CONWAY, Ark. – Austin Peay State University's beach volleyball team dropped a pair of 3-2 matches to Missouri State and Central Arkansas on its first day of the UCA's Beach Bear Classic, Friday, at the Beach Bear Sand Courts.
The Governors dropped their first match of the day from the No. 4 court against Missouri State but quickly answered with a win by Anna Rita and Aurora Bibolotti from the No. 1 position and took a 2-1 lead following a straight-set victory by Kelsey Mead and Mikayla Powell from the No. 2 court. However, the Bears clinched the victory with three-set wins from the No. 5 and No. 3 courts, respectively.
The Bibolotti and Rita, in addition ot the Mead and Powell pairings again picked up straight-set wins to earn points for Austin Peay in the day's finale, but Central Arkansas won on the No. 3-5 courts to earn the win.
Austin Peay will be back in the sand tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. when it wraps up the regular season against UCA on the Bears' Senior Day.
Results vs. Missouri State
Austin Peay 2, Missouri State 3
- Anna Rita / Aurora Bibolotti def. Becca Bach / Manuela Niemeyer, 21-17, 21-19
- Kelsey Mead / Mikayla Powell def. MacKenzie Steele / Amanda Cleary, 21-19, 21-14
- Olivia Muriel / Erin Eschleman def. Jamie Seward / Riley Marshall, 21-13, 24-26, 15-12
- Olivia Rattler / Allyson Larkin def. Maggie Duyos / Payton Deidesheimer, 21-9, 21-17
- Brooke Plessner / Maddie Schrandt def. Tristin Smith / Jillian Stein, 21-16, 15-21, 15-11
Results vs. Central Arkansas
Austin Peay 2, Central Arkansas 3
1. Aurora Bibolotti/Anna Rita (APSU) def. Naya Tan/Katie Atkinson (UCABVB) 22-20, 21-14
2. Kelsey Mead/Mikayla Powell (APSU) def. Brooke Kuball/Anna Linskey (UCABVB) 21-12, 21-17
3. Anna Collums/Payton Sproule (UCABVB) def. Riley Marshall/Jamie Seward (APSU) 21-14, 21-19
4. Ella Weilert/Liliana Irizary (UCABVB) def. Maggie Duyos/Payton Deidesheimer (APSU) 19-21, 21-19, 15-6
5. Audrey Cathcart/Madelyn White (UCABVB) def. Jillian Stein/Tristin Smith (APSU) 21-14, 21-17
