LAURINBURG, N.C.- The Stevenson women's beach volleyball team fell, 3-2 to Carson-Newman before sweeping St. Andrew's, 5-0.
Against Carson-Newman, at No. 1 Shannon Baily and Emily Pellini fell, 19-21, 17-21. At No. 2, Piper Conners and Taylor Jones won 21-17, 21-11. Olivia Simon and Abby Bruce dropped set one, 18-21 then took sets two and three, 21-19, 15-6.
Ellie Cast and Makala Thompson fell, 19-21, 19-21, and Hannah Naja and Kayla Vaeth fell, 12-21, 20-22. Sarah Straub and Juliana Seno dropped sets one and three 16-21, 10-15 and won set two 21-16 in an exhibition.
Against St. Andrew's, Baily and Pellini posted a 21-17, 21-12 win at No. 1, and Connor and Jones won, 21-12, 21-13 at No. 2. Simon and Bruce took a 21-12, 21-13 at No. 3.
Cast and Tompson won, 21-14,21-19 at No. 4, and Naja and Vaeth forced a third set at No. 5. The No. 5 pair fell, 19-21 in set one before taking the final two sets, 21-13, 15-10. In exhibition, Straub and Seno won, 21-16, 21-19.
The Mustangs will face St. Andrew's twice tomorrow, Saturday, March 5 beginning at 9 AM.