BELLEVILLE, IL – The Eastern Illinois Beach Volleyball team (3-3, 0-0 OVC) won both of their doubleheader matches against McKendree (1-4) on Thursday afternoon. The sweep gave the Panthers their third win of the season, surpassing their total wins in 2022 and 2023 combined.
Game 1: Eastern Illinois 3, McKendree 2
In the opening match of the day, the No. 1 pair sylvia hasz and Tori Mohesky The first set was a hard fought 32-34 match that ended with a point loss. On the second flight, Christina Martinez Mundo and caitlin flynn Eastern came back from a 0-1 deficit to earn one point.
In third place, rain witherspoon and Catalina Roche After losing the first set, he outscored his opponent by 16 points through the final two sets and won three in a row. On the other hand, the No.4 pair is Kate Dean and Laura Paniagua They lost the match 0-2.
Pair number 5 proved to be the difference for EIU. Natalie Mitchem and machine navarro The team won 2-0, contributing to Eastern's second win of the season.
Final score:
Tori Mohesky & sylvia hasz (L): 32-24, 21-18, 10-15
Christina Martinez Mundo & caitlin flynn (W): 14-21, 21-18, 15-12
rain witherspoon & Catalina Roche (W): 15-21, 21-12, 21-12, 15-8
Kate Dean & Laura Paniagua (L): 12-21, 14-21
Natalie Mitchem & machine navarro (W): 21-13, 21-12
Game 2: Eastern Illinois 3, McKendree 2
The Panthers continued to do well in the second game, winning 3-2. Tori Mohesky and sylvia hasz They lost a close game 1-2 again and took the first place, but Christina Martinez Mundo and caitlin flynn They won the sweep and won four consecutive sets for the second-place pair.
No.3 pair of rain witherspoon and Catalina Roche Eastern also won 2-0, giving Eastern an extra point. On the fourth flight, Kate Dean and Laura Paniagua He almost forced the third set, but fell just short in the second set, losing 0-2.
but, Natalie Mitchem and machine navarro They completed another sweep and finished a perfect day in fifth place, giving the Panthers the edge once again.
Final score:
Tori Mohesky & sylvia hasz (L) 15-21, 21-19, 10-15
Christina Martinez Mundo & caitlin flynn (W): 21-15, 21-17
rain witherspoon & Catalina Roche (W): 21-12, 21-17
Kate Dean & Laura Paniagua (L): 15-21, 18-21
Natalie Mitchem & machine navarro (W): 21-16, 21-17
EIU will head to Chattanooga in two weeks to participate in the first of two OVC weekends. The Panthers' season opener is scheduled for Friday, March 22nd at 7 a.m. Central Time against UT Martin.
