LOVELAND, Ohio – Austin Peay State University's beach volleyball team split its final matches of the Grand Sands Tournament in Loveland, Ohio, defeating Liberty 5-0, and dropping a 3-2 match to Eastern Kentucky, Saturday.
The Governors' sweep of the Flames marked the first under first-year head coach, Ginny Busse.
Kelsey Mead and Aurora Bibolotti won the No. 1 match with a 21-17, 21-12 victory. Mikayla Powell and Riley Marshall defeated their opponents 21-12, 21-11. Jamie Seward and Jillian Stein played in match No. 3 and won 21-19, 21-17. Playing in the No. 4 spot, Anna Rita and Montana Rea Pelak won 21-19, 21-17. Elizabeth Wheat and Tristin Smith won their match 21-12, 21-15. Rounding out the Govs was Emily Freel and Anna Kate Clark, winning their match 21-19, 21-19.
The Governors dropped a 3-2 decision to Atlantic Sun Conference Opponent Eastern Kentucky in their final match of the tournament. Mead and Bibolotti won the No. 1 match 17-21, 21-17, 15-11. Seward and Stein won the No. 3 match, 21-13, 25-23. Freel and Clark won the No. 6 match, 21-13, 21-14.Â
Up next, the Govs head to Atlanta, Georgia for the Georgia State Day of Duals, March 6, where they will face Georgia State, Florida Atlantic, and Mercer.
