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Huntsville, Alabama – For the second year in a row, top-seeded Georgia State and third-seeded Coastal Carolina each won two games Thursday to advance to the semifinal round of the 2024 Sunbelt Beach Volleyball Championship at John Hunt Park. I got a ticket for. Hunstville, Alabama.
Georgia State defeated No. 8 seed Stephen F. Austin 5-0 in the first round and defeated No. 5 seed Mercer 4-1 in the second round. Coastal Carolina defeated No. 6 seed Southern Miss, 5-0, then defeated No. 2 seed UNCW, 3-2. The Panthers and Chanticleers will face off on Friday at 3 p.m. Central Time.
Mercer started the day with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over No. 4 seed College of Charleston, recording the program's first Sun Belt Championship win. UNCW defeated seventh-seeded ULM 4-1 in the first round.
The Sun Belt Conference Championship uses a double-elimination format, with the loser's bracket beginning Friday at 9 a.m. Central Time. All of Friday's games will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
For more information on the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Championship, visit the Championship Central page.
2024 Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Championship – Day 1 Results
Game 1: (1) Georgia State 5, (8) Stephen F. Austin 0
1. Angel Ferrari/Bella Ferrari (GSU) def. Madison Hall/Katie Hansen (SFA), 21-18, 21-12
2. Allie Keller/Lila Bordis (GSU) def. Abigail Elder/Elaina Amador (SFA), 22-24, 21-10, 15-10
3. Destiny White/Savannah Everb (GSU) def. Bryn Dowd/Ansley Gullridge (SFA), 21-12, 21-10
4. Elise Saga/Aliisa Vuorinen (GSU) def. Megan Ledbetter/Ariana Pagan (SFA), 21-12, 21-4
5. Courtney Smith/Eila Johnson (GSU) def. Lexi Higgins/Sophia Myers (SFA), 21-17, 21-7
Order of arrival: 4, 5, 3*, 1, 2
Game 2: (5) Mercer 3, (4) College of Charleston 2
1. Jasmine Goei/Julia Oravec (CofC) def. Sydney Benson/Kate Hardy (MER), 21-17, 21-12
2. Nicole O'Mara/Jordan Paddock (MER) def. Sophie Vogel/Maria Zweig (CofC), 23-21, 23-21
3. Cora Hansen/Alexa Psotka (CofC) def. Reese Hood/Lexi Polychrones (MER), 20-22, 21-18, 15-11
4. Katie Corbett/Liv Diaz (MER) def. Tinley Smeltzer/Olivia Knutson (CofC), 21-14, 21-15
5. Hollis Engel/Alyssa Scroggins (MER) def. Brooke Hoven/Liz Curry (CofC), 21-16, 21-17
Order of arrival: 1, 5, 4, 2*, 3
Match 3: (2) UNCW 4, (7) ULM 1
1. Gabby Lapata/Sadie Sharkey (UNCW) def. Kaylee Beck/Tamsie Black (ULM), 21-17, 17-21, 15-11
2. Caitlin Beck/Claire Williamson (ULM) def. Maddie Fawkes/Charlotte Chronister (UNCW), 21-17, 21-12
3. Ellie Bucci/Gracie Sislanc (UNCW) def. Eden Anderson/Kate Taylor (ULM), 19-21, 21-13, 15-8
4. Sarah Thompson/Bry Haggerty (UNCW) def. Madeline Marquez/Caitlin Nowak (ULM), 21-16, 21-18
5. Jadyn Barry/Tracy Schrock (UNCW) def. Maggie Cox/Katie Felts (ULM), 21-19, 19-21, 15-11
Order of arrival: 2, 4, 1, 3*, 5
Match 4: (3) Coastal Carolina 5, (6) Southern Miss 0
1. Sarah Riedel/Martin Klagholm (CCU) def. Laurel Dennis/Sadie McQuada (USM), 21-16, 22-24, 15-12
2. Julia Blazek/Emma Plutnicki (CCU) def. Ola Chuzik/Sara Mrczek (USM), 21-16, 15-21, 15-13
3. Emma Knaus/Ellie Hanford (CCU) def. Madison Cassidy/Valeria Siakidou Papakiriakou (USM), 21-17, 21-19
4. Dennis Morgenstern/Maddie Lichty (CCU) def. Ashlyn Ruff/Dylan Russell (USM), 21-15, 21-18
5. Madison Allred/Rachel Ehlers (CCU) def. Jesse Fairley/Carmen Sanchez Delgado (USM), 21-13, 21-14
Order of arrival: 5, 4, 3*, 2, 1
Game 5: (1) Georgia State 4, (5) Mercer 1
1. Angel Ferrari/Bella Ferrari (GSU) def. Sydney Benson/Kate Hardy (MER), 21-18, 21-15
2. Allie Keller/Lila Bordis (GSU) def. Nicole O'Mara/Jordan Paddock (MER), 21-12, 21-13
3. Reese Hood/Lexi Polychrones (MER) def. Destiny White/Savannah Everb (GSU), 23-21, 21-18
4. Elise Saga/Aliisa Vuorinen (GSU) def. Katie Corbett/Liv Diaz (MER), 21-7, 21-13
5. Courtney Smith/Ayla Johnson (GSU) def. Hollis Engel/Alyssa Scoggins (MER), 21-18, 21-17
Order of arrival: 4, 2, 1*, 5, 3
Match 6: (3) Coastal Carolina 3, (2) UNCW 2
1. Gabby Lapata/Sadie Sharkey (UNCW) def. Sarah Riedel/Martin Klagholm (CCU), 21-17, 21-19
2. Julia Blazek/Emma Plutnicki (CCU) def. Charlotte Chronister/Maddy Fawkes (UNCW), 21-15, 21-11
3. Ellie Bucci/Gracie Sislanc (UNCW) def. Emma Knauss/Ellie Hanford (CCU), 21-17, 22-24, 15-16
4. Dennis Morgenstern/Maddie Lichti (CCU) def. Bry Haggerty/Sarah Thompson (UNCW), 24-22, 21-16
5. Madison Allred/Rachel Ehlers (CCU) def. Jadyn Barry/Tracy Schrock (UNCW), 21-14, 21-15
Order of arrival: 2, 5, 1, 4*, 3
Friday, April 26th
Match 7: (4) College of Charleston vs. (8) Stephen F. Austin – 9 a.m. Central Time
Match 8: (6) Southern Miss vs. (7) ULM – 10:30 a.m. Central Time.
Match 9: (2) UNCW vs. Winner Match 7 – 12:00 PM Central Time
Match 10: (5) Mercer vs. Winner Match 8 – 1:30 PM Central Time
Game 11: (1) Georgia State vs. (3) Coastal Carolina – 3:00 PM Central Time
Match 12: Winner Match 9 vs. Winner Match 10 – 4:30 PM Central Time
Saturday, April 27th
Match 13: Loser Match 11 vs. Winner Match 12 – 10 a.m. Central Time
Match 14 (Championship): Winner Match 11 vs. Winner Match 13 – 1:00 PM Central Time