Cougars End Season at Sun Belt Championship

Thursday, April 23

Foley, Ala.

11:00 AM

College of Charleston

#4 UNCW

4/24/2026 6:30:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

FOLEY, Ala. - The College of Charleston beach volleyball team ended the 2026 season at the Sun Belt Championship in Foley, Alabama on Friday.

Charleston dropped its first round match to UNCW 4-1 on Thursday before suffering a 5-0 defeat to Southern Miss in the contenders bracket on Friday to end the campaign. Fiona North and Grace Toscano earned the lone dual win of the weekend on court 5 vs. UNCW.

The Cougars conclude the season with a 8-21 overall record.

Match 1: No. 4 seed UNCW def. No. 5 seed College of Charleston, 4-1
1. Gracie Sistrunk/Lyvia Trimp (UNCW) def. Paige Clark/Harleigh King (CofC), 21-9, 21-9
2. Gabby LaPata/Sarah Thompson (UNCW) def. Elizabeth Curry/Holly Hopkins (CofC), 21-15, 21-17
3. Alise Barbour/Alivia Hamel (UNCW) def. Ella Duffner/Alivia Newberg (CofC), 20-22, 21-17, 15-13
4. Addie Marinack/Hannah Parkinson (UNCW) def. Madison Loving/Sophie Sageer (CofC), 21-12, 21-11
5. Fiona North/Grace Toscano (CofC) def. Keenan Engebretson/Traci Shrcok (UNCW), 21-18, 21-15

Match 8: No. 3 seed Southern Miss def. No. 5 seed College of Charleston, 5-0
1. Laurel Dennis/Sadie McAda (USM) def. Paige Clark/Harleigh King (CofC), 21-18, 21-16
2. Abby Lewis/Zuzanna Michalska (USM) def. Elizabeth Curry/Holly Hopkins (CofC), 21-15, 21-15
3. Giovan Gurgel Bahia/Ki Martini Adamsone (USM) def. Ella Duffner/Alivia Newberg (CofC), 21-23, 21-12, 15-12
4. Iustina Corcoz/Y-Nhu Do (USM) def. Madison Loving/Sophie Sageer (CofC), 23-21, 21-15
5. Margarita Grigoreva/Jaden White (USM) def. Fiona North/Grace Toscano (CofC), 21-12, 21-18