University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa beach volleyball players Kaylee Glagau and Brooke Van Sickle were named the Big West Conference’s Pair of the Year for the second straight season. Glagau and Van Sickle were also named to the all-conference first-team.
The No. 2 pair of Kylin Loker and Riley Wagoner and No. 3 pair of Ilihia Huddleston and Jaime Santer earned spots on the second team. The No. 5 pair of Chandler Cowell and Sydney Miller gained honorable mention.
Glagau and Van Sickle are the first two-time winners of Big West Pair of the Year. They have been nearly unstoppable this season, building a 29-3 record while competing at the No. 1 position in all but three of their matches. Van Sickle becomes a three-time selection to the first team, while its the second such nod for Glagau.
Loker and Wagoner gained second team honors after going 21-12 on the season. The duo has played 28 of its 33 matches at the No. 2 position. The pair of Huddleston and Santer have been phenomenal at the middle of the order, going 21-3 while playing primarily at the No. 3 and 4 courts. Cowell and Miller earned recognition following their success at the No. 5 court where the duo went 18-6 (19-6 overall).
Huddleston, Loker and Santer each earned all-Big West honors for the third time, while Wagoner is now a two-time selection. Cowell and Miller gained Big West mention in their first year in the program.
For more go to hawaiiathletics.com.
What’s next
The BeachBows are headed to Gulf Shores, Alabama, in preparation for an NCAA opening-round matchup against Loyola Marymount on Friday, May 5. First serve is 11 a.m. HST and the match will air live on ESPNU and will be streamed on ESPN+.