Cougars Down Stephen F. Austin, Fall to Southern Miss

Friday, April 28

Huntsville, Ala.

1 PM

College of Charleston

Stephen F. Austin

Cougars Down Stephen F. Austin, Fall to Southern Miss

4/28/2023 9:03:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – College of Charleston squeezed past No. 8 Stephen F. Austin 3-2 in their first match of the day and battled to the end before falling to No. 6 Southern Miss in the final match of the day by a 3-2 score.

Charleston's season comes to a close after a 2-2 week at the Sun Belt Championships but not before another 20-plus win season – the third in program history and second in as many seasons.

Top flight pair Kyra Thompson and Gabi Bailey went 2-0 on the day to set the new single-season program record for most wins at the first court posting a 20-8 record. Bailey and Thompson also finish their careers with 45 wins, the most by a duo in program history.

Bailey and Thompson were joined by Tynley Smeltzer and Sofie Vogel with 2-0 days as they finished the season 17-7 overall.

Quick Sets
Final (Match One): Charleston 3, Stephen F. Austin 2
Final (Match Two): Southern Miss 3, Charleston 2
Location: Huntsville, Ala.
Record: Charleston (21-12, 6-4 Sun Belt)

Charleston 3, Stephen F. Austin 2

Kyra Thompson / Gabi Bailey (Charleston) def. Hannah Ogden / Madison Morrow (SFA), 21-17, 13-21, 23-21
Emma Falk / Kora Hansen (Charleston) def. Natalie Bennett / Chloe Culver (SFA), 21-15, 21-12
Madison Hall / Lizzie Denyer (SFA) def. Maria Zweig / Mickey Dougherty (Charleston) 21-17, 10-21, 15-12
Tynley Smeltzer / Sofie Vogel (Charleston) vs. Kelly Johnson / Elaina Amador (SFA), 21-18, 18-21, 15-9
Abigail Elder / Olivia Duhon (SFA) def. Alli Grant Avery / Liz Curry (Charleston), 21-16, 24-22

Southern Miss 3, Charleston 2

Kyra Thompson / Gabi Bailey (Charleston) def. Vanessa Hurnikova / Ola Chudzik (USM), 21-19, 21-17
Hallie Phelan / Taylor Pierce (USM) def. Emma Falk / Kora Hansen (Charleston), 21-14, 21-23, 15-12
Reagan Sandlin / Valeria Siakidou Papakyriakou (USM) def. Maria Zweig / Mickey Dougherty (Charleston), 21-11, 10-21, 15-13
Tynley Smeltzer / Sofie Vogel (Charleston) def. Ashlyn Rough / Morgan Perry (USM), 17-21, 21-17, 15-10
Madison Cassidy / Kellie Garraway (USM) def. Alli Grant Avery / Liz Curry (Charleston), 21-19, 21-14