Pepperdine University
Grand Canyon
#2 Pepperdine Bests #6 LSU, #10 GCU in Phoenix
2/24/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Beach Volleyball
PHOENIX, Ariz. " The No. 2 Pepperdine beach volleyball team dominated the Beach Volleyball Stadium courts on Saturday morning, closing out the Grand Canyon Tournament with a pair of 4-1 victories over No. 6 LSU and tournament-host No. 10 GCU.
The No. 3 and 4 pairs for the Waves, Heidi Dyer and Gigi Hernandez and Skylar Caputo and Alexis Filippone, went undefeated throughout the weekend to help Pepperdine towards a 2-1 record to start the 2018 campaign.
 | RESULTS |
1: Claire Coppola/Kristen Nuss (LSU) def. Deahna Kraft/Corinne Quiggle (PEPP) " 25-23, 25-16
2: Brooke Bauer/Madalyn Roh (PEPP) def. Haleigh Nelson/Hunter Domanski (LSU) " 30-28, 21-15
3: Heidi Dyer/Gigi Hernandez (PEPP) def. Olivia Powers/Maddie Ligon (LSU) " 21-15, 21-11
4: Skylar Caputo/Alexis Filippone (PEPP) def. Megan Davenport/Emmy Allen (LSU) " 16-21, 21-14, 15-13
5: Kaity Bailey/Katie Gavin (PEPP) def. Emily Hardesty/Gina Tillis (LSU) " 21-17, 21-12
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 5, 2*, 4
#2 Pepperdine 4, #10 GCU 1
1: Deahna Kraft/Corinne Quiggle (PEPP) def. Molly Turner/Katie Pyles (GCU) " 21-19, 13-21, 15-8
2: Brooke Bauer/Madalyn Roh (PEPP) def. Hannah Towne/Jessica Stansfield (GCU) " 21-14, 21-13
3: Heidi Dyer/Gigi Hernandez (PEPP) def. Bella Bauman/Taylor Jarzombek (GCU) " 22-20, 21-5
4: Skylar Caputo/Alexis Filippone (PEPP) def. Katie Sarber/Natalie Honzovicova (GCU) " 25-23, 21-9
5: Emily Reinking/Jamie Walsh (GCU) def. Kaity Bailey/Katie Gavin (PEPP) " 21-10, 21-14
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 3, 2*, 1
| MATCH RECAPS |
Pepperdine then gained the edge with a 21-17, 21-12 win from Kaity Bailey and Katie Gavin over Emily Hardesty and Gina Tillis on court five. The Waves' No. 2 pair would clinch the overall match as Brooke Bauer and Madalyn Roh put down Haleigh Nelson and Hunter Domanski with a 30-28, 21-15 final mark. Pepperdine completed the 4-1 win with a Skylar Caputo and Alexis Filippone three-set 16-21, 21-14, 15-13 victory over Megan Davenport and Emmy Allen in the No. 4 position.
Pepperdine then moved on to be challenged by tournament-host No. 10 GCU in the next match in a set of two three-match flights. In the first flight, Caputo and Filippone dominated Katie Sarber and Natalie Honzovicova with a 25-23, 21-9 score, while the Waves' No. 5 partnership fell 21-10, 21-14.
In the second flight, the Pepperdine gained the early edge as Dyer and Hernandez downed Bella Bauman and Taylor Jarzombek 22-20, 21-5 to put their team in clinching territory. The match on court one extended to a third set, while Bauer and Roh once again did the match-clinching duties on court two with a 21-14, 21-13 victory over Hannah Towne and Jessica Stansfield. Corinne Quiggle and Deahna Kraft closed up the day with a 21-19, 13-21, 15-8 win over Molly Turner and Katie Pyles on court one for the 4-1 win to close the GCU Tournament on a high note.
| NOTABLES |
- The Waves No. 3 and No. 4 pairs, Heidi Dyer and Gigi Hernandez and Skylar Caputo and Alexis Filippone have each gone an perfect 3-0 to open the season.
- This is the first time Pepperdine and LSU has faced in program history.
- Pepperdine ranked No. 2 in the AVCA preseason coaches poll.
- Skylar Caputo, Corinne Quiggle, Heidi Dyer and Madalyn Roh all earned All-WCC preseason honors.
- The Waves are favored to win the West Coast Conference regular season this season.
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