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After dropping a match to North Alabama over the weekend, the Austin Peay beach volleyball team bounced back and swept a double-dual against the Lions, winning 5-0 in the first match and 4-1 in the second match, Wednesday, at the Govs Beach Volleyball Complex. 
Eric Elliot, APSU Athletics

Govs split final two matches in the Peach State

| By: Casey Crigger, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

ATLANTA – Austin Peay State University's beach volleyball team split its final two matches at the GSU Diggin' Duels, beating Chattanooga, 4-1, before falling to Tampa, 4-1, at the GSU Beach Volleyball Complex, Saturday.

Austin Peay (12-9) took an early lead over in-state rival Chattanooga (11-10), with Elizabeth Wheat and Karli Graham handily winning the No. 5 match in two sets. Caroline Waite and Janvier Buggs then pushed the Govs advantage to 2-0, winning in two sets on the No. 5 line. 

The extension match was the next to go final and the duo of Morgan Rutledge and Maggie Keenan picked up another win in three sets over Chattanooga's Madelina Osband and Kaye Gresham. 

The Mocs got their only point of the match on the No. 2 line, knocking off Brooke Moore and Mikayla Powell in a marathon match. After Moore and Powell won the first set, Chattanooga's Neva Clark and Paige Gallentine won the second set, 30-28, before taking the third set, 15-12.

Leading 2-1, the Governors picked up the match-clinching point on the No. 1 line with Marlayna Bullington and Kelsey Mead winning in two sets to secure the match. With the match decided, Demi McInnis and Tegan Seyring picked up another point for Austin Peay when they won in two sets in the No. 2 match.

In its second match of the day, Austin Peay dropped a 4-1 decision to Tampa. Waite and Buggs picked up a two-set win in the No. 4 match, but the Spartans were able to claim all the other matches. 

With its final regular-season road trip in the books, Austin Peay will host back-to-back tournaments, starting with the Govs Beach Bash, April 15-16, at the Govs Beach Volleyball Complex. The Govs then wrap up the regular season with four conference matches when they host the OVC Weekend at Austin Peay, April 22-23.

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GSU Diggin' Duels Day Two Results

Austin Peay def. Chattanooga, 4-1

1. Marlayna Bullington/Kelsey Mead def. Baylee Young/Gylian Finch (UTC) 21-19, 22-20
2. Neva Clark/Paige Gallentine (UTC) def. Brooke Moore/Mikayla Powell 14-21, 30-28, 15-12
3. Demi McInnis/Tegan Seyring def. Bailey Steger/Hanley Lomax (UTC) 24-22, 21-16
4. Caroline Waite/Janvier Buggs def. Joy Courtright/Vic Cerino (UTC) 21-17, 21-15
5. Elizabeth Wheat/Karli Graham def. Madi Morris/Julia Davis (UTC) 21-11, 21-15
6. Morgan Rutledge/Maggie Keenan def. Maddi Myers-Osband/Kaye Gresham (UTC) 21-19, 19-21, 15-11

Tampa def. Austin Peay, 4-1

1. Kiersten Anderson/Madison Brunick (UT) def. Marlayna Bullington/Kelsey Mead 21-18, 21-11, 15-11
2. Julia Oswald/Payton Brunick (UT) def. Brooke Moore/Mikayla Powell 21-18, 23-21
3. Katie McKiel/Melissa Elias (UT) def. Demi McInnis/Tegan Seyring 21-15, 21-12
4. Caroline Waite/Janvier Buggs def. Gia Marinelli/Rachel Rosequist (UT) 21-18, 21-19
5. Cassidy Ehrie/Sara Szalay (UT) def. Elizabeth Wheat/Karli Graham 21-14, 21-14
Ext. Tatiana Gutierrez/Keely Hamilton (UT) def. Jaida Clark/Morgan Rutledge 21-13, 21-17

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