OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Lady Railsplitter beach volleyball team (3-17) lost a pair of matches in Maryland to host Stevenson (4-9) and Carson-Newman (9-12) Saturday at the SU Courts.
The team wraps up their inaugural season tomorrow as they face Morgan State at Noon and Stevenson at 2 p.m.
MATCH ONE VS. STEVENSON
The opening match of the day was a hard-fought match that went down to the wire. LMU's
Abby Cash (New Carlisle, Ohio) and
Jamie Jehne (Hollywood, Fla.) picked up the 21-13, 21-14 win at the No. 1 position and at No. 5
Jordan Green (Hazel Green, Ala.) and
Fernanda Miaci (São José dos Campos, Brazil) won 21-14, 21-11. After Stevenson picked up the win at No. 4, the match came down to the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, both of which went to tiebreaker sets. At. No. 2, the duo of
Brooke Fleeman (Nashville, Tenn.) and
Bristol Snider (Chattanooga, Tenn.) fell 16-21, 21-12, 16-14 while
Samantha Cash (New Carlisle, Ohio) and
Erica Whiteaker (Kingston Springs, Tenn.) fell at the No. 3 position by scores of 21-18, 18-21, 15-13.
Stevenson 3, Lincoln Memorial 2
1.
Abby Cash/
Jamie Jehne (LMU) def. Samantha Perillo/Kristen Brooks (STE) 21-13, 21-14
2. Annika Schwartz/Megan Hren (STE) def.
Brooke Fleeman/
Bristol Snider (LMU) 16-21, 21-12, 16-14
3. Lauren Weaver/Sara Bollinger (STE) def.
Samantha Cash/
Erica Whiteaker (LMU) 21-18, 18-21, 15-13
4. Deanna Bradbury/Katie McGuire (STE) def.
Kiera Holland/
Peyton McDaniel (LMU) 22-20, 21-14
5.
Jordan Green/
Fernanda Miaci (LMU) def. Moriah Savage/Grace Coleman (STE) 21-14, 21-11
MATCH TWO VS. CARSON-NEWMAN
Despite the No. 1 and No. 2 positions going to tiebreakers, the Eagles swept LMU to improve to 9-12 on the season. Jehne and Cash fell at No. 1 21-10, 17-21, 15-12 while Fleeman and Snider fell 21-7, 16-21, 15-4. The match at No. 6 with Green and Miaci also was a close match as they narrowly lost 21-18, 21-19.
Carson-Newman 5, Lincoln Memorial 0
1. Ally King/Katie Will (C-N) def.
Jamie Jehne/
Abby Cash (LMU) 21-10, 17-21, 15-12
2. Maddie Zyburt/Molly Locke (C-N) def.
Brooke Fleeman/
Bristol Snider (LMU) 21-7, 16-21, 15-4
3. Sara Fairley/Taylor Lowe (C-N) def.
Samantha Cash/
Erica Whiteaker (LMU), by forfeit
4. Kristina Hill/Natalie Harris (C-N) def.
Kiera Holland/
Peyton McDaniel (LMU) 21-17, 21-9
5. Megan Morris/Eileen Anderson (C-N) def.
Jordan Green/
Fernanda Miaci (LMU) 21-18, 21-19