MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State served up the 2024 OVC Beach Volleyball Tournament with another exciting match as the Eagles prevailed 3-0 over Tennessee Tech. MSU later dropped a 3-0 decision to the top seeded UT Martin at Giovanni's Breadstick Beach.
MSU sits at 9-14 overall now and will next play No. 6 Eastern Illinois in an elimination match at 10 a.m. ET Friday. A win would put MSU in the 4 p.m. battle in a possible rematch with Tech or Lindenwood (whoever wins that match). The tournament is double elimination until the championship match, which is winner-take-all.
Against Tennessee Tech, the Nos. 4-5 pairs staked the home team to a 2-0 lead. Just like the previous two matches with the Golden Eagles this year, all five pairs went, or were playing in, all three sets.
At No. 5,
Courtney Fitzgerald and
Amelia Nott grabbed the initial Eagle point as they fought to a 21-16, 19-21, 15-9 triumph. Next door, in the fours,
Brenna Bommer and
Lily-Kate Carver persevered for a 21-15, 21-23, 17-15 victory.
Needing just one more win to halt the match with the decision in hand, it came down to the Nos. 2 and 3 pairs as both were nearly deadlocked in the same fashion. The No. 3 pair of
M.E. Hargan and
Peighton Isley finally prevailed with a 21-14, 18-21, 16-14 win to clinch the win. At No. 2,
Shea Hefner and
Irene Wogenstahl were serving for their match at 14-11 in the third when the horn blew to halt the action.
At No. 1
Sydney Wyman and
Bella Marita were also knotted at a set apiece as they dropped their first 21-19 but rallied to win 27-25 in the second. Matches that do not end in a final decision are not counted in each pairs' records.Â
UT Martin was able to secure three matches in straight sets to move on in the winner's bracket. Nott and Fitzgerald fell 21-8, 21-13, while Bommer and Carver dropped identical 21-15 sets. Hefner and Wogenstahl had a tough matchup at No. 2 as they slipped behind 21-9, 21-6.Â
