SMC Beach Volleyball Drops Pair of 4-1 Decisions

Cleveland, Georgia – The Spartanburg Methodist College beach volleyball team dropped a pair of 4-1 decisions on the final day of the TMU Invitational on Friday.

The day began with the Pioneers losing by a 4-1 margin to a Royals of Warner (Florida) squad that is receiving votes in the latest NAIA poll. The winner for SMC came at the No. 5 pair when Rylee Anderson and Tristan Craine teamed up for a win at No. 5 by a 21-19, 22-20 margin.

The second matchup of the saw SMC lose 4-1 to the Mighty Bantams of New College of Florida. The victory for the Pioneers came in a three-set decision as the No. 1 team of Hana Vucinic and Brantlie Price were victorious by a 21-9, 15-21, 15-12 margin.

SMC is 0-5 on the 2024 season and will host Sandhills Community College and Salem College for a triangular on Friday, March 7.

Match 1 vs. Warner
1.         Leah Cooley / Ashlyn Fassnacht (Warner) / def. Hana Vucinic / Brantlie Price (SMC)., 21-18, 21-19
2.         Julia de Jesus / Karla Rodriguez (Warner) def. Katherine James / Leilani Campbell (SMC) – 21-14, 21-11
3.         Jocelyn Alfar / Skye McDermott (Warner) def. Carter Bradshaw / Layla VanAernem (SMC) – 21-3, 21-10
4.         Amanda Jimenez / Lydia Coggins (Warner)  def. Brook Noe / Bailey Beck (SMC) – 21-5, 21-11
5.         Rylee Anderson / Tristan Craine (SMC) def. Payton Harsch / Julliana Abbade (Warner) – 21-19, 22-20 

Match 2 vs. New College of Florida
1.         Hana Vucinic / Brantlie Price (SMC) def. Cassidy Casey/Amanda Pizzol (NCF) – 21-9, 15-21, 15-12
2.         Kayla Gentry / Jayden Ponsford (NCF) def. Katherine James / Leilani Campbell (SMC) – 21-15, 21-6
3.         Ashlyn Caddell / Jayleen Santiago (NCF) def. Layla VanAernem / Makinnley Smart (SMC) – 21-13, 21-11
4.         Luisa Hoffman / Mariana Saba (NCF) def. Brook Noe / Bailey Beck (SMC) – 21-11, 21-7
5.         Camryn Deem / Kaitlynn Dean (NCF) def. Rylee Anderson / Tristan Craine (SMC) – 22-20, 21-13