Cougars Split With No. 19 Tulane, Missouri State On Friday

Friday, April 13

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Cougars Split With No. 19 Tulane, Missouri State On Friday

4/13/2018 9:32:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

COLUMBIA, S.C. --- The No. 20 College of Charleston beach volleyball team split a pair of duals with No. 19 Tulane and Missouri State on Friday at the Palmetto Invitational. After falling to Tulane, 4-1, in the morning session, the Cougars bounced back with a 4-1 win over Missouri State in the afternoon.

With the win over Missouri State (7-8), College of Charleston (14-7) extended its single-season wins record to 14. Allison Beckman (Apex, N.C.) and Lauren Freed (Troy, Ohio) went 2-0 on the day with two wins at fours.

Beckman and Freed recorded the Cougars' lone point against Tulane in the morning session with a 21-15, 20-22, 15-11 win at fours. Kennedy Madison (Evansville, Ind.) and Riana Brennan (Los Gatos, Calif.) pushed the Green Wave to three sets at threes with a 21-8 second-set victory, before dropping set three, 15-11. Britney Vallez (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) and Lauren Hollman (Union, Ky.) won set one, 21-12, at sixes before falling in the final two sets by scores of 22-20 and 15-10.

The Cougars rebounded with a 4-1 win over Missouri State in the afternoon session. After Devon Rachel (Louisville, Ky.) and McKala Rhodes (Charleston, S.C.) got the Cougars off the mark with a 21-10, 21-10 win at twos, Beckman and Freed pushed the lead to 2-0 with a 21-13, 21-16 victory at fours. Brennan and Madison delivered the deciding point at threes with a 21-12, 21-11 win, while Taylor Foley (Agoura Hills, Calif.) and Logan Manusky (San Diego, Calif.) rallied for a 16-21, 21-7, 15-11 victory at fives. Vallez and Hollman won at sixes, 21-12, 21-14.

The Cougars return to the sand on Saturday for the final day of the Palmetto Invitational. Charleston will square off with Coastal Carolina at 3:00 pm, followed by a 5:00 pm match against No. 9 and host South Carolina.

No. 19 Tulane 4, No. 20 College of Charleston 1
1. Kaylie McHugh/Madeline Mertz (TLN) def. Krissy Mummey/Katja Ehlers (COFC) 21-12, 21-12
2. Tarin Mergener/Lan Nguyen (TLN) def. McKala Rhodes/Devon Rachel (COFC) 21-19, 21-18
3. Lauren Orlich/Anna Chin (TLN) def. Kennedy Madison/Riana Brennan (COFC) 21-17, 8-21, 15-11
4. Allison Beckman/Lauren Freed (COFC) def. Rio Frohoff/Gabriella Becerra (TLN) 21-15, 20-22, 15-11
5. Ashley Delgado/Addison Hermstad (TLN) def. Logan Manusky/Taylor Foley (COFC) 21-17, 21-11
Ext. Morgan Esters/Kendyl Brennan (TLN) def. Britney Vallez/Lauren Hollman (COFC) 12-21, 22-20, 15-10

No. 20 College of Charleston 4, Missouri State 1
1. Taylor Fricano/Veronica Snelling (MSU) def. Katja Ehlers/Krissy Mummey (COFC) 16-21, 21-19, 15-13
2. Devon Rachel/McKala Rhodes (COFC) def. Julia Hanson/Kelsey Larsen (MSU) 21-10, 21-10
3. Riana Brennan/Kennedy Madison (COFC) def. Sam Brinkmann/Mikaela Mosquera (MSU) 21-12, 21-11
4. Allison Beckman/Lauren Freed (COFC) def. Ivy Reynolds/Lynsey Wright (MSU) 21-13, 21-16
5. Taylor Foley/Logan Manusky (COFC) def. Sarah Demmer/Caroline Finnell (MSU) 16-21, 21-7, 15-11
Ext. Britney Vallez/Lauren Hollman (COFC) def. Keylee Hawkins/Maddie Back (MSU) 21-12, 21-14