sarber sealed the win with a 15-12 score in the third to give GCU a momentary 2-1 lead.
At the No. 1 position, junior Haley Hallgren and grad Hailey Harward had the 21-18 win in the first set but went to a third after falling, 21-17, in set two to Bella Bauman and Teagan DeFalco. The Lopes built a lead in the third and finished off a 15-13 win to clinch the dual.
USC scored its final point from court two where freshman Kyla Doig and junior Sammy Slater took 23-21, 23-25, 15-9 win over Jessica Stansfield and Hannah Towne.
The Trojans are back in action to conclude the tournament with a dual against No. 3 Florida State at 2:30 p.m. ET.
For more information on the three-time national champion USC beach volleyball team and a complete schedule, please visit USCTrojans.com and follow @USCBeach on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
No. 10 Grand Canyon 3, No. 4 USC 2
2020 Hilton Head Island Invitational
Coligny Beach • Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Sunday, March 1, 2020
Records: USC (1-2), Grand Canyon (6-1)
1. Bella Bauman/Teagan DeFalco (GCU) def. Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC); 18-21, 21-17, 15-13
2. Kyla Doig/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Jessica Stansfield/Hannah Towne (GCU); 23-21, 23-25, 15-9
3. Ayana Evans/Katie Sarber (GCU) def. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC); 21-19, 18-21, 15-12
4. Joy Dennis/Harper Hallgren (USC) def. Katie Hess/Natalie Honzovicova (GCU); 21-19, 21-18
5. Taylor Jarzombek/Madi Relaz (GCU) def. Mollie Ebertin/Maja Kaiser (USC); 24-22, 21-11
Exh. Cammie Dorn/Paige Dreeuws (USC) vs. Micaela Mirabel/Alina Randall (GCU); 21-23, 21-11 DNF
Order of finish: 4, 5, 3, 1*, 2
GCU's win over the Trojans is the program's first in eight meetings and makes the Lopes only the 10th team ever to log a win over the Women of Troy.
The teams traded straight-set wins at the bottom of the lineup. At the No. 4 position, senior Joy Dennis and freshman Harper Hallgren got a 21-19, 21-18 win over Katie Hess and Natalie Honzovicova for the Trojans' first point, but GCU answered with a win at five.
Each of the top three courts went three sets with the Nos. 1 and 3 positions ending in rapid succession. At three, freshmen Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse dropped a 21-19 first set to Ayana Evans and Katie Sarber, but fought back to get a third set with a 21-18 win in set two. Evans-Sarber sealed the win with a 15-12 score in the third to give GCU a momentary 2-1 lead.
At the No. 1 position, junior Haley Hallgren and grad Hailey Harward had the 21-18 win in the first set but went to a third after falling, 21-17, in set two to Bella Bauman and Teagan DeFalco. The Lopes built a lead in the third and finished off a 15-13 win to clinch the dual.
USC scored its final point from court two where freshman Kyla Doig and junior Sammy Slater took 23-21, 23-25, 15-9 win over Jessica Stansfield and Hannah Towne.
The Trojans are back in action to conclude the tournament with a dual against No. 3 Florida State at 2:30 p.m. ET.
For more information on the three-time national champion USC beach volleyball team and a complete schedule, please visit USCTrojans.com and follow @USCBeach on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
No. 10 Grand Canyon 3, No. 4 USC 2
2020 Hilton Head Island Invitational
Coligny Beach • Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Sunday, March 1, 2020
Records: USC (1-2), Grand Canyon (6-1)
1. Bella Bauman/Teagan DeFalco (GCU) def. Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC); 18-21, 21-17, 15-13
2. Kyla Doig/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Jessica Stansfield/Hannah Towne (GCU); 23-21, 23-25, 15-9
3. Ayana Evans/Katie Sarber (GCU) def. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC); 21-19, 18-21, 15-12
4. Joy Dennis/Harper Hallgren (USC) def. Katie Hess/Natalie Honzovicova (GCU); 21-19, 21-18
5. Taylor Jarzombek/Madi Relaz (GCU) def. Mollie Ebertin/Maja Kaiser (USC); 24-22, 21-11
Exh. Cammie Dorn/Paige Dreeuws (USC) vs. Micaela Mirabel/Alina Randall (GCU); 21-23, 21-11 DNF
Order of finish: 4, 5, 3, 1*, 2
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