BeachBows Capture Heineken Queen’s Cup With 6-0 Record

HONOLULU — The No. 12 University of Hawai’i beach volleyball team captured the Heineken Queen’s Cup title for the second consecutive year Saturday following a 3-2 victory over Boise State in the gold medal match at Queen’s Beach.
 
The Rainbow Wahine (6-5) finished the three-day tournament with a perfect 6-0 record, including a pair of wins on Saturday over Pepperdine in the semifinals and BSU in the finals. UH’s top flight pair of Jaime Santer and Alana Embry were selected as the Most Outstanding Pair after going 6-0 for the week and helped Hawai’i win its fifth overall Queen’s Cup.
 
UH began the day with a 5-0 shutout over Pepperdine in the semifinals, although the final three deciding matches went to three sets. The duo of Kaylee Glagau and Julia Thelle clinched the dual with a thrilling 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 victory over Kristine Briede and Madison Oriskovich at court two.
 
Boise State earned a spot in the championship after edging Saint Mary’s 3-2 in the other semifinal.
 
In the finals, UH jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead after Anna Maidment and Sydney Miller won easily at court five, 21-10, 21-12 and Santer and Embry posted a 21-16, 21-8 win at court one. But the Broncos answered back as Mya Jackson and Addison Wolden held on for a 21-17, 13-21, 15-12 win over Sydney Amiatu and Riley Wagoner at court four.
 
With BSU building momentum and sending court three to a third set, UH’s No. 2 duo of Julia Thelle/Kaylee Glagau were in a battle with Rorianna Chartier/Lily Patock. Thelle and Glagau won the opening set 21-18 but set two went back-and-forth to deuce. Eventually the UH pair managed to pull out a 26-24 victory to clinch the championship.

Congrats Jaime and Alana!

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The Rainbow Wahine next head out for their first road trip of the year when they travel to Manhattan Beach, Calif., for the East Meets West Invitational, March 15-16. .
 
Hawai’i 5 Pepperdine 0
1. Santer/Embry (UH) def. Kate Clermont/McKenna Thomas (PEP) 21-19, 21-11
2. Glagau/Thelle (UH) def. Kristine Briede/Madison Oriskovich (PEP) 19-21, 21-16, 15-13
3. Napoleon/Lawrenz (UH) def. Kaydon Meyers/Gabriella Perez (PEP) 21-14, 21-11
4. Wagoner/Amiatu (UH) def. Gracie Pedersen/Sarlota Svobodova (PEP) 24-26, 21-11, 15-10
5. Miller/Maidment (UH) def. Aubrey Roberts/Emi Erickson (PEP) 16-21, 21-16, 15-13
Order of finish: 3,1,2,5,4
 
Hawai’i 3 Boise State 2
1. Santer/Embry (UH) def. Marlayna Bullington/Sierra Land (BSU) 21-16, 21-8
2. Thelle/Glagau (UH) def. Rorianna Chartier/Lily Patock (BSU) 21-18, 26-24
3. Emilia Guerra-Acuña/Ava Anderson (BSU) def….