Beach Volleyball Places Second In Silver Division, Eighth Overall In AVCA Small Beach College Championships

Beach Volleyball Places Second In Silver Division, Eighth Overall In AVCA Small Beach College Championships
Courtesy of Wayne State Athletics.

TAVARES, FL – Following a month-long break on the sand, the Wayne State College beach volleyball team was back in action this past weekend.

From Tavares, Florida, WSC took part in the AVCA Small College Beach Championships.

The Wildcats suffered a 4-1 loss to University of Tampa 2 in the Silver Division Sunday afternoon to finish second in the division and eighth overall. Wayne State College closed out their beach season with a 5-5 record.

WSC opened pool play with a 5-0 loss to #2 Spring Hill College (Alabama), dropped another 5-0 decision to Saint Leo (FL) during a second pool play match on Friday before falling 3-2 in their final pool play match to University of Tampa 2 on Saturday. WSC then won 5-0 over Catawba College (NC) on Saturday to open bracket play. The ‘Cats earned the #1 seed in the Silver Division and won 3-2 over Tusculum (TN) before falling for the second time to University of Tampa 2, 4-1 on Sunday in the Silver Division Finals.

 

Wayne State vs. Spring Hill College (Ala.) Beach Volleyball Results 4/16/21

Spring Hill College (Ala.) 5 Wayne State 0
#1 Kassandra Fairly/Payton Gidney (SHC) def. Hope Carter/Taya Beller (WSC) 21-7, 21-12
#2 Sarah Senft/Mikayla Boyer (SHC) def. Alyssa Ballenger/Maddie Duffy (WSC) 21-155, 21-14
#3 Allison Weimer/Leanna Sorrel (SHC) def. Kelsie Cada/Jordan McCormick (WSC) 21-19, 21-13
#4 Natalie Bonner/Brooke Borgmeyer (SHC) def. Jessie Brandl/Isabelle Vacek (WSC) 21-15, 21-11
#5 Linnea Beger/Kyla Shappell (SHC) def. Jacee Weber/Elly Larson (WSC) 21-8, 17-21, 15-5

 

Wayne State vs. St. Leo (Fla.) Beach Volleyball Results 4/16/21

St. Leo University (Fla.) 5 Wayne State 0
#1 Nina Vattovaz/Arlaina Stpehenson (SLU) def. Hope Carter/Taya Beller (WSC) 21-11, 25-23
#2 Brooke Turner/Sydney Omtvedt (SLU) def. Alyssa Ballenger/Maddie Duffy (WSC) 21-11, 21-12
#3 Lina Russo/Aliya Fredette Huffman (SLU) def. Kelsie Cada/Jordan McCormick (WSC) 21-12, 21-17
#4 Ally-Reese Williams/Leeann Potter (SLU) def. Jessie Brandl/Isabelle Vacek (WSC) 21-15, 21-15
#5 Kirsten Kaiser/Amber Lake (SLU) def. Jacee Weber/Elly Larson (WSC) 21-14, 21-14

 

Wayne State vs. University of Tampa 2 (Fla.) Beach Volleyball Results 4/17/21

University of Tampa 2 (Fla.) 3 Wayne State 2
#1 Gia Marinelli/Selina Pfuner (Tampa2) def. Hope Carter/Taya Beller (WSC) 22-20, 21-14
#2 Alyssa Ballenger/Maddie Duffy (WSC) def. Sara Szalay/Maddie Hart 16-21, 21-15, 16-14
#3 Kelsie Cada/Jordan McCormick (WSC) def. Leah Williams/Taylor George (Tampa2) 21-8, 21-14
#4 Danielle Conover/Keely Hamilton (Tampa2) def. Jessie Brandl/Isabelle Vacek (WSC) 21-23, 22-20, 15-6
#5 Ashley Brin/Kenzie Erickson (Tampa2) def. Jacee Weber/Elly Larson (WSC) 21-16, 21-19

 

Wayne State vs. Catawba (NC) Beach Volleyball Results 4/17/21

Wayne State 5 Catawba (NC) 0
#1 Hope Carter/Taya Beller (WSC) def. Jade Brooks/Morgan Pearson (Catawba) 21-18, 21-11
#2 Alyssa Ballenger/Maddie Duffy (WSC) def. Malia Carr/Ashley Johnson (Catawba) 21-12, 22-20
#3 Kelsie Cada/Jordan McCormick (WSC) def. Allie Bryant/Ashlyn Barton (Catawba) 21-13, 21-17
#4 Jessie Brandl/Isabelle Vacek (WSC) def. Payton Medich/Arianna Colon (Catawba) 21-11, 21-7
#5 Jacee Weber/Elly Larson (WSC) def. Raytchelle Miranda/Gabrielle Kuzma (Catawba) Scores N/A

 

Wayne State vs. Tusculum (Tenn.) Beach Volleyball Results 4/18/21

Wayne State 3 Tusculum (Tenn.) 2
#1 Emma Johnson/Haley Davis (TU) def. Hope Carter/Taya Beller (WSC) 15-21, 21-19, 17-15
#2 Alyssa Ballenger/Maddie Duffy (WSC) def. Charlyn Miller/Olivia O’Keefe (TU) 22-20, 21-18
#3 Kelsie Cada/Jordan McCormick (WSC) def. Britney Sahwel/Diana Bierwagen (TU) 21-12, 21-10
#4 Jessie Brandl/Isabelle Vacek (WSC) def. Skyellar Hall/Emily Lawless (TU) 21-18, 19-21, 15-11
#5 Mabry Ward/Arizona Webb (TU) def. Jacee Weber/Elly Larson (WSC) 24-22, 6-21, 15-11

 

Wayne State vs. University of Tampa 2 Beach Volleyball Results 4/18/21

University of Tampa 2 (Fla.) 4 Wayne State 1
#1 Gia Marinelli/Selina Pfuner (Tampa2) def. Hope Carter/Taya Beller (WSC) 21-17, 21-8
#2 Sara Szalay/Maddie Hart def. Alyssa Ballenger/Maddie Duffy (WSC) 17-21, 21-12, 15-9
#3 Kelsie Cada/Jordan McCormick (WSC) def. Leah Williams/Taylor George (Tampa2) 21-19, 21-19
#4 Danielle Conover/Keely Hamilton (Tampa2) def. Jessie Brandl/Isabelle Vacek (WSC) 21-19, 20-22, 21-19
#5 Ashley Brin/Kenzie Erickson (Tampa2) def. Jacee Weber/Elly Larson (WSC) 21-17, 14-21, 15-8

 

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