SCHEDULE (LINKS TO LIVE RESULTS)
MOREHEAD Ky. -- Morehead State Beach Volleyball is excited to gets its 2023 season kicked off this weekend. The Eagles will face Liberty, Austin Peay and Eastern Kentucky as part of a round robin tournament at Grand Sands in Loveland, Ohio. MSU will face Liberty on Saturday and Sunday, APSU Saturday and eKU on Sunday.
Morehead State was 12-11 in 2022 under head coach
Kyrsten Becker-McBride. MSU reached the title match of the OVC Tournament, and the Eagles have been forecasted for a third place showing in 2023 - in the poll of the league's head coaches.
In addition, three Eagles have been tabbed to the league's preseason top-10 "players to watch" list. Senior
Trinity Miller was chosen second on the list. The Fairfield, Ohio native was 11-12 in 2022, including 6-3 at No. 4.
Senior
Anya Reinhard, who went 3-1 at No. 3 with Miller, was tabbed fourth best player. She had a 7-6 mark at No. 3 in 2022. Senior
Abby Hulsman rounded out MSU's players on the preseason list at No. 7. She had a 14-9 record last spring, including 6-3 at No. 4 with Miller.Â
Other returnees who saw time in the lineup include senior
Bridget Bessler and junior
Irene Wogenstahl. And other returnees looking to contribute include
McKenzee Wagener,
Peyton Kennedy,
Kinsey McAfee,
Peighton Isley,
Maycie Welborn,
Brenna Bommer and
Andrea Grimes.
New faces for the Beach roster are
Kaylin Livingston,
M.E. Hargan,
Sydney Wyman and
Shea Hefner.
