Hatters Fall Twice on Day One in Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawai'i -- The ninth-ranked Stetson beach volleyball team (2-5) lost a pair of 3-2 decisions to Loyola Marymount and No. 5 Hawaii Friday on the first day of the Queen's Cup in Honolulu.

Against LMU (3-2), Darby Dunn and Kristin Lind won in straight sets 21-19, 21-13 at the 2 seed, and Emily Carroll and Kaylee Anderson also won in straight sets 21-18, 21-13 at the 3 seed.

Against Hawai'i (5-0), the Hatters' Rachel Noble and Tiffany Creamer won 11-21, 21-19, 15-10 at the 5 seed, and No. 1 seed Sunniva Helland-Hansen and Maggie Skjelbred won 16-21, 21-13, 15-10.

Four of Stetson's five losses this year have come by the slimmest of 3-2 margins.

The Hatters will square off against the same two opponents on Saturday.

vs. LMU (L, 2-3)

1. Sarah Sponcil/Savannah Slattery (LMU) def. Maggie Skjelbred/Sunniva Helland-Hansen (STET) 16-21, 21-13, 15-10

2. Darby Dunn/Kristin Lind (STET) def. Kekai Whitford/Brittnay Estes (LMU) 21-19, 21-13

3. Emily Carroll/Kaylee Anderson (STET) def. Jessie Prichard/Sara Kovac (LMU) 21-18, 21-13

4. Enna Doud/Veronica Nederend (LMU) def. Rachel Noble/Tiffany Creamer (STET) 21-18, 21-18

5. Kristen Castellanos/Tatiana Schlange (LMU) def. Jamie Walsh/Samantha Harris (STET) 21-19, 21-19

vs. #5 Hawai'i (L, 2-3)

1. Maggie Skjelbred/Sunniva Helland-Hansen (STET) def. Mikayla Tucker/Morgan Martin (UH) 21-19, 11-21, 18-16

2. Nikki Taylor/Ka'iwi Schucht (UH) def. Carly Perales/Alexa Richardson (STET) 21-17, 21-15

3. Emily Maglio/Laurel Weaver (UH) def. Darby Dunn/Kristin Lind (STET) 21-12, 21-14

4. Ari Homayun/Carly Kan (UH) def. Emily Carroll/Kaylee Anderson (STET) 21-16, 21-13

5. Rachel Noble/Tiffany Creamer (STET) def. Hannah Zalopany/Amy Ozee (UH) 11-21, 21-19, 15-10