HONOLULU, Hawaii \u2014 The Saint Mary’s Gaels continued their blazing hot start, moving to 9-3 on the campaign after a split on day two of the Heineken Queen’s Cup, headlined by their first ranked win since 2023, defeating 12th ranked Hawaii, 3-2. After their war of attrition against the Rainbow Wahine, the Gaels fell 4-1 to WCC foe Pepperdine, moving their record in Honolulu to 3-1 with two more matches to go tomorrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Gaels and Rainbow Wahine opened the day with an instant classic, with all five matches going into a third set. Hannah Couch<\/a> and Genevieve Bane<\/a> put the Gaels in front from the twos, rebounding from a 21-18 set one loss to win the next two 21-15, 15-11. Hannah Glick<\/a> and Isla Johnson<\/a> doubled that lead from the fives, also shaking off a 21-18 set one loss, winning their second and third sets 21-13, 15-7. Hawaii drew level, winning the ones and fours, and once again putting the match on the shoulders of Clarissa Klein<\/a> and Bella Reyes<\/a>. Just like yesterday against UNCW, Klein and Reyes stood strong under pressure, and came from behind to win set two 21-15, and the match winning set three 15-8. The win marked the Gaels first win over a ranked opponent since 2023, when they beat 18th ranked Pepperdine, and their highest ranked win since defeating 11th ranked Pepperdine in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n Unfortunately, the Gaels couldn’t keep the momentum rolling vs the Waves of Pepperdine, falling 4-1 in their afternoon match against their conference foe. The lone Gaels win in that one came out of the fives from Hannah Glick<\/a> and Isla Johnson<\/a>, winning 21-14, 22-20 in straight sets. The win marked Glick’s 30th as a Gael, making her one of five active Gaels with at least 30 victories.<\/p>\n The Gaels will wrap up their visit to Hawaii for the Heineken Queen’s Cup tomorrow, taking on Chaminade at 1:00 p.m. and Concordia Irvine at 4:45 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n #GaelsRise
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