Beach Volleyball Drops Two at UNCW

Friday, February 20

Wilmington, NC

4:00 PM

College of Charleston

UNCW

2/21/2026 9:30:00 AM | Beach Volleyball

WILMINGTON, N.C. - The College of Charleston beach volleyball team dropped two matches at UNCW on Friday afternoon to start the season.

The Seahawks defeated the Cougars 4-1 in both matches, with the No. 3 pair of Ella Duffner and Alivia Newberg securing both dual wins for Charleston. Madison Loving, Holly Hopkins, Paige Clark, Alex Belak, Gabby Carr, and Ava Dunnigan made their official Cougar debuts in the lineup. Full results are below.

Charleston returns to action this weekend at Stetson.

Match 1 - UNCW 4, CofC 1
1. Sistrunk/Trimp def. Cassie Thayse/Elizabeth Curry (21-16, 21-15)
2. LaPata/Parkinson def. Madison Loving/Holly Hopkins (21-17, 21-17)
3. Ella Duffner/Alivia Newberg def. Thompson/Engebretson (21-18, 22-24, 15-8)
4. Hamel/Schrok def. Fiona North/Grace Toscano (21-15, 21-16)
5. Puhala/Marinack def. Paige Clark/Alex Belak (21-16, 21-17)

Match 2 - UNCW 4, CofC 1
1. Sistrunk/Trimp def. Cassie Thayse/Elizabeth Curry (22-20, 21-13)
2. LaPata/Parkinson def. Madison Loving/Holly Hopkins (18-21, 21-11, 15-8)
3. Ella Duffner/Alivia Newberg def. Engebretson/Thompson (21-14, 21-16)
4. Schrok/Hamel def. Fiona North/Grace Toscano (22-20, 16-21, 15-5)
5. Puhala/Jensen def. Gabby Carr/Ava Dunngan (19-21, 21-1, 15-8)