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EKU Beach Volleyball Heads To Missouri State Tournament

3/2/2023 12:00:00 PM

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The EKU beach volleyball team heads to Missouri State this weekend to battle UT Martin, McKendree, Southwest Baptist, and the host Bears. 

On Friday, the Colonels begin the weekend against UT Martin at 10:45 a.m., followed by a match with McKendree at 12:15 p.m. On Sunday, EKU squares off with Southwest Baptist at 10:45 a.m. before wrapping the weekend against Missouri State at 1:45 p.m.
 
SCOUTING
UT Martin
  • Went 3-1 last weekend with wins over Hendrix, McKendree, and Oklahoma Wesleyan. 
  • Kayla Bryant and Addy Vaughn were named OVC Pair of the Week after going 4-0 at the No. 3 flight during the Missouri State Tournament. 
McKendree
  • The Bearcats went 0-4 last weekend in its first weekend of competition as a program. 
  • Maddie Misner and Michelle Ramirez earned the program first-ever win against Hendrix. 
Southwest Baptist
  • Finished opening weekend at 2-2 with wins over McKendree and Oklahoma Wesleyan.
  • The Bearcats are also competing in their inaugural season. 
Missouri State
  • Posted a 4-0 record at its opening tournament. 
  • Manuela Niemeyer and MacKenzie Steele went 4-0 with three sweeps on the weekend at the No. 4 spot. 


LAST TIME OUT
  • EKU recorded its best weekend in program history at the Grand Sands Tournament, going 3-1 with a pair of wins over Austin Peay and a sweep of Liberty. 
  • Hannah Keating and Paityn Walker went 4-0 as a pair and did not drop a set on opening weekend, winning three matches at No. 2 and one at No. 1. 
  • The Colonels' No. 3 pair of Rachel Mueller and Bella Williams and the No. 5 pair of Arilyn Lee and EK Lonergan each posted 3-1 records last weekend. 

WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Colonels' next tournament is the College of Charleston Classic on Mar. 11-12. 
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