HONOLULU, HI. – The UC Davis beach volleyball team split its duals on the first day of action at the Outrigger Queen's Cup, held on Queen's Beach. The Aggies downed Nebraska, 3-2, and fell in the opener to No. 9-ranked Hawai'i, 5-0.
The Aggies secured wins at the No. 3 – 5 spots to earn the victory against Nebraska on Thursday. The pair of
Kylie Miller and
Sam Lazenby posted a straight-set victory at No. 5 by the scores of 21-11, 21-13.
Rose Holscher and
Ashlee Goycoochea battled at No. 4 to win, 28-26, 21-17 while
Morgan Coolbaugh and
Megan Luly claimed the victory for the Aggies by winning at the No. 3-spot, 23-21 and 21-11.
Against host Hawai'i, UC Davis went to three sets at No. 2 and No. 5 as
Chelsea Maeglin and
Colleen McGuire won the second set, 21-18, but fell in the final frame, 15-9. Miller and Lazenby opened the match with a 21-19 victory in the first set, and after dropping set two, 21-10, eventually fell, 15-9.
The Aggies will play two more duals on Friday as they face No. 3 TCU and No. 10 Cal.
UC Davis 3, Nebraska 2
1. Madi Kubik/Kenzie Knuckles (NEB) def.
Chelsea Maeglin/Colleen Mcguire (UCD) 21-18, 21-17
2. Ally Batenhorst/Keonilei Akana (NEB) def.
Alicia Letvin/
Tabitha Mitchell (UCD) 21-12, 21-12
3.
Morgan Coolbaugh/
Megan Luly (UCD) def. Lexi Rodriguez/Bekka Allick (NEB) 23-21, 21-11
4.
Rose Holscher/
Ashlee Goycoochea (UCD) def. Nicklin Hames/Lindsay Krause (NEB) 28-26, 21-17
5.
Kylie Miller/
Sam Lazenby (UCD) def. Hayden Kubik/Whitney Lauenstein (NEB) 21-11, 21-13
Order of finish: Doubles (2,4,5,1,3)
Hawai'i 5, UC Davis 0
1. Kaylee Glagau/Brooke Van Sickle (UH) def.
Alicia Letvin/
Tabitha Mitchell (UCD) 21-11, 21-17
2. Riley Wagoner/Kylin Loker (UH) def.
Chelsea Maeglin/Colleen Mcguire (UCD) 21-13, 18-21, 15-9
3. Jaime Santer/Megan Widener (UH) def.
Morgan Coolbaugh/
Megan Luly (UCD) 21-16, 21-15
4. Sarah Penner/Ilihia Huddleston (UH) def.
Ashlee Goycoochea/
Rose Holscher (UCD) 21-16, 21-19
5. Anna Maidment/Sofia Russo (UH) def.
Kylie Miller/
Sam Lazenby (UCD) 19-21, 21-10, 15-9
Order of finish: Doubles (4,2,3,1,6)
