CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Sandy Chants split a pair of contests in Charleston, S.C., as the No. 20 Coastal Carolina beach volleyball team fell to the College of Charleston Cougars 3-2 earlier in the day before sweeping Berry College 5-0 on day one of the CofC Classic hosted by the College of Charleston on Saturday, March 11.
Coastal Carolina enters the second day of competition at 7-6 overall on the season, while the Cougars improved to 6-5 with the win and the Vikings fell to 8-6 with their loss.
Match 1: College of Charleston 3, No. 20 Coastal Carolina 2
In the Chants' opening match, the team of
Madison Allred and
Raychel Ehlers put the Sandy Chants on the scoreboard with a 17-21, 21-16, 15-12 three-set win on court No. 4 to take the 1-0 advantage.
The host College of Charleston evened the match at 1-1 on court No. 2 with a 21-18, 19-21, 17-15 three-set win over
Elena Sanchez and
Ellie Hanford, while the tandem of
Sarlota Svobodova and
Madie Lichty won 21-18, 21-15 on court No. 3 to put the Chants up 2-1. Coastal Carolina nearly clinched the match on court No. 5 as
Lucy Campbell and
Emma Gonzalez fell 20-22, 21-12, 15-11 in three sets to Alli Grant Avery and Elizabeth Curry of the Cougars to even the match at 2-2.
CofC avenged an earlier loss to the Sandy Chants, as the team of Kyra Thompson and Gabi Bailey toppled
Sarah Riedell and
Martine Kragholm on court No. 1 to claim the 3-2 win for the host Cougars.
Match 2: No. 20 Coastal Carolina 5, Berry College 0
After falling to the College of Charleston to start the day, Coastal jumped to the early 1-0 lead on court No. 4 with Allred and Ehlers picking up a 21-16, 21-10 win.
Coastal upped its match lead to 2-0, as Hanford and Sanchez won in straight sets 22-20, 21-12 over the Vikings Kara Schmit and Hannah Hulsman on court No. 2. CCU clinched the match on court No. 3, as Svobodova and Lichty dispatched Jen Aten and Jazzy Innis 21-12, 21-11 for the 3-0 advantage.
Coastal's
Emma Kunaus and
Celia Ryan defeated Berry's team of Molly Bergin and Kate Whittle in three sets 20-22, 21-8, 15-4 on court No. 5, while on court No. 1 Kragholm and Riedell picked up the 21-14, 26-24, 15-11 win to complete the sweep.
The No. 20 Sandy Chants return to the court on Sunday, March 12, at noon ET for a matchup against Eastern Kentucky and wrap up the CofC Classic at 2 p.m. ET versus the Catawba Chiefs.
A link for live stats for all the matches can be found on the Beach Volleyball Schedule page at
www.GoCCUsports.com.
Results
Charleston 3, No. 20 Coastal Carolina 2
1. Thompson, Kyra/Bailey, Gabi (COC) def.
Sarah Riedell/
Martine Kragholm (CCU) 21-19, 21-16
2. Reames, Ella/Zweig, Maria (COC)
Elena Sanchez/
Ellie Hanford (CCU) 21-18, 19-21, 17-15
3.
Sarlota Svobodova/
Madie Lichty (CCU) def. Vogel, Sofie / Smeltzer, Tynley (COC) 21-18, 21-15
4.
Madison Allred/
Raychel Ehlers (CCU) def. Hansen, Kora/Falk, Emma (COC) 17-21, 21-16, 15-12
5. Avery, Alli Grant/Curry, Elizabeth (COC) def.
Emma Gonzalez/
Lucy Campbell (CCU) 22-20, 12-21, 15-11
Order of finish: 4, 2, 3, 5, 1
No. 20 Coastal Carolina 5, Berry College 0
1.
Sarah Riedell/
Martine Kragholm (CCU)) def. Peyton Breissinger/Bella Boston (BC) 21-14, 24-26, 15-11
2.
Elena Sanchez/
Ellie Hanford (CCU) def. Kara Schmit/Hannah Hulsman (BC) 22-20, 21-12
3.
Sarlota Svobodova/
Madie Lichty (CCU) def. Jen Aten/Jazzy Innis (BC) 21-12, 21-11
4.
Madison Allred/
Raychel Ehlers (CCU) def. Kat Kelyman/Lindsey MacDiarmid (BC) 21-16, 21-10
5.
Emma Kunaus/
Celia Ryan (CCU) def. Molly Bergin/Kate Whittle (BC) 20-22, 21-8, 15-4
Order of finish: 4, 2, 3, 5, 1
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