HONOLULU — The Santa Clara University beach volleyball team closed out its weekend in Honolulu on Sunday, falling to No. 16 Hawaii, 5-0, before dropping a 3-2 decision to Oregon at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.
 
vs. No. 16 HAWAII

• Santa Clara (16-13) kept things competitive throughout against the host No. 16 Rainbow Wahine, with four of five pairs pushing Hawaii in both sets before dropping the match.
   
• Cantlen and Urbina were the most tested at the 4s, forcing Hawaii's Caprice Lorenzo and Kristen Serrano to extra points in both sets before falling, 26-24, 24-22. Chillingworth and Reilly Rose Gilliland were within three in both sets at the 5s, dropping a 21-18, 21-15 decision to Sophie Buschmann and Sarah Burton, while Wilson and Wood fell to Kiera Cornman and Emily Heintzelman, 21-19, 21-15, at the 2s.
   
• Snipes and Cukjati dropped a 21-15, 21-15 decision to Julia Lawrenz and Izadora Stedile at the No. 1 pairs, while Niederman and Hansen fell to Sydney Miller and Julia Thelle at the 3s, 21-16, 21-8.

vs. OREGON

• Santa Clara pushed Oregon to the limit in the afternoon, with Cantlen and Urbina and Niederman and Hansen each earning points for the Broncos in a closely-contested 3-2 match.
   
• Niederman and Hansen took the 3s in straight sets, 21-16, 23-21, holding off Daley McClellan and Elsa Snipes to give Santa Clara an early lead. Cantlen and Urbina rallied from a first-set loss at the 4s to defeat Hanna Bjornson and Sofia Taylor, 21-12, 14-21, 15-10, keeping the Broncos in the match.
   
• Cukjati and Snipes dropped a 21-17, 21-18 decision to Gwen Fife and AJ Slojkowski at the No. 1 pairs, while Chillingworth and Gilliland fell to Landree Coats and Natasha George at the 5s, 21-16, 21-16. Wilson and Wood pushed Oregon's Bella Gamache and Liz Rossi all the way to a third set at the 2s before dropping the decision, 18-21, 24-22, 15-9.

 
#16 Hawaii 5, Santa Clara 0
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex – Honolulu
April 12, 2026
 
1. Julia Lawrenz/Izadora Stedile (HAW) def. Avery Cukjati/Sadie Snipes (SCU) 2-0: 21-15, 21-15
2. Kiera Cornman/Emily Heintzelman (HAW) def. Teagan Wilson/Sammy Wood (SCU) 2-0: 21-19, 21-15
3. Sydney Miller/Julia Thelle (HAW) def. Mandy Hansen/Noelle Niederman (SCU) 2-0: 21-16, 21-8
4. Caprice Lorenzo/Kristen Serrano (HAW) def. Ciara Cantlen/Alexandra Urbina (SCU) 2-0: 26-24, 24-22
5. Sophie Buschmann/Sarah Burton (HAW) def. Kawena Chillingworth/Reilly Rose Gilliland (SCU) 2-0: 21-18, 21-15
 
Order of finish: 5, 3, 4, 1, 2
 
Oregon 3, Santa Clara 2
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex -- Honolulu, Hawaii
April 12, 2026
 
1. Gwen Fife/AJ Slojkowski (ORE) def. Cukjati/Snipes (SCU) 2-0: 21-17, 21-18
2. Bella Gamache/Liz Rossi (ORE) def. Wilson/Wood (SCU) 2-1: 18-21, 24-22, 15-9
3. Hansen/Niederman (SCU) def. Daley McClellan/Elsa Snipes (ORE) 2-0: 21-16, 23-21
4. Cantlen/Urbina (SCU) def. Hanna Bjornson/Sofia Taylor (ORE) 2-1: 21-12, 14-21, 15-10
5. Landree Coats/Natasha George (ORE) def. Chillingworth/Gilliland (SCU) 2-0: 21-16, 21-16
 
Order of finish: 5, 3, 4, 1, 2