Beach volleyball secures 10th win in North Carolina

LAURINBURG, N.C. – The Loyola Wolf Pack finished up a weekend of four Sun Conference beach volleyball matches hosted by St. Andrews University on Saturday. The Pack lost 3-2 to Truett McConnell but bounced back with a 4-1 win against St. Andrews to officially reach double-digit wins on the season.

 

After going 3-1 over the weekend, the Wolf Pack's record now stands at 10-3 on the season, 8-2 in conference play. Just 13 matches into the year, the team's 10 wins are tied for the most in a season in the program's three-year history. 

 

Loyola's wins against Truett McConnell came from its No. 1 and No. 2 pairs. Madeline Corrall and Kala Emanuelli won the first set 21-19, lost the second, then won the third 15-12. Samantha Guillotte and Rosemary Vanney Lane triumphed in straight sets, 21-18, 21-10. TMU came out on top on the other three courts, with No. 4 and No. 5's second sets being decided by just two points each.

 

The second match of the day went a lot more smoothly, with all four Wolf Pack wins coming in straight sets. Corrall and Emanuelli won 21-12, 21-13 to secure their 10th win as a pair this season. Guillotte and Lane also claimed their 10th win of the year, 21-16, 21-9. Both pairs are 10-3 overall 8-2 in conference play this season. 

 

Mary Dinegar and Juliet Petruzelli's six-match win streak came to an end in the first match of the day, but they started out strong against St. Andrews, winning the first set 21-9 and the second 21-19 to move to 9-4 overall, 8-2 in conference. On court 5, Kiarelis Martinez and Belén Puche Laguna's match was the closest of the five, but they still won it in two sets, 21-17, 21-19 to improve to 8-5 this season. 

 

The Wolf Pack will take a quick break from conference action to compete among NAIA and NCAA programs in Nicholls State University's Beach Bayou Battle, which will be held on March 28-29 in Thibodaux, La. Loyola will play Texas Wesleyan and Mobile out of the NAIA and Nicholls and McNeese State from NCAA Division I. 

 

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Match One

 

#9 Loyola – 2

Truett McConnell – 3

 

1. Madeline Corrall/Kala Emanuelli (LOYNO) def. Emma Boland/Jordan Roberts (TMU) 21-19, 14-21, 15-12
2. Samantha Guillotte/Rosemary Vanney Lane (LOYNO) def. Elizabeth Franklin/Kaleigh McFarland (TMU) 21-18, 21-10
3. Nadia Lulinski/Deomi Valmus (TMU) def. Mary Dinegar/Juliet Petruzelli (LOYNO) 18-21, 12-21
4. Macy Boggs/Samelly Marquez (TMU) def. Amaya Bazemore/Isabella Rodrigue (LOYNO) 21-14, 22-20
5. Camille Godfrey/Rachel Kessler (TMU) def. Kiarelis Martinez/Belén Puche Laguna (LOYNO) 21-15, 23-21

Match Two

 

#9 Loyola – 4

St. Andrews – 1

1. Madeline Corrall/Kala Emanuelli (LOYNO) def. Mackenzie Fa'apouli/Kyra Klouzek (SAU) 21-12, 21-13
2. Samantha Guillotte/Rosemary Vanney Lane (LOYNO) def. Cayleigh Pellitier/Kyra McKinny (SAU) 21-16, 21-9 
3. Mary Dinegar/Juliet Petruzelli (LOYNO) def. Maddison Larrimore/Jenna Wensink (SAU) 21-9. 21-19
4. Emily Hincliffe/Bella DiDonna (SAU) def. Amaya Bazemore/Isabella Rodrigue (LOYNO) 21-19, 21-14
5. Kiarelis Martinez/Belén Puche Laguna (LOYNO) def. Hayden Larrimore/Kaley Barger (SAU) 21-17, 21-19