CHARLESTON, S.C. – Coastal Carolina beach volleyball had its five-match winning streak snapped with a 5-0 loss to No. 18 Georgia State in the first match of the day, but bounced back to record its first-ever win over the College of Charleston with a 3-2 victory in match two to split its two matches on Saturday at the CofC Beach Bash in Charleston, S.C.
With the Saturday split, Coastal is now 8-2 on the season.
Match 1: #18 Georgia State 5, Coastal Carolina 0
Coastal Carolina had its five-match winning streak snapped with a 5-0 loss to No. 18 Georgia State on Saturday afternoon.
The Chants pushed the Panthers in all five matches, yet couldn't win a set in the defeat.
At No. 5, the duo of
Kyla Manning and
Carli Ginther pushed Cara Guthrie and Elise Saga to the very end before falling 21-16, 25-23, while at No. 2
Irena Drobnjak and
Sarlota Svobodova suffered their first loss of the season with a 21-17, 23-21 defeat to Maddy Delmonte and Eden Hawes.
Reigning ASUN Conference Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week
Sydney Alvis and
Viktoria Fink fell 21-17, 21-17 at No. 1,
Lucy Campbell and
Martine Kragholm lost 21-17, 21-15 at No. 3, and the team of
Kalin Eske and
Abby Sharlun dropped the match at No. 4 by a score of 21-16, 21-12.
The shutout loss is the first of the season for the Chants.
Match 2: Coastal Carolina 3, College of Charleston 2
The Chants bounced back after the 5-0 loss to nationally-ranked Georgia State to pick up the program's first-ever win over the Cougars with a 3-2 victory.
CofC opened the contest with a 21-15, 12-21, 15-9 win at No. 5 to take a 1-0 match lead only to see the Chanticleers answer back with a three-set win of their own at 18-21, 21-15, 15-9 at the No. 4 spot by Manning and Ginther to tie the match score up at 1-1.
A straight-set win by the Cougars at the top flight put the host team in front 2-1 with two matches to play.
The Chants would score straight-set wins in both of those matches, as Drobnjak and Svobodova defeated Amani Dunston and Clarie Campbell 21-19, 21-15 at the No. 2 spot while Campbell and Kragholm held on to edge the team of Ella Ridinger and Sky Benjamin 23-21, 21-19 at the No. 3 position to finish of the 3-2 match win.
With the win, the Chants are now 1-4 all-time versus the Cougars.
Coastal (8-2) will return to the courts tomorrow to take on Saint Leo at 8:30 a.m. and Mercer at 2:30 p.m. ET.
Results
Match 1: #18 Georgia State 5, Coastal Carolina 0
- Georgia Johnson/Olivia Stasevich (GSU) def. Sydney Alvis/Viktoria Fink (CCU) – 21-17, 21-17
- Maddy Delmonte/Eden Hawes (GSU) def. Irena Drobnjak/Sarlota Svobodova (CCU) – 21-17, 23-21
- Kelly Dorn/Kate Novack (GSU) def. Lucy Campbell/Martine Kragholm (CCU) – 21-17, 21-15
- Beck Tresham/Maddie Gordon (GSU) def. Abby Sharlun/Kalin Eske (CCU) – 21-16, 21-12
- Cara Guthrie/Elise Saga (GSU) def. Kyla Manning/Carli Ginther (CCU) – 21-16, 25-23
- EXT: Kaitlyn Holbrook/Madison Allred (CCU) def. Mattie Johnson/Bekah Brodbeck (GSU) – 21-18, 15-21, 15-11
Order of finish (5, 4, 1, 2, 3)
Match 2: Coastal Carolina 3, College of Charleston 2
- Mandy Napierala/Lauren Feed (CofC) def. Sydney Alvis/Viktoria Fink (CCU) – 21-18, 21-17
- Irena Drobnjak/Sarlota Svobodova (CCU) def. Amani Dunston/Claire Campbell (CofC) – 21-19, 21-15
- Lucy Campbell/Martine Kragholm (CCU) def. Ella Ridinger/Sky Benjamin (CofC) – 23-21, 21-19
- Kyla Manning/Carli Ginther (CCU) def. Caroline Bower/Kyra Thompson (CofC) – 18-21, 21-15, 15-9
- Emma Falk/Logan Manusky (CofC) def. Kaitlyn Holbrook/Madison Allred (CCU) – 21-15, 12-21, 15-9
- EXT: Kalin Eske/Abby Sharlun (CCU) def. Mikaela Dougherty/Kayla Demari – 21-18, 21-14
Order of finish (5, 4, 1, 3, 2)
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