SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The EKU beach volleyball team wrapped up the weekend with wins over Southwest Baptist and Missouri State to improve to 6-2 on the season.
The Colonels have set the program record for wins in a season and are on their second three-match winning streak of the year.
EKU proved dominant over Southwest Baptist, notching a 4-1 win over the Bearcats.
Rachel Mueller and
Bella Williams led the way with a 21-12, 21-9 victory at the No. 3 flight.
The Colonels closed the tournament with their most impressive victory of the season, knocking off previously unbeaten Missouri State, 3-2. EKU won on the top three courts, highlighted by a three-set rally from
Sarah Mitchell and
Shannon Stone. The Colonels' No. 2 pair posted a 16-21, 21-12, 15-7 win to help EKU topple the Bears.
Mueller and Williams moved to 6-2 on the season with a pair of wins at the No. 3 spot.
EKU returns to action next weekend at the College of Charleston Beach Classic on Mar. 11-12.
EKU 4, SBU 1
- Bailey Lasater/Azalea Clendenning (SBU) def. Hannah Keating/Paityn Walker (EKU), 21-15, 21-17
- Sarah Mitchell/Shannon Stone (EKU) def. Gabrielle Belcher/Katie Pogue (SBU), 21-8, 21-14
- Rachel Mueller/Bella Williams (EKU) def. Paityn Kramer/Madison Satterly (SBU), 21-12, 21-9
- Maddy Campbell/Elizabeth Fonvielle (EKU) def. Aleena Peterson/Janel Pido (SBU), 21-15, 21-14
- Arilyn Lee/EK Lonergan (EKU) def. Julia Becker/Carlee Lill (SBU), 21-14, 21-11
EKU 3, MSU 2
- Hannah Keating/Paityn Walker (EKU) def. Becca Bach/Tylar Garrett (MSU), 21-16, 21-17
- Sarah Mitchell/Shannon Stone (EKU) def. Olivia Muriel/Grayson Hall (MSU), 16-21, 21-12, 15-7
- Rachel Mueller/Bella Williams (EKU) def. Olivia Rattler/Brooke Plessner (MSU), 21-14, 21-15
- Manuela Niemeyer/MacKenzie Steele (MSU) def. Maddy Campbell/Elizabeth Fonvielle (EKU), 21-16, 21-13
- Riley Drew/Addison Crider (MSU) def. Arilyn Lee/EK Lonergan (EKU), 21-13, 16-21, 15-10