LOS ANGELES – The No. 6 Grand Canyon beach volleyball team went 1-1 in Sunday's matches against Concordia-Irvine and No. 8 Loyola Marymount at the Battle for LA Invitational.
 
GCU (8-4) started the day with a 5-0 sweep over Concordia-Irvine, with the victory order starting with Court 2 before Courts 4, 1, 5 and 3 followed.

But the Lopes then fell 4-1 to eighth-ranked LMU, as sophomore Samaya Morin and senior Abbie Hughes claimed the only GCU victory against the 7-0 Lions.
 
The Lopes will continue their season at home for the first time this yea with a dual against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Thursday at noon (Phoenix time). 
 
GCU 5, Concordia-Irvine 0

1. Allison Hansen and Allanis Navas def. Phair / Highstreet (21-10, 21-9)
2. Sarah Dickson and Abbie Hughes def. Giusta / Ryan (21-12, 21-12)
3. Krista Rowan and Anaya Evans def. Ostosic / Smith (26-28, 21-18, 15-9)
4. Jessica Drake and Dana Roskic def. Prewitt / Lemoine (21-11, 14-21, 15-7)
5. Brooke Birch and Sydney Broadway def. Dyer / Moreno (21-15, 21-17)

 
Loyola Marymount 4, GCU 1 

1. Paul / Prihti def. Allison Hansen and Allanis Navas (19-21, 21-13, 15-12)
2. Samaya Morin and Abbie Hughes def. Thorup / Chinn (21-11, 22-20)
3. Reffel / Hooker def. Krista Rowan and Anaya Evans (21-19, 21-10)
4. Ramirez / Garder def. Jessica Drake and Dana Roskic (21-23, 21-10, 15-13)
5. Tucker / Firnett def. Cami Sanchez and Mackenzie Harris (21-14, 22-24, 15-12)