GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – The Lincoln Memorial University beach volleyball ended the 2022 season on a high as they were able to sweep Catawba on Saturday to move their record at the SAC Beach Challenge to 1-2 on the weekend after dropping matches to Tusculum and Carson-Newman on Friday.
 
Game One – Tusculum 5, Lincoln Memorial 0

1. Olivia O'Keefe/Emma Johnson (TU) def. Kristen Moehring/Katie Cardenas (LMU) 21-15, 12-21,7-15
2. Haley Davis/Charlyn Mills (TU) def. Gabriela Abreu/Lydia Thurman (LMU) 12-21, 8-21
3. Landry Tea/Britney Shawel (TU) def. Emma Winford/Emily Walter (LMU) 13-21, 13-21
4. Katie McLamb/Olivia Knutson (TU) def. Katie Bedel/Sevgi Koyuncu (LMU) 12-21, 12-21
5. Skyellar Hall/Emily Lawless (TU) def. Kiley Bowins/Ketura Margaret (LMU) 14-21, 18-21

 
Game Two – Carson-Newman 4, Lincoln Memorial 1

1. Abby Hildenbrand/Sierra Still (C-N) def. Kristen Moerhing/Katie Cardenas (LMU) 21-15, 21-15
2. Gabriela Abreu/Lydia Thurman (LMU) def. Jenny Ille/Julia Wheeler (C-N) 21-16, 14-21, 15-8
3. Morgan Siwiec/Mia Toribio (C-N) def. Emily Walter/Emma Winford (LMU) 19-21, 21-17, 15-10
4. Piper Halcrow/McKenna Hall (C-N) def. Sevgi Koyuncu/Katie Bedel (LMU) 21-13, 21-13
5. Lindsey Geurin/Taylor Keeran (C-N) def. Kiley Bowins/Ketura Margaret (LMU) 21-16, 21-12

 
Game Three – Lincoln Memorial 5, Catawba 0

1. Kristen Moehring/Katie Cardenas (LMU) def. Arianna Colon/Payton Medich (CAT) 21-17, 17-21, 16-14
2. Gabriela Abreu/Lydia Thurman (LMU) def. Morgan Childress/Ashley Johnson (CAT) 21-13, 21-19
3. Emma Winford/Emily Walter (LMU) def. Christina Knotts/Raytchelle Miranda (CAT) 12-21, 21-15, 15-7
4. Sevgi Koyuncu/Katie Bedel (LMU) def. Dara Kane/Ruby Moore (CAT) 21-13, 18-21, 15-13
5. Ketura Margaret/Kiley Bowins (LMU) def. Hayes Smith/Katie Willingham (CAT) 21-18, 14-21, 15-11

 
"Overall, it was a competitive weekend," said coach Lucy Pennington-Russell. "Going to the SAC tournament is always a battle. We saw a lot of competitive and high-level teams. I think we came in with a competitive mindset. Last weekend we had to adapt to a lot of weather changes, and this weekend was no different. The biggest example of that was our 5-0 sweep over Catawba with high winds, hail, and snow. I think the win against Catawba was the most impactful game for our team because we were able to tap into everything that we worked hard to accomplish this season and leave it all on the court against Catawba."