Pepperdine University
Hawai'i (NCAA 2nd Round)
Waves Advance to Day Two of NCAA Championships
5/4/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Beach Volleyball
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GULF SHORES, Ala. " The No. 2 Pepperdine beach volleyball advanced through day one of the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championships Friday on Gulf Shores Public Beach. After sweeping past No. 7 LSU in the morning match, the Waves faced No. 3 Hawai'i in the second round, eventually falling in a tough 3-2 battle.
The Waves (25-4) will take on No. 5 USC at 11 a.m. PT tomorrow for the first elimination bracket match of day two. The match will air on ESPN2.
 | RESULTS |
GULF SHORES PUBLIC BEACH | GULF SHORES, ALA. | MAY 4, 2018
1. Deahna Kraft/Corinne Quiggle (PEPP) vs. Claire Coppola/Kristen Nus (LSU) " 21-18, 18-21, 5-4, unfinished
2. Brook Bauer/Madalyn Roh (PEPP) def. Haleigh Nelson/Mandi Orellana (LSU) " 21-12, 21-16
3. Heidi Dyer/Gigi Hernandez (PEPP) def. Olivia Powers/Hunter Domanski (LSU) " 25-23, 24-22
4. Skylar Caputo/Alexis Filippone (PEPP) def. Emmy Allen/Megan Davenport (LSU) " 21-15, 21-13
5. Maddie Dilfer/Nikki Lyons (PEPP) vs. Reily Young/Maddie Ligon (LSU) " 21-19, 23-21, 0-0, unfinished
Order of finish: 4, 2, 3*
NCAA SECOND ROUND | #3 HAWAI'I 3, #2 PEPPERDINE 2
GULF SHORES PUBLIC BEACH | GULF SHORES, ALA. | MAY 4, 2018
1. Emily Maglio/Ka'iwi Schucht (UH) def. Deahna Kraft/Corinne Quiggle (PEPP) " 21-18, 21-16
2. Brook Bauer/Madalyn Roh (PEPP) def. Morgan Martin/Lea Monkhouse (UH) " 21-17, 21-16
3. Carly Kan/Laurel Weaver (UH) def. Heidi Dyer/Gigi Hernandez (PEPP) " 21-17, 21-13
4. Skylar Caputo/Alexis Filippone (PEPP) def. Amy Ozee/Ari Homayun (UH) " 21-15, 19-21, 15-12
5. Hannah Zalopany/Paige Dreeuws (UH) def. Maddie Dilfer/Nikki Lyons (PEPP) " 21-19, 18-21, 15-13
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5*
| KEY STATS |
1: Kraft: 12 kills, 1 aces, 12 digs | Quiggle: 6 kills, 3 aces, 23 digs
2: Roh: 6 kills 1 ace, 4 digs | Bauer: 23 kills, .426 hitting %, 1 aces, 10 digs
3: Hernandez: 14 kills, 19 digs | Dyer: 8 kills, .364 hitting %, 5 digs
4: Caputo: 14 kills, .424 hitting %, 11 digs, 1 ace | Filippone: 13 kills, .406 hitting %, 2 aces, 1 dig
5: Dilfer: 1 kill, 1 ace, 6 digs | Lyons: 20 kills, 3 aces, 6 digs
MATCH 2: PEPPERDINE VS. HAWAI'I
1: Kraft: 10 kills, 1 ace, 12 digs | Quiggle: 8 kills, 14 digs
2: Roh: 22 kills, 2 aces, 6 digs | Bauer: 7 kills, 1 ace, 6 digs
3: Dyer: 5 kills, 3 digs | Hernandez: 11 kills, 14 digs
4: Caputo: 14 kills, .341 hitting %, 20 digs | Filippone: 19 kills, 3 digs
5: Dilfer: 11 kills, 14 digs | Lyons: 8 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace
| MATCH RECAPS |
Skylar Caputo and Alexis Filippone started the action off with a solid 21-15, 21-13 win over Emmy Allen and Megan Davenport in the No. 4 position to put the Waves up 1-0 early. On court two, Madalyn Roh and Brook Bauer would be the next Waves to crash down on the Tigers as the duo downed Haleigh Nelson and Mandi Orellana 21-12, 21-16 to put Pepperdine in a position to clinch.
All eyes would fall on a tight court three, with Heidi Dyer and Gigi Hernandez gritting out big extra-point sets. The duo won the first set over Hunter Domanski and Olivia Powers with a strong 25-23 finish. The pair then closed a 17-20 deficit in the second set to tie the score. After battling through a few denied match-points, Dyer and Hernandez shut the door and secured a 24-22 set win to clinch the overall 3-0 victory for Pepperdine.
In the second match, Hawai'i took three first set wins to set the tone, but the Waves bounced back. UH took the first point on court one, but Roh and Bauer dominated court two with a 21-17, 21-16 win over Morgan Martin and Lea Monkhouse to even things up. The Rainbow Wahine then pulled ahead again to gain the 2-1 advantage with courts four and five still in action.
Caputo and Filippone took the first set 21-15 over Amy Ozee and Ari Homayun in the No. 4 position, but the opposition won set two 21-19 to force a third. With the energy fueling the Waves, though, Pepperdine's duo won the third set 15-12 to once again tie the overall at two apiece.
On court five, Hawai'i's Hannah Zalopany and Paige Dreeuws won the first set 21-19, but Maddie Dilfer and Nikki Lyons forced a third with a 21-18 second set victory. In the third set, each side battled to a 13-13 tie, but the opposition had the momentum and carried it towards a 15-13 win to secure a 3-2 upset over the Waves.
| NOTABLES |
- The Waves No. 4 pair Skylar Caputo and Alexis Filippone have the Waves' best record with a 27-2 output this season.
- This was the first match the Waves have played against the Rainbow Wahine this season.
- Pepperdine has played LSU four times this season, winning all of them.
- Against tomorrow's opponent USC, the Waves have gone 4-0 this season.
- The Waves have a 21-4 record against ranked opponents and have gone 8-4 when facing teams ranked in the AVCA top-5.
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