JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Despite heavy winds across Mossy Creek, the Carson-Newman Beach team sent their seniors out in style, completing back-to-back 5-0 victories over the Liberty Flames.
C-N Beach Volleyball recognized their seniors Truth Hafey, Mckenna Hall, and Sierra Still before the matches began.
In their opening match with the Flames, C-N kept their opponents under 19 points in each set played. Four out of the five seeds defeated their Liberty pairs in two sets a piece.
In the fourth seed, the sister duo Trinity and Truth Hafey held the highest marginal difference between their opponents, winning with scores of 21-13 and 21-14.
Match 1: C-N 5, Liberty 0
- Sierra Still/McKenna Hall (C-N) def. Lizzy Armstrong/Sydnie Metzker (LIBERTY) 21-13, 21-18
- Ava Fountain/Paige Halcrow (C-N) def. Grace Cropper/Jillian Kater (LIBERTY) 21-15, 21-17
- Jenny Ille/Camryn Ehlers (C-N) def. Cara Lecklider/Avaree Kellert (LIBERTY) 21-17, 21-17
- Truth Hafey/Trinity Hafey (C-N) def. Brenna Rae Bentley/Eliza Griffin (LIBERTY) 21-13, 21-14
- Morgan Foy/Kat Nelson (C-N) def. Brie Olson/Kinley Phillips (LIBERTY) 21-14, 18-21, 15-12
- Ext. Ava Ewald/Maggie Marable (LIBERTY) def. Bennett McCombs/Paige Bussom (C-N) 21-15, 22-20
The second match of the day looked similar to the first, though all C-N seeds took their games in two sets each. This time Jenny Ille and Camryn Ehlers notched the highest marginal difference of all the seeds with scores of 21-15 and 21-9. Their second set score was the largest win score of the day.
Match 2: C-N 5, Liberty 0
- McKenna Hall/Sierra Still (C-N) def. Lizzy Armstrong/Sydnie Metzker (LIBERTY) 21-19, 21-13
- Paige Halcrow/Ava Fountain (C-N) def. Grace Cropper/Jillian Kater (LIBERTY) 21-14, 21-17
- Camryn Ehlers/Jenny Ille (C-N) def. Cara Lecklider/Avaree Kellert (LIBERTY) 21-15, 21-9
- Truth Hafey/Trinity Hafey (C-N) def. Brenna Rae Bentley/Abigail Luke (LIBERTY) 26-24, 21-18
- Morgan Foy/Kat Nelson (C-N) def. Brie Olson/Kinley Phillips (LIBERTY) 21-15, 21-12
- Ext. Maggie Marable/Ava Ewald (LIBERTY) vs. Bennett McCombs/Madeline Holmes (C-N) 25-23 (LIBERTY), 23-21 (C-N)
The Eagles will take Easter weekend off then hit the following Friday and Saturday, April 5-6 for the Scenic City Showdown at UTC. They will play matches with Tusculum, Jacksonville State, Austin Peay, and UTC.
