HONOLULU, Hawaii – The 14th-ranked Beach Dawgs played their fifth and final match in Hawaii today at Queen’s Beach, handling Texas in the first meeting between the programs by a 4-1 score. Washington heads into a bye week with a 7-6 record.
The Huskies swept the first four matches in straight sets before Texas got the final point in a three setter. This is the first season of beach for the Longhorns.
At the No. 5 spot, Hannah Yerex and Mary Sinclair raced through a 21-1, 21-9 domination. Chloe Loreen and Natalie Robinson had a 21-11, 21-9 win over Texas’ No. 1 pair of Phillips/Crownover to make it 2-0.
On her birthday, Shannon Gormally teamed with Teagan DeFalco for a 21-18, 21-12 win at No. 4 over Byrd/Wenaas to clinch. Then Scarlett Dahl and Paloma Bowman took down Skinner/Helmers, 21-15, 21-13, at No. 3.
Piper Monk-Heidrich and Kendall Mather forced a third set after losing the first on court two, but Texas won the third, 15-11, to get the last point.
Washington Beach Volleyball
March 12, 2023
Queen’s Cup
Honolulu, Hawaii
#14 Washington – 4
Texas – 1
1. Loreen/Robinson (UW) def. Phillips/Crownover (Texas) – 21-11, 21-9
2. Akana/Kahahawai (Texas) def. Monk-Heidrich/Mather (UW) – 21-18, 16-21, 15-11
3. Dahl/Bowman (UW) def. Skinner/Helmers (Texas) – 21-15, 21-13
4. DeFalco/Gormally (UW) def. Byrd/Wenaas (Texas) – 21-18, 21-12
5. Yerex/Sinclair (UW) def. O’Neal/Miller (Texas) – 21-1, 21-9
Order of finish: 5, 1, 4, 3, 2
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