Box vs FIU |
Box vs UAB
FORT WORTH – The Central Arkansas beach volleyball team returned to action for day two of the Horned Frog Challenge with matches against No. 13 FIU and UAB. The Beach Bears finished the day 0-2 and fell to 5-4 on the season. Despite the record, UCA came away with some valuable experience having played against two Top-25 teams over the course of the weekend.
No. 13 FIU 5, Central Arkansas 0
For the second-consecutive match, the Beach Bears faced a ranked opponent. In the No. 1 spot, the duo of Federica Frasca and Roberta Robeiro knocked off the UCA pair of
Aly Brinkley and
Colene Hamilton 21-15 and 21-13.
Evelyn Griffith and
Faith Hasness fell to Emma Erteltova and Serah O'Keefe in the No. 2 matchup, 21-15 and 21-12.
Makenna Schmitt and
Shannon Stone had a tough go in the No. 3 matchup as they dropped the match 21-2, 21-14, against Abbie Hughes and Paige Kalkhoff.
Lina Bernier and Gina Lipscomb defeated the UCA pair of
Julia Oravec and
Bria Garmon in the No. 4 spot, 21-13 and 21-9. On the No. 5 court, Raquelle Mancinelli and Giada Bianchi bested the UCA squad of
Kelsie Sager and
Kayla Cook, 21-13 and 21-12. In the extra matchup, Bobbie Schwants and Sophia Brandstetter knocked off the UCA pair of
Annie Berry and
Payton Sproule, 21-17 and 21-16.
UAB 5, Central Arkansas 0
Rachel Tam and Mikayla Law-Heese of UAB defeated the UCA duo of Brinkley and Hamilton 21-13 and 21-13, in the No. 1 pairing. In the No. 2 spot, Griffith and Hasness were bested by Dylynn Otte and Emma Andraka 22-20 and 21-19, in a tightly contested matchup. Annie Pringle and Jenna Gathright knocked off the UCA tandem of Schmitt and Stone, 21-8 and 21-11, in the No. 3 contest.
In the No. 4 match, Salli Napolitano and Arden Copping beat the UCA pair of Oravec and Garmon 21-13 and 21-16. Jessica Ennis and Pearl Moore defeated UCA's Sager and Cook 21-14 and 21-18 in the No. 5 contest. In the extra match, Berry and Sproule fell to Sarah Dickson and Adriana Pereira 21-19 and 21-17.
UCA returns to the courts on Friday, March 12, for the ULM Beach Invitational. The Beach Bears open play against Southeastern Louisiana with first serves coming at 1:30 p.m.
From the Coach – Head Coach Autumn Erickson
"I'm really happy with the way we cleaned up our performance today. Even though it didn't equal wins, we found our identity and mentally moved on from the shaky performances the previous day. Overall, it was a great tournament that has created a foundation for us to build on in practice this week. Looking forward to seeing some Southland opponents at ULM next weekend. Go Beach Bears!"
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