Beach Volleyball finishes their weekend 2-2
After poor weather postponed Friday's match with Mercer to Saturday, the Eagles faced a stacked day with three matches on the agenda. To begin the morning, C-N completed the postponed match against Mercer, then followed with a match against LaGrange and closed with another against Mercer.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - After poor weather postponed Friday's match with Mercer to Saturday, the Eagles faced a stacked day with three matches on the agenda. To begin the morning, C-N completed the postponed match against Mercer, then followed with a match against LaGrange and closed with another against Mercer.
Carson-Newman went 1-4 against Mercer the first time, swept LaGrange 5-0 and then was swept by Mercer at the end of the day.
"We showed a lot of growth this weekend, esepecially with our mindset." said head coach Cat Collins. "We made a lot of changes to the lineup and I am proud of the way each pair played this weekend. Our chemistry and communication across all pairs was strong and is something we all build off of this weekend in particular."
Coach Collins made a change to every pair with the exeption of the sixth seed, Paige Bussom and Bennett McCombs.
The sister duo Trinity and Truth Hafey at the third flight was the only pair to clinch a win against their division 1 opponents.
Jenny Ille and Camryn Ehlers nearly had a win too, taking their Mercer pair to three sets but falling just two short of the victory.
Match 1 Mercer 4, C-N 1
1 Kate Hardie and Sydney Benson (MU) def. McKenna Hall and Sierra Still (C-N) 21-17 21-13
2 Nicole O'Mara and Jordan Paddock (MU) def. Ava Fountain and Paige Halcrow (C-N) 21-8 21-14
3 Truth Hafey and Trinity Hafey (C-N) def. Lexi Polychrones and Reese Hood (MU) 12-21 21-15 15-12
4 Liv Diaz and Kathryn Corbett (MU) def. Camryn Ehlers and Jenny Ille (C-N) 21-14 22-24 15-13
5 Alyssa Scoggins and Hollis Engel (MU) def. Morgan Foy and Kat Nelson (C-N) 21-16 21-9
Exhib Carly Lenhardt and Katy Dalton (MU) def. Bennett McCombs and Paige Bussom (C-N) 21-1 1 21-15
Match 2 C-N 5, LaGrange 0
1 McKenna Hall and Sierra Still (C-N) def. Meredith Orton and Zentrina Choice (LC) 21-1 1 21-9
2 Ava Fountain and Paige Halcrow (C-N) def. Alexis Childers and Madelyn Orton (LC) 21-9 21-8
3 Camryn Ehlers and Jenny Ille (C-N) def. Sarai Holmes and Britney Chavez (LC) 21-5 21-4
4 Truth Hafey and Trinity Hafey (C-N) def. Meredith Orton and Zentrina Choice (LC) 21-1 1 21-12
5 Morgan Foy and Kat Nelson (C-N) def. Alexis Childers and Madelyn Orton (LC) 21-1 1 21-9
Exhib Bennett McCombs and Paige Bussom (C-N) def. Kirstin Vaughn and B Chavez (LC) 21-3 21-10
Match 3 Mercer 5, C-N 0
1 Kate Hardie and Sydney Benson (MU) def. McKenna Hall and Sierra Still (C-N) 21-19 22-20
2 Nicole O'Mara and Jordan Paddock (MU) def. Ava Fountain and Paige Halcrow (C-N) 21-18 21-15
3 Lexi Polychrones and Reese Hood (MU) def. Camryn Ehlers and Jenny Ille (C-N) 21-17 21-14
4 Liv Diaz and Kathryn Corbett (MU) def. Truth Hafey and Trinity Hafey (C-N) 21-10 21-10
5 Jordan Morris and Alyssa Scoggins (MU) def. Morgan Foy and Kat Nelson (C-N) 21-18 21-14
Exhib Katy Dalton and Hollis Engel (MU) def. Bennett McCombs and Paige Bussom (C-N) 21-13 21-9
The Eagles come back home next Saturday to celebrate their graduating seniors with a doubleheader against Liberty at 12 and 2 pm.
