NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Coastal Carolina women's beach volleyball team had two pairs named to the first-ever Women's Beach Volleyball All-Sun Belt Conference teams, it was announced by the league's office on Wednesday. The tandem of
Madie Lichty and
Sarlota Svobodova was named to the first team, while the duo of
Raychel Ehlers and
Madison Allred was tabbed to the second team.
CCU's Lichty and Svobodova finished the regular season with a 23-7 record, including 11 straight wins, while primarily playing at the No. 3 flight where they went 17-6 overall. The duo knocked off No. 13 Cal Poly (Feb. 27), No. 20 Washington (Feb. 27), No. 17 Stetson (March 24), No. 14 Florida Atlantic (March 24), and No. 16 South Carolina (April 14) to finish with a 5-3 record against nationally-ranked teams.
The Sandy Chants duo of Ehlers and Allred led the Chants with a 25-8 overall record and finished 5-4 against nationally-ranked opponents playing primarily at the No. 4 flight. Just like their teammates, Ehlers and Allred have defeated five ranked programs in No. 13 Cal Poly (Feb. 27), No. 20 Washington (Feb. 27), No. 10 Georgia State (March 8), No. 14 Florida Atlantic (March 24), and No. 16 South Carolina (April 14).
The Sandy Chants will next compete in the 2023 Sun Belt Beach Volleyball Championship scheduled for April 27-29 in Huntsville, Ala., at the John Hunt Sand Volleyball Complex.
A link for live stats for all the matches can be found on the Beach Volleyball Schedule page at www.GoCCUsports.com.
2023 Sun Belt Beach Volleyball Awards
Pair of the Year: Angel Ferary / Bella Ferary, Georgia State
Freshman of the Year: Gabby LaPata, UNCW
Newcomer of the Year: Lila Bordis, Georgia State
Coach of the Year: Beth Van Fleet, Georgia State
All-Sun Belt Conference
First Team
Angel Ferary / Bella Ferary, Georgia State
Gabi Bailey / Kyra Thompson, College of Charleston
Sarlota Svobodova / Madie Lichty, Coastal Carolina
Bri Hagerty / Ashley Thompson, UNCW
Vanessa Hurnikova / Ola Chudzik, Southern Miss
Second Team *
Maria Zweig / Ella Reames, College of Charleston
Lila Bordis / Yasmin Kuck, Georgia State
Madison Allred / Raychel Ehlers, Coastal Carolina
Maddy Delmonte / Ayla Johnson, Georgia State
Avery Reynolds / Claire Williamson, ULM
Gabby LaPata / Sadie Sharkey, UNCW
Julia Blazek / Kaitlyn Nowak, ULM
* Ties were not broken
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