COLUMBIA, S.C. – College of Charleston beach volleyball went 1-1 Friday to open the Palmetto Invitational taking the season series from Jacksonville in a 4-1 win before falling 4-1 to Florida Gulf Coast.
Quick Sets
Final (Match One): Charleston 4, Jacksonville 1
Final (Match Two): Florida Gulf Coast 4, Charleston 1
Location: Columbia, S.C.
Records: Charleston (19-8, 6-3 Sun Belt)
How It Happened
- Charleston claimed the season series over Jacksonville taking a dominant 4-1 win Friday morning.
- Charleston won in two sets on each of the first four courts in their triumph over the Dolphins and came within a set of sweeping the match.
- Florida Gulf Coast tallied the first four points in the finale before Gabi Bailey and Kyra Thompson posted their second win of the day.
Charleston 4, Jacksonville 1
- Gabi Bailey/Kyra Thompson (CofC) def. Emily Kubicsko/Jenna McNamara (JU) 21-18, 21-15
- Ella Reames/Maria Zweig (CofC) def. Kristina Nika/Cameron Knifton (JU) 23-21, 21-14
- Emma Falk/Kora Hansen (CofC) def. Sydney Eckhardt/Olivia Szyszkiewicz (JU) 21-19, 21-11
- Sofie Vogel/Tynley Smeltzer (CofC) def. Katie Martinez/Haley Hart (JU) 21-18, 21-15
- Anna Dunbar/Colleen Ziegelmaier (JU) def. Alli Grant Avery/Mikaela Dougherty (CofC) 21-18, 15-21, 15-8
Florida Gulf Coast 4, Charleston 1
- Gabi Bailey/Kyra Thompson (CofC) def. Maddison Parmelly/Kacie Johnson (FGCU) 21-12, 21-16
- Shelby Beisner/Trinity Rosales (FGCU) def. Ella Reames/Maria Zweig (CofC) 23-21, 21-13
- Dylan Brewer/Nicole De Oliveira (FGCU) def. Emma Falk/Kora Hansen (CofC) 21-18, 21-21-14
- Kaitlyn Luebbers/Lexie Hamilton (FGCU) def. Tynley Smeltzer/Sofie Vogel (CofC) 21-18, 22-20
- Jacqueline Carpenter/Kristina Gluc (FGCU) def. Alli Grant Avery/Elizabeth Curry (CofC) 21-13, 21-9
Notes
Up Next
The Cougars finish their regular season with a back-to-back against Coastal Carolina and No. 16 South Carolina Saturday.
