HONOLULU — The Santa Clara University beach volleyball kicked off its weekend trip to Hawaii Friday with a 5-0 sweep of Hawaii Pacific, winning all five pairs in straight sets and holding the Sharks to single digits in six of the ten sets played at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Kawena Chillingworth and Reilly Rose Gilliland wasted no time at the 5s, overwhelming Elle Acchione and Aliyah Baker, 21-7, 21-3, allowing only 10 combined points across both sets. Ciara Cantlen and Noelle Niederman were equally dominant at the 3s, holding Alayna Grinstead and Jordyn McCutcheon to single digits in both sets en route to a 21-9, 21-7 victory. Ava Stoddard and Alexandra Urbina kept the pressure on at the 4s, dispatching Peyton McBride and Olivia Tangaan, 21-10, 21-7.
   
• Mandy Hansen and Sammy Wood took care of Jordan Pascone and Lindsey Tapp at the 2s, 21-10, 21-12, before Avery Cukjati and Teagan Wilson closed out the sweep at the No. 1 pairs against Rosie Larkin and Ella Schoene, 22-20, 21-18, with the first set going to extra points.

COMING UP

• The Broncos' trip to the Islands continues Saturday with a single neutral-site match versus Oregon. SCU closes out its trip on Sunday with a match versus host Hawaii and another faceoff versus Oregon.

 
Santa Clara 5, Hawaii Pacific 0
Clarence T.C. Ching Complex – Honolulu
April 10, 2026
 
1. Avery Cukjati/Teagan Wilson (SCU) def. Rosie Larkin/Ella Schoene (HPU) 2-0: 22-20, 21-18
2. Mandy Hansen/Sammy Wood (SCU) def. Lindsey Tapp/Jordan Pascone (HPU) 2-0: 21-10, 21-12
3. Ciara Cantlen/Noelle Niederman (SCU) Alayna Grinstead/Jordyn McCutcheon (HPU) 2-0: 21-9, 21-7
4. Ava Stoddard/Alexandra Urbina (SCU) def. Peyton McBride/Olivia Tangaan (HPU) 2-0: 21-10, 21-7
5. Kawena Chillingworth/Reilly Rose Gilliland (SCU) 2-0 Acchione, Elle/Baker, Aliyah (HPU) 2-0: 21-7, 21-3
 
Order of finish: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1