ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Lady Railsplitter beach volleyball squad went 1-1 on their final day of competition in the Georgia State Diggin' Duals Saturday. They fell to Louisiana-Monroe 4-1 and rebounded with a 3-2 win over Eckerd.
MATCH ONE VS. LOUISIANA-MONROESamantha Cash (New Carlisle, Ohio) and
Erica Whiteaker (Kingston Springs, Tenn.) picked up LMU's win vs. the Warhawks at the No. 3 position as they won in straight sets 21-16, 21-18. Samantha's sister Abby and
Brooke Fleeman (Nashville, Tenn.) fell in a hard-fought match at No. 1 21-15, 21-19.
Louisiana Monroe 4, Lincoln Memorial 11. Hope Pawlik/Taylor Zaeske (ULM) def.
Abby Cash/
Brooke Fleeman (LMU) 21-15, 21-19
2. Hadley Swartz/Kaitlyn Shearer (ULM) def.
Jamie Jehne/
Bristol Snider (LMU) 21-13, 21-15
3.
Samantha Cash/
Erica Whiteaker (LMU) def. Kori Simpson/Delaney Driver (ULM) 21-16, 21-18
4. Claire Crossfield/Tara Jenkins (ULM) def.
Kiera Holland/
Peyton McDaniel (LMU) 21-10, 21-3
5. Bayleigh Hoffman/Catherine Griffith (ULM) def.
Jordan Green/
Fernanda Miaci (LMU) 21-16, 21-13
MATCH TWO VS. ECKERDLMU picked up their second win of the season and their first over the Tritons with the thrilling 3-2 victory.
Samantha Cash and Whiteaker picked up their fourth win of the year as they won at the No. 3 position in three sets 21-18, 12-21, 18-16.
Abby Cash and Fleeman also picked up a three-set win at No. 1, winning 21-16, 17-21, 15-13. The third win of the match came at No. 4 as
Kiera Holland (Columbia, S.C.) and
Peyton McDaniel picked up their second win as a pair with the 21-15, 21-13 victory.
Lincoln Memorial 3, Eckerd 21.
Abby Cash/
Brooke Fleeman (LMU) def. Madison Whiting/Arielle Erillo (EC) 21-16, 17-21, 15-13
2. Tjasa Kotnik/Kaitlyn Sibson (EC) def.
Jamie Jehne/
Bristol Snider (LMU) 21-7, 21-8
3.
Samantha Cash/
Erica Whiteaker (LMU) def. Kali Boatwright/Stephanie Bogda (EC) 21-18, 12-21, 18-16
4.
Kiera Holland/
Peyton McDaniel (LMU) def. Rachel Cornatzer/Gabriella Reis (EC) 21-15, 21-13
5. Savanna Cary/Mackenzie Redner (EC) def.
Jordan Green/
Fernanda Miaci (LMU) 21-14, 21-15
The Lady Railsplitters will have a few days off before competing in the UAB Blazer Beach Duals next weekend. They will face Jacksonville State and UAB on Saturday and Louisiana-Monroe and Spring Hill on Sunday.