RESULTS (UTM | EIU)
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Following a 4-1 setback to UT Martin this morning, the Morehead State Beach Volleyball team rebounded with a 4-1 victory over Eastern Illinois to complete day one of the first Ohio Valley Conference Weekend at Chattanooga.
MSU moved to 3-1 in the conference and is now 5-10 overall, with matches against Lindenwood and host Chattanooga set for Saturday.
The No. 1 duo of
M.E. Hargan and
Bella Marita captured two victories today. The Eagle pair opened with the lone win in the UTM matchup as they outlasted current OVC Pair of the Week Riley Rushing and Dylan Sulcer 21-14, 21-10. Against EIU, the top flight had a tougher battle but prevailed in three sets, 21-14, 19-21, 15-12. That win was the Eagles' third of the match and clinched the victory.
MSU's 2,3,4 and (exhibition) 6 pairs all won against EIU. On court two,
Sarah Heath and
Shea Hefner topped Lilli Amettis and Sylvia Hasz in a three-setter, 17-21, 21-18, 15-7. At No. 3,
Haylee DePonte and
Amelia Nott had a slightly easier time as they won 21-7, 21-11.
Landyn Snowden and
Sydney Sennett edged their foes 25-23, 21-14 at No. 4. The 6s, with
Lily-Kate Carver and
Addie Freed, claimed a straight set 21-9, 21-12 triumph.
The matchup against UTM in the morning featured a trio of three-set battles. At Nos. 2 and 4, Hefner and Heath and Snowden and
Riley McCloskey each dropped their first set but fought back to win 21-18 in the second before falling 15-10 and 15-11, respectively, in the finales. Nott and DePonte pulled ahead 1-0 in their No. 3 match but fell 21-15, 15-11 to close it out.
The No. 6 pairing of
Tinsley Brown and Carver picked up a 21-18, 21-14 victory.
MSU faces Lindenwood at 10 a.m. ET Saturday before finishing against Chattanooga at 4 p.m.
