WILMINGTON, N.C. – College of Charleston beach volleyball has gotten a knack for coming through in the clutch as they secured their third and fourth 3-2 wins of the weekend Sunday at the UNCW Invitational.
 
Charleston (15-6) downed both Jacksonville and UNCW 3-2 in every match they played in Wilmington and pushed their win streak to a season-best seven. The Cougars have now won at least seven-straight matches in back-to-back seasons and three times in program history.
 
Quick Sets
Final (Match One): Charleston 3, Jacksonville 2
Final (Match Two): Charleston 3, UNCW 2
Location: Wilmington, N.C.
Records: Charleston (15-6, 5-3 Sun Belt)
 
How It Happened

• Charleston got on the board first with wins on four and five for a 2-0 lead. Alli Grant Avery and Elizabeth Curry took a three-set win at five then Emma Falk and Kora Hansen delivered a sweep in four.
• Jacksonville got one point back on three but Ella Reames and Maria Zweig clinched the dual win for the Cougars with a sweep on two.
• Charleston got wins on courts one, two and four via sweeps, and came close before falling in three sets on both three and five.

Charleston 3, Jacksonville 2

1. Jenna McNamara/Emily Kubickso (JU) def. Gabi Bailey/Kyra Thompson (CofC) 22-20, 21-17
2. Ella Reames/Maria Zweig (CofC) def. Sydney Eckhardt/Olivia Szyszkiewicz (JU) 21-12, 26-24
3. Kristina Nika/Cameron Knifton (JU) def. Tynley Smeltzer/Sofie Vogel (CofC) 21-19, 21-19
4. Emma Falk/Kora Hansen (CofC) def. Miller Reames/Macie Simpson (JU) 21-14, 21-15
5. Alli Grant Avery/Elizabeth Curry (CofC) def. Katie Martinez/Haley Hart (JU) 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 

Charleston 3, UNCW 2

1. Gabi Bailey/Kyra Thompson (CofC) def. Gabby LaPata/Sadie Sharkey (UNCW) 21-18, 21-18
2. Ella Reames/Maria Zweig (CofC) def. Ellie Bucci/Lyvia Trimp (UNCW) 21-19, 21-14
3. Ashley Thompson/Bri Haggerty (UNCW) def. Kora Hansen/Emma Falk (CofC) 21-14, 17-21, 15-11
4. Tynley Smeltzer/Sofie Vogel (CofC) def. Maddy Folks/Jadyn Barry (UNCW) 21-13, 21-10
5. Tyla Cutrie/Kaley McLaughlin (UNCW) def. Mikaela Dougherty/Alexa Psotka (CofC) 18-21, 21-19, 15-11

Notes

• Charleston's duos of Ella Reames and Maria Zweig finished the weekend 4-0 at the second court and improved to 10-1 as a team winning their last seven decisions.
• Sunday's two wins give Charleston seven-straight dating back to the Beach Blast last weekend. The seven-straight wins are the second-most in a row in program history tying last season's seven match streak.
• Charleston moved to 3-1 on the season against UNCW and evened their series with Jacksonville. Sunday's win was also the 15th all-time against the Seahawks.
• The Cougars also reached 15 wins on the season, the fourth time in program history to eclipse that mark and second-straight season.
• Gabi Bailey and Kyra Thompson end the weekend 12-6 at the top court and sit just one win shy of tying the program record for career pair wins (36). Ella Reames and Maria Zweig also moved into a tie for third all-time with 25 wins as a pair. 

Up Next
The Cougars head to Myrtle Beach for a Friday and Saturday invitational hosted by rival Coastal Carolina. Charleston battles the host Chanticleers and Erskine Friday then take on Southeastern Louisiana and Tampa Saturday.