The No. 6 LSU Beach Volleyball team won both matches on Sunday, including a victory over No. 4 Loyola Marymount, as it finished the weekend 5-0 in the Tiger Beach Challenge.
“The Loyola match was a great opportunity to play at a really high level,” LSU beach volleyball coach Russell Brock said. “We knew they were going to be good and we had to play well. To know that and be able to respond to that is great. Super proud of how the girls played. Overall, super impressed with our performance in that match.”
After the morning win against LMU, LSU (9-0) finished the weekend 5-0 with a sweep over Stephen F. Austin. LSU went 5-0 on the weekend and extended its best start in school history.
“We hoped to come out of the weekend with five wins,” said Brock. “That’s a tough and challenging task, especially when you play the same pairs all weekend. I loved how the girls responded to that.”
LSU began with a thrilling opener with Loyola Marymount, prevailing 3-2.
The Court 4 pair of Kelli Greene-Agnew and Grace Seits put LSU on the scoreboard first, winning in straight sets, 21-13 and 21-19. On Court 5, Ellie Shank and Sierra Caffo were unable to win their matchup. They took the second set, 21-16, but lost the first and third sets, 21-14 and 15-12.
The Tigers were unable to win Court 1 as well. The pair of Bella Bauman and Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope fought hard, but lost in two sets, 21-16 and 21-16. Tthe Court 2 pair of Kylie Deberg and Parker Bracken won in straight sets, 21-19 and 21-10 for a 2-all tie in the match.
It all came down the Court 3 and the pair of Reilly Allred and Holly Carlton. After dropping the first set, 21-18, the pair battled back to win the next two, 23-21 and 16-14, and clinched the top-10 victory for the Tigers.
LSU swept SFA later in the day with all five courts winning in straight sets. On Court 4, Greene-Agnew and Seits dominated, winning 21-12 and 21-13. Court 5 also won with ease as Shank and Caffo won 21-11 and 21-7.
Bauman and Rasnick-Pope bounced back on Court 1, winning 21-12 and 21-18. On Court 2, Deberg and Bracken completed their perfect weekend, winning 21-21 and 21-11. Finally, on Court 3, Carlton and Allred built of their morning victory, both sets by a score of 21-17.
LSU 3, Loyola Marymount 2
1. Megan Rice/Reka Orsi Toth (LMU) def. Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope/Bella Bauman (LSU) 21-16, 21-16
2. Kylie Deberg/Parker Bracken (LSU) def. Avery Poppinga/Marine Kinna (LMU) 21-19, 21-10
3. Holly Carlton/Reilly Allred (LSU) def. Selina Marolf/Abbey Thorup (LMU) 18-21, 23-21, 16-14
4. Kelli Greene-Agnew/Grace Seits (LSU) def. Macy Gordon/Vilhelmina Prihti (LMU) 21-13, 21-19
5. Isabelle Reffel/Jacinda Ramirez (LMU) def. Ellie Shank/Sierra Caffo (LSU) 21-14, 16-21, 15-12
Ext. Allison Coens/Lara Boos (LSU) def. Maddi Firnett/Cassie Chinn (LMU) 21-16, 23-21
LSU 5, Stephen F. Austin 0
1. Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope/Bella Bauman (LSU) def. Natalie Bennett/Madison Hall (SFA) 21-12, 21-18
2. Parker Bracken/Kylie Deberg (LSU) def. Barbara Martin/Madison Horton (SFA) 21-12, 21-11
3. Reilly Allred/Holly Carlton (LSU) def. Maren Wisener/Sadie Shipman (SFA) 21-17, 21-17
4. Kelli Greene-Agnew/Grace Seits (LSU) def. Suzana De Oliveria/Kelly Johnson (SFA) 21-12, 21-13
5. Ellie Shank/Sierra Caffo (LSU) def. Callie Neumann/Rylee Erwin (SFA) 21-11, 21-7
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