Cougars Split With Jacksonville, North Florida On Saturday

Saturday, April 8

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Cougars Split With Jacksonville, North Florida On Saturday

4/8/2017 10:02:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The College of Charleston beach volleyball team split a pair of duals on Saturday, as the Cougars defeated Jacksonville, 4-1, before falling to North Florida, 3-2, at the Dolphin Invitational.

With the split, College of Charleston moves to 9-5 for the season, while Jacksonville and North Florida now own overall records of 5-15, and 9-11, respectively.

Against Jacksonville, McKala Rhodes (Charleston, S.C.) and Krissy Mummey (Hudson, Ohio) recorded a 21-14, 21-12 victory in the second flight for the Cougars' first point. Riana Brennan (Los Gatos, Calif.) and Devon Rachel (Louisville, Ky.) claimed an easy 21-10, 21-7 win in the third flight, while Lauren Freed (Troy, Ohio) and Taylor Foley (Agoura Hills, Calif.) won 21-18, 21-9 at No. 4. Allison Beckman (Apex, N.C.) and Lauren Hollman (Union, Ky.) registered a 21-9, 16-21, 15-8 win in the fifth flight.

Rhodes and Mummey posted their second win of the day in the second flight against North Florida with a 22-20, 11-21, 15-9 decision. Freed and Foley recorded the Cougars' second point in the fourth flight with a 21-18, 23-21 victory.

The Cougars will wrap up the weekend at the Dolphin Invitational with the pairs tournament on Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla.

College of Charleston 4, Jacksonville 1
No. 1: Swan/Finan (JU) def. Hills/Ehlers (COFC) 25-23, 19-21, 15-6
No. 2: Rhodes/Mummey (COFC) def. Widener/Dees (JU): 21-14, 21-12
No. 3: Brennan/Rachel (COFC) def. Wehner/Babowicz (JU): 21-10, 21-7
No. 4: Freed/Foley (COFC) def. Richards/Krawczyk (JU): 21-18, 21-9
No. 5: Beckman/Hollman (COFC): def. Gesualdo/Reiser (JU): 21-9, 16-21, 15-8

North Florida 3, College of Charleston 2
No. 1: Raicevic/Miller (UNF) def. Hills/Ehlers (COFC): 21-11, 21-16
No. 2: Rhodes/Mummey (COFC) def. Hoff/Ferguson (UNF): 22-20, 11-21, 15-9
No. 3: Gainer/Howard (UNF) def. Brennan/Rachel (COFC): 21-16, 18-21, 15-7
No. 4: Freed/Foley (COFC) def. Pase/O'Connell (UNF): 21-18, 23-21
No. 5: McPherson/DeBolt (UNF) def. Beckman/Hollman (COFC): 21-15, 21-17