Napierala/Tucker Win Pairs Championship, Cougars Sweep UNF, Webber International Saturday

Saturday, March 31

Wilmington, N.C.

10:00 AM

College of Charleston

North Florida

Photo by: Michael Wiser

Napierala/Tucker Win Pairs Championship, Cougars Sweep UNF, Webber International Saturday

3/31/2018 8:31:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

WILMINGTON, N.C. --- Mandy Napierala (Irondequoit, N.Y.) and Natalie Tucker (Isle of Palms, S.C.) lost just one set en route to a championship in the pairs tournament, and the No. 19 College of Charleston beach volleyball team swept North Florida and Webber International to set a new program-record for single-season wins on Saturday.

College of Charleston (13-6) swept both North Florida and Webber International – losing only two sets between the two duals – to surpass its single-season wins mark of 11 set last spring. Napierala and Tucker advanced to the championship match in the pairs tournament with a 21-17, 21-19 semifinal victory before rallying to win the championship, 17-21, 21-16, 16-14.

Megan Morris (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) and Jane Feddersen (Leesburg, Va.) dropped a three-set decision in the semifinal round by scores of 13-21, 21-15, 13-15 before falling in straight sets, 13-21, 16-21 in the third-place match to finish fourth.

Taylor Foley (Agoura Hills, Calif.) and Logan Manusky (San Diego, Calif.) opened the day with a 25-23, 21-11 win at fives against North Florida, before Allison Beckman (Apex, N.C.) and Lauren Freed (Troy, Ohio) registered a 21-18, 25-23 victory at fours to give the Cougars a 2-0 lead. Devon Rachel (Louisville, Ky.) and McKala Rhodes (Charleston, S.C.) won 21-15, 21-14 at twos for the deciding point.

Krissy Mummey (Hudson, Ohio) and Katja Ehlers (Raleigh, N.C.) posted a 21-19, 21-23, 15-10 victory at ones, while Kennedy Madison (Evansville, Ind.) and Riana Brennan (Los Gatos, Calif.) rallied to win at threes, 20-22, 21-14, 15-8. Lauren Hollman (Union, Ky.) and Britney Vallez (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) won at sixes, 21-19, 21-11.

The Cougars continued to roll against Webber International, and did not drop a set against the Warriors. Beckman and Manusky won 21-8, 21-6 at fives, and Beckman and Freed posted a 21-9, 21-10 victory at fours to give the Cougars an early 2-0 lead. At twos, Rachel and Rhodes cruised to a 21-12, 21-9 win for the deciding point, while Madison and Brennan won at threes, 21-13, 21-14. Mummey and Ehlers capped the day with a 21-16, 21-13 victory at ones; Hollman and Vallez won at sixes, 21-9, 21-16.

Charleston will return to the sand on Friday, April 13 at the Palmetto Invitational, hosted by South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. The Cougars will take on Tulane at 11:00 am on Friday, followed by a 3:00 pm matchup with Missouri State.

#19 College of Charleston 5, North Florida 0

1. Krissy Mummey/Katja Ehlers (COFC) def. Carina Hoff/Courtney Miller (UNF) 21-19, 21-23, 15-10
2. Devon Rachel/McKala Rhodes (COFC) def. Taryn Griffey/Chaney Howard (UNF) 21-15, 21-14
3. Kennedy Madison/Riana Brennan (COFC) def. Brittany Pase/Callie Workman (UNF) 20-22, 21-14, 15-8
4. Allison Beckman/Lauren Freed (COFC) def. Madilyn McCarty/Nicole DeBolt (UNF) 21-18, 25-23
5. Taylor Foley/Logan Manusky (COFC) def. Carolyn Cain/Casey Justice (UNF) 25-23, 21-11
Ext. Lauren Hollman/Britney Vallez (COFC) def. Marisa Rogers/Mallory Waggoner (UNF) 21-19, 21-11

#19 College of Charleston 5, Webber International 0
1. Krissy Mummey/Katja Ehlers (COFC) def. Carlee Baxter/Amber Lake (WEBBER) 21-16, 21-13
2. Devon Rachel/McKala Rhodes (COFC) def. Emily Bowen/Hannah Tannone (WEBBER) 21-12, 21-9
3. Kennedy Madison/Riana Brennan (COFC) def. Laura Embry/Salla Rautiainen (WEBBER) 21-13, 21-14
4. Allison Beckman/Lauren Freed (COFC) def. Kaxandra Naranjo/Molly Fusarelli (WEBBER) 21-9, 21-10
5. Taylor Foley/Logan Manusky (COFC) def. Teryn Mills/Jessica Terry (WEBBER) 21-8, 21-6
Ext. Lauren Hollman/Britney Vallez (COFC) won 21-9, 21-16