Golden Eagles close regular season with OVC Weekend at Morehead
MOREHEAD, Ky. – It’s the final weekend of the beach volleyball regular season and it’s also Tennessee Tech’s final look at the Ohio Valley Conference teams as the Golden Eagles travel to Morehead State to compete in the second OVC weekend of the season. Tech will take on Lindenwood at 7 AM and UT Martin at 11 AM on Friday, then will face Eastern Illinois at 7 AM and Chattanooga at 1 PM on Saturday. Next week, the Golden Eagles will head to Martin, Tenn., for the OVC Beach Volleyball Championship.
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Tennessee Tech | Lindenwood | Score | 6 | 0 |
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Nyah Wilson / Susanna Beretti def. MK Roberts / Vivian RoBards 21-18 , 21-17
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Abby Jacobs / Annalie McWhorter def. Bailey Poppe / Kaesha Walter 21-11 , 21-6
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Aubrey Sheppard / Gabby Belcher def. Kyana Gabriel / Alanah Craig 21-18 , 19-21 , 15-6
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Lexie Schauffler / Katie Bockhorst def. Cristina Rotola / Savannah Knepp 21-14 , 21-14
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Dixie Farish / Morgan Willis def. Zoe Mish / Maggie Kamp 21-17 , 21-11
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Jaryn Button / Meghan Donoughue def. Piper Jones / Jolee McLain 21-16 , 21-19
| Game Statistics | UT Martin | Tennessee Tech | Score | 0 | 6 |
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Riley Rushing / Kayla Bryant def. MK Roberts / Vivian RoBards 21-15 , 21-16
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Dylan Sulcer / Reagan McGee def. Bailey Poppe / Kaesha Walter 21-6 , 21-8
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Lauren Mariscal / Luli Arcucci def. Kyana Gabriel / Alanah Craig 21-10 , 21-10
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Amara Traiger / Andie Kryak def. Cristina Rotola / Savannah Knepp 21-14 , 21-5
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Kristin Phillips / Abby Freund def. Zoe Mish / Maggie Kamp 21-6 , 21-18
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MC Rehm / Carly Mueller def. Piper Jones / Jolee McLain 21-11 , 21-17
| Game Statistics | Eastern Illinois | Tennessee Tech | Score | 1 | 3 |
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MK Roberts / Vivian RoBards def. Jorah Rutter / Sylvia Hasz FINAL - UNFINISHED
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Laura Paniagua / Lilli Amettis def. Bailey Poppe / Kaesha Walter 21-11 , 21-19
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Tori Mohesky / Alanys Nieves def. Kyana Gabriel / Alanah Craig 21-14 , 21-10
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Ariadna Pereles / Emma Schroeder def. Cristina Rotola / Savannah Knepp 21-14 , 21-18
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Piper Jones / Audrey Kilgore def. Katie Kopshever / Anaya Rawlinson 21-11 , 10-21 , 15-12
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Zoe Mish / Maggie Kamp def. Peyton Castillo / Jasmyne Boone FINAL - UNFINISHED
| Game Statistics | Tennessee Tech | Chattanooga | Score | 3 | 1 |
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McKenna Faychak / Maddie Lecik def. MK Roberts / Vivian RoBards FINAL - UNFINISHED
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Julia Lawrence / Corina Vale def. Kyana Gabriel / Alanah Craig 21-14 , 21-11
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Ansley Gulledge / Sydney Jackwin def. Bailey Poppe / Kaesha Walter FINAL - UNFINISHED
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Taylor Clark / Ashli McKenny def. Cristina Rotola / Savannah Knepp 21-8 , 21-6
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Ava Goryl / Madeline McCabe def. Piper Jones / Audrey Kilgore 21-6 , 21-8
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Zoe Mish / Maggie Kamp def. Avery Grulich / Jill Sandel 21-11 , 21-19
By Thomas Corhern, TTU Athletics Media Relations
MOREHEAD, Ky. – It's the final weekend of the beach volleyball regular season and it's also Tennessee Tech's final look at the Ohio Valley Conference teams as the Golden Eagles travel to Morehead State to compete in the second OVC weekend of the season.
Tech will take on Lindenwood at 7 AM and UT Martin at 11 AM on Friday, then will face Eastern Illinois at 7 AM and Chattanooga at 1 PM on Saturday. Next week, the Golden Eagles will head to Martin, Tenn., for the OVC Beach Volleyball Championship.
Lindenwood enters the weekend with a 15-5 record, 5-1 in the OVC, making a case as one of the favorites in the conference, standing one game behind league leader and preseason favorite Chattanooga.
UT Martin and Morehead State are both 3-3, while Eastern Illinois is 1-5. All six conference teams will compete in next week's championship.
The Lions went 3-1 in the previous OVC weekend in Chattanooga with their lone loss coming to the Mocs in a 4-1 affair. Lindenwood beat Tech, Morehead State and UT Martin 4-1 in the other matches, while also beating Eastern Illinois 5-0 and 4-1 away from the group meets.
The pairings of Abby Jacobs/Annalie McWhorter and Nyah Wilson/Susanna Beretti both have 14-4 records on the season, while Gabby Belcher and Aubrey Sheppard have a 13-5 mark on the year.
The Skyhawks are 10-7 on the season and went 1-3 last week at the Scenic City Showdown in Chattanooga, falling 5-0 to the Mocs, 4-1 to Eastern Kentucky and 4-1 to North Alabama. UTM defeated Berry College 5-0 for the lone win. The Skyhawks went 3-1 at the OVC Weekend in Chattanooga with the lone loss to Lindenwood, while beating Morehead State 4-1, Western Illinois 5-0 and Tech 5-0.
UTM has three pairs with nine victories on the season as Riley Rushing and Dylan Sulcer is 9-3 at the No. 1 spot, Kayla Bryant and Reagan McGee at No. 2 and Andie Kryak and Amara Traiger at No. 4.
Eastern Illinois holds a 4-10 record on the season, beating Tech 4-1 last week at the Austin Peay Invitational, while also collecting a 4-1 victory over Southwest Baptist. The Panthers fell 4-1 to Austin Peay and Missouri State. The Panthers' lone win in the past OVC Weekend in Chattanooga was a 5-0 victory over the Golden Eagles, falling 4-1 to Morehead State and 5-0 to UT Martin and Chattanooga.
Tech (4-23) picked up a 3-2 victory over Southwest Baptist last week at the Austin Peay Invitational to get back in the win column.
The pairing of Vivian RoBards and MK Roberts leads the Golden Eagles with an 8-13 record, while Maggie Kamp and Zoe Mish are 6-3 on the season.
Photo | Thomas Corhern, TTU Athletics Media Relations
