COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina beach volleyball team split their two matches on Saturday with a 2-3 loss to No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast and a 3-2 win over South Carolina in the second day of the Palmetto Invitational in Columbia, S.C. The Chants finished the regular 20-12 and 6-0 in Sun Belt play.

The Chants will take the No. 1 seed in the Sun Belt tournament in Foley, A.L. next week. 

No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast 3, Coastal 2

1. Kaitlyn Luebbers/Nicole De Oliveira (FGCU) def. Frida Meincke Lyø / Emma Kunaus (CCU) – 21-18, 21-17
2. Ava Lilliquist/Alexis Keeter (FGCU) def. Madeline Sigmon / Anna Rita (CCU) – 21-15, 21-12
3. Emma Soncrant/Jacqueline Carpenter (FGCU) def. Kristýna Koblížková / Maya McNabney (CCU) – 21-17, 21-15
4. Ava Novello / Raychel Ehlers (CCU) def. Andrea Dietz/Mia Thompson (FGCU) – 21-19, 21-12
5. Celia Ryan / Karis Gordon (CCU) def. Erin Miller/Syndney Majick (FGCU) – 13-21, 21-19, 15-13

Order of finish: Doubles (4,5,3,1,2)

Coastal 3, South Carolina 2

1. Frida Meincke Lyø / Emma Kunaus (CCU) def. Jolie Cranford/Julia Waugh (South Carolina) – 21-18, 21-19
2. Riley Whitesides/Rachel Hartmann (South Carolina) def. Madeline Sigmon / Anna Rita (CCU) – 21-11, 21-17
3. Kristýna Koblížková / Maya McNabney (CCU) def. Morgan Downs/Evie Ziffer (South Carolina)– 26-24, 21-17
4. Ava Novello / Raychel Ehlers (CCU) def. VB Trost/Julianna Quintero (South Carolina) – 17-21, 21-18, 15-10
5. Abigail Lagemann/Sadie Nelson (South Carolina) def. Celia Ryan / Karis Gordon (CCU) – 21-17, 24-22

Order of finish: Doubles (5,4,2,1,3)

The Chants will be the No. 1 seed for the Sun Belt Tournament and will face the winner of No. 5 ULM/No. 4 Mercer on Thursday, April 24, at 4:00 p.m. ET. 

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