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BATON ROUGE, La.– The Central Arkansas beach volleyball team returned to the sand for the first day of the Battle on the Bayou hosted by LSU on Friday. The Beach Bears improved to 15-8 after a 4-1 victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville (9-9), before they fell to 15-9 on the season after a 5-0 loss to the No. 4 Tigers of LSU (19-5).
 
Match One – UCA 4, TAMUK 1
 
In the No. 1 matchup, Aly Brinkley and Colene Hamilton dropped the first set to Olivia Nicholson and Roxanne Morris 21-15. The UCA tandem was unfazed and went on to win the second set 21-18. The UCA pair used the momentum from the second set to help them claim a 15-12 third-set victory. Evelyn Griffith and Faith Hasness bested Debra Rogers and Shelby Williams 21-16 in both sets of the No. 2 matchup.
 
Kayla Cook and Julia Oravec won the first set against Emily North and Rylie Anderson 21-19 in the No. 4 position. The two duos battled in the second set and Cook and Oravec came away with a 28-26 victory to secure the win. In the No. 5 spot, Shannon Stone and Bria Garmon knocked off Adrienne Van Brunt and Macy Berg 21-11 and 21-16.
 
The TAMUK pair of Tenley Housler and Macie Satterwhite won the first set against Kelsie Sager and Makenna Schmitt 21-17 at the No. 3 position. The UCA tandem bounced back and won the second set 21-19 to force a third and final set. The TAMUK pair went on to win the final set 15-5.
 
In an exhibition contest, Payton Sproule and Mary Galloway beat Taylorlynn Noga and Kapri Pelle 21-18 and 21-17.
 
Match Two - #4 LSU 5, UCA 0
 
The No. 1 pair in the NCAA, Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss bested the No. 20 Brinley and Hamilton 21-9 and 21-10 at the No. 1 position. At the No. 2 spot, Reilly Allred and Claire Coppola knocked off Griffith and Hasness 21-17 and 21-14. Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope and Toni Rodriguez defeated Schmitt and Sager 21-15 and 21-16 in the No. 3 matchup.
 
Ellie Shank and Jess Lansman beat Oravec and Cook 21-12 in both sets of the No. 4 contest. In the No. 5 pairing, Kahlee York and Grace Seits bested Stone and Garmon 21-11 and 21-12.
 
The Bears look to bounce back with three matches tomorrow against three familiar foes in Spring Hill, ULM, and New Orleans.
 
All matches will have video feeds. The video feed for each court can be found below the following schedule.
 
From the Coach – Head Coach Autumn Erickson
"I'm really proud of our win today in the first match. We had to play through some of the hottest weather we have experienced all season and I think we kept our mental focus against a very good Texas A&M-Kingsville team. Even though we fell short against a top-notch LSU program, we had a lot of fun. We try to walk away from every win or loss asking ourselves what we learned and how can we get better, so it's important to play teams like that in order to grow. We are turning our attention to a long grueling day tomorrow and really focusing on staying mentally consistent despite the heat or opponent. Go Beach Bears!"
 
Schedule
Saturday, April 10
UCA vs. Spring Hill – 9 a.m.
UCA vs. ULM – 3:40 p.m.
UCA vs. New Orleans – 6:20 p.m.
 
Court Video Feeds
Court 1
Court 2
Court 3
Court 4
Court 5
Court 6
 
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