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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Lindenwood beach volleyball team (10-2, 1-0) picked up two more wins on day one of the Battle on the Bay in St. Petersburg on Friday, defeating Tusculum and Florida Southern. The Lions’ 10 wins are thier most through 12 matches in the program’s four-year history.
Lindenwood 4, Tusculum 1
The Lions opened the event with a 4-1 win against Tusculum on Friday morning. Lindenwood secured three of their four points with straight set wins.
Results
No. 1 | Nyah Wilson/Susanna Beretti (LU) over Marsh/Vega Barrantes (TU) – 21-15, 25-23
No. 2 | Gabby Belcher/Aubrey Sheppard (LU) over Smith/Nikolaeva (TU) – 21-13, 21-13
No. 3 | Katie Bockhorst/ Annalie McWhorter (LU) over Liszewski/George (TU) – 23-21, 21-11
No. 4 | Myah Hough/Lexie Schauffler (LU) over Aasgard/Doty (TU) – 21-12, 17-21, 15-10
No. 5 | Anderson/Gallagher (TU) over Dixie Farish/Morgan Willis (LU) – 15-21, 18-21
Lindenwood 4, Florida Southern 1
Lindenwood took another 4-1 win against Florida Southern in the afternoon session. The Lions won all four of their points in straight sets.
Results
No. 1 | Nyah Wilson/Susanna Beretti (LU) over Melcher/Bryant (SFLO) – 23-21, 21-11
No. 2 | Abby Jacobs/Annalie McWhorter (LU) over Pringle/Passaglia (SFLO) – 21-15, 21-18
No. 3 | Carefoot/Idler (SFLO) over Gabby Belcher/Aubrey Sheppard (LU) – 21-19, 14-21, 17-19
No. 4 | Lexie Schauffler/Katie Bockhorst (LU) over Muti/Muti (SFLO) – 21-9, 21-12
No. 5 | Myah Hough/Kaelyn Putz (LU) over Harris/Wieser (SFLO) – 21-19, 21-19
Next Up
Lindenwood will continue competition at the Battle of the Bay on Saturday, taking on Eckerd at 7:00 a.m. CT and Palm Beach Atlantic at 1:00 p.m. CT to close out the weekend.