ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. --- The College of Charleston beach volleyball team split a pair of matches on Saturday at the University of North Florida Invitational. The Cougars opened the season with a 5-0 loss to No. 8 Georgia State before rebounding with a 5-0 win over Spring Hill College (Ala.).
 
In the nightcap, Maddie Hills (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) and Katja Ehlers (Raleigh, N.C.) took the first flight, 21-15, 21-17. Krissy Mummey (Hudson, Ohio) and McKayla Rhodes (Charleston, S.C.) made quick work of the second flight, 21-18, 21-17, as Kennedy Madison (Evansville, Ind.) and Rianna Brennan (Los Gatos, Calif.) emerged with a 21-14, 14-21, 15-6 victory in the third flight. Devon Rachel (Louisville, Ky.) and Allison Beckman (Apex, N.C.) claimed the fourth flight, 21-17, 21-11, while Taylor Foley (Agoura Hills, Calif.) and Lauren Freed (Troy, Ohio) completed the sweep with a 21-17, 21-14 win in the final flight.
 
The Cougars will finish the weekend with two matches on Sunday. An 11:30 am matchup with South Carolina will precede a 1:30 pm showdown with No. 11 Florida International.
 
Georgia State 5, College of Charleston 0
 
Flight 1) Rohan/Ross (GSU) def. Hills/Ehlers (CofC), 21-15, 23-21
Flight 2) Starr/Pa'akaula (GSU) def. Mummey/Rhodes (CofC), 21-19, 19-21, 15-11
Flight 3) Fourspring/Weiner (GSU) def. Madison/Brennan (CofC), 21-15, 21-19
Flight 4) Agnew/Johnson (GSU) def. Rachel/Beckman (CofC), 21-19, 21-19
Flight 5) Elson/Held (GSU) def. Foley/Freed (CofC), 21-15, 21-19
 
College of Charleston 5, Spring Hill (Ala.) 0
 
Flight 1) Hills/Ehlers (CofC) def. Vujinovich/Seuzeneau (SHC), 21-15, 21-17
Flight 2) Mummey/Rhodes (CofC) def. Becnel/Griffin (SHC), 21-18, 21-17
Flight 3) Madison/Brennan (CofC) def. Bilotti/Senft (SHC), 21-14, 14-21, 15-6
Flight 4) Rachel/Beckman (CofC) def. Masoner/Herrera (SHC), 21-17, 21-11
Flight 5) Foley/Freed (CofC) def. Greim/Gidney (SHC), 21-17, 21-14