MONTGOMERY, AL – The Emmanuel Beach Volleyball team opened up play in the Huntingdon College tournament with matchups against LaGrange College and host, Huntingdon.
The Lions went 2-0 on the day, winning 3-2 against Huntingdon and sweeping LaGrange, 5-0. With the wins, the Lions move to 6-1 on the season.
LIONS 3, HUNTINGDON 2
- At Flight One, Leah Van Wyngarden/Faith Kelly (Emmanuel) swept both sets (21-12, 21-11).
- At Flight Two, Kaleigh Morawietz/Maisy Farrow (Emmanuel) swept both sets (21-16, 21-18).
- At Flight Three, Maya Hedden/Maryn Barrow (Emmanuel) fell in three sets. The pair won the first set, 21-15 but lost the final two, 18-21, 11-15.
- At Flight Four, Aaliyah Lobendahn/Brooke Lee (Emmanuel) swept both sets (21-10, 21-18).
- At Flight Five, Alondra Rios/Madelyn Banton (Emmanuel) fell in straight sets (18-21,13-21).
LIONS 5, LAGRANGE 0
- At Flight One, Leah Van Wyngarden/Faith Kelly (Emmanuel) went 2-0 (21-15, 21-11).
- At Flight Two, Kaleigh Morawietz/Maisy Farrow (Emmanuel) swept both sets (25-15, 21-15).
- At Flight Three, Maya Hedden/Maryn Barrow (Emmanuel) went 2-0 (21-19, 21-15).
- At Flight Four, Aaliyah Lobendahn/Brooke Lee (Emmanuel) won both sets (21-15, 21-14).
- At Flight Five, Madelyn Banton/Alaina West (Emmanuel) went 2-0 (21-12, 22-20).
The Lions will be back in action at Huntingdon with morning matchups against Stevenson University (9:15AM) and Southern Virginia University (10:30AM).
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