Fourth-year Hawks set new mark for season wins
LAGRANGE, Ga. – The Huntingdon beach volleyball team closed the LaGrange Tournament with a win and a loss on Saturday.
The Hawks lost to Division II Carson-Newman 5-0 and finished the tournament with a 4-1 win over LaGrange.
The win over LaGrange was the fifth of the season for Huntingdon (5-6), marking the most wins yet for the young program. In their fourth season of competition, facing a majority of Division I, Division II or NAIA opponents every season, the Hawks have increased their win total each season.
In Saturday's win over LaGrange, Huntingdon's No. 1 team (Amy Tyma and April Reese), No. 3 team (Addison Genard and Lauren Hinton) and No. 5 team (Ashanti Thomas and ZaKira Landrum) each won 2-0. The No. 4 team (Shelby McAllister and Morgan Ilsley) won 2-1.
Records: Huntingdon (5-6); Carson-Newman (6-1); LaGrange (0-7)
Coming Up: Huntingdon hosts the Huntingdon Hawks Beach Bash on March 13-15.
Match Results
Carson-Newman 5, Huntingdon College 0
No. 1: Megan Oldenburger/Summer Coulter (CN) def.
Amy Tyma/April Reese (HC) 21-13, 21-12
No. 2: Maddison Bishop/Lindsey Geurin (CN) def.
Shelby Freese/Jessica Brunk (HC) 21-9, 23-21
No. 3: Abby Struewing/Mia Toribio (CN) def.
Addison Genard/Lauren Hinton (HC) 21-13, 21-13
No. 4: Morgan Siwiec/Joy Rhodes (CN) def.
Shelby McAllister/Morgan Ilsley (HC) 21-19, 21-19
No. 5: Kelly Hughes/Hayden Barton (CN) def.
ZaKira Landrum/Ashanti Thomas (HC) 21-14, 21-9
Huntingdon College 4, LaGrange College 1
No. 1: Amy Tyma/April Reese (HC) def.
Kaela Busby/Bailey Moss (LC) 21-16, 21-7
No. 2: Jhaira Harris /Kylie Neal (LC) def.
Shelby Freese/Jessica Brunk (HC) 17-21, 21-17, 18-16
No. 3: Addison Genard/Lauren Hinton (HC) def.
Ariel Modeste/Shannon Williams (LC) 21-11, 21-17
No. 4: Shelby McAllister/Morgan Ilsley (HC) def.
Emily Boswell/McKenzie Richards (LC) 21-9, 17-21 15-13
No. 5: ZaKira Landrum/Ashanti Thomas (HC) def.
Baylee Robinson/Yana Fenderson (LC) 21-14, 21-17