Cougars Open CofC Classic With Sweeps of Jacksonville, Eastern Kentucky

Saturday, March 12

Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

9:30 AM

College of Charleston

Jacksonville

Cougars Open CofC Classic With Sweeps of Jacksonville, Eastern Kentucky

3/12/2022 8:41:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. --- The College of Charleston beach volleyball team continued its stellar play with back-to-back sweeps of Jacksonville and Eastern Kentucky on Saturday to push its win streak to seven and kick off the CofC Classic at Creekside Tennis & Swim Club.

QUICK SETS
Final Score (Match One): College of Charleston 5, Jacksonville 0
Final Score (Match Two): College of Charleston 5, Eastern Kentucky 0
Location: Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Creekside Tennis & Swim Club)
Records: Charleston (8-4), Jacksonville (4-7), Eastern Kentucky (0-5)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cougars extended their win streak to seven matches with back-to-back sweeps of Jacksonville and Eastern Kentucky on Saturday behind clean sweeps at both three's and four's by the duos of Maria Zweig/Emma Falk and Kyra Thompson/Gabi Bailey.

PAIR OF THE DAY
The duo of Rebeca Olariu and Jasmin Goei set the tone in both matches with back-to-back straight-set victories at five's. They opened the day with a 21-12, 21-18 win against Jacksonville before cruising to a 21-14, 21-12 win against Eastern Kentucky's five's to even their season record at 3-3.

NOTABLES

Thompson and Bailey pushed their win streak to eight matches and have not dropped a set in seven consecutive contests.
Falk and Zweig have yet to taste defeat since being paired together and now stand at 7-0 on the season.
Sky Benjamin and Sofie Vogel have now won recorded seven wins in the top flight.
Amani Dunston and Ella Reames are riding a four-match win streak following a hard-fought 21-15, 18-21, 15-9 victory against Jacksonville's two's.
The Cougars' seven-match win streak marks their longest since a 13-match stretch to begin the 2019 season.

College of Charleston 5, Jacksonville 0
1. Sky Benjamin/Sofie Vogel (COFC) def. Shaylee Befus/Anna Dunbar (JU) 23-25, 21-19, 15-8
2. Amani Dunston/Ella Reames (COFC) def. Emily Kubicsko/Sydney Eckhardt (JU) 21-15, 18-21, 15-9
3. Maria Zweig/Emma Falk (COFC) def. Jenna McNamara/Olivia Szyskiewicz (JU) 21-17, 21-13
4. Kyra Thompson/Gabi Bailey (COFC) def. Miller Reames/Marissa Rakauskas (JU) 21-16, 21-14
5. Rebeca Olariu/Jasmin Goei (COFC) def. Macie Murphy/Macie Sacristan (JU) 21-12, 21-18
Ext. Mikaela Dougherty/Tynley Smeltzer (COFC) def. Kelly Erhard/Amanda Cunningham (JU) 19-21, 21-11, 7-3

College of Charleston 4, Eastern Kentucky 0
1. Sky Benjamin/Sofie Vogel (COFC) def. Hannah Keating/Shannon Stone (EKU) 21-18, 15-21, 15-10
2. Amani Dunston/Ella Reames (COFC) def. Paityn Walker/Sarah Mitchell (EKU) 21-17, 15-21, 15-13
3. Maria Zweig/Emma Falk (COFC) def. Kaylin Johnson/Sydney Schoen (EKU) 21-15, 21-13
4. Kyra Thompson/Gabi Bailey (COFC) def. Elizabeth Fonvielle/Maddy Campbell (EKU) 21-15, 21-17
5. Rebeca Olariu/Jasmin Goei (COFC) def. Miya Carmichael/Kali Walker (EKU) 21-14, 21-12

NEXT UP
The Cougars will close out the weekend on Sunday facing Florida Gulf Coast at 9:30 am and Morehead State at 4:30 pm at Creekside Tennis and Swim Club.