Loyola splits matches at SUN tournament, will play Saturday

GULF SHORES, Ala. – The Loyola Wolf Pack beach volleyball team began the 2025 Sun Conference Beach Volleyball Championship on Friday. The third seed in the tournament, the Wolf Pack started the day with a 3-2 win over New College of Florida before falling 3-1 against second seed, and No. 8-ranked team in the NAIA, Webber International. 

Loyola will now play in an elimination match against the seventh-seeded Ave Maria Gyrenes at 9 a.m. Saturday in Gulf Shores. The winner of that match advances to the semifinal to face top-seeded Mobile. The Wolf Pack previously defeated the Gyrenes 3-2 on March 8 in the opening weekend of the conference schedule, also in Gulf Shores. 

The Wolf Pack swept the season series against New College this season, also beating them 5-0 on March 14. On Friday, The No. 4 pair of Amaya Bazemore and Isabella Rodrigue got things started, winning 22-20, 21-11. The Mighty Banyans went ahead in the match with wins on courts 2 and 5, but the Pack tied things back up with a straight-sets win at court 3 from Juliet Petruzelli and Mary Dinegar. 

The first match of the day was decided on court 1, the only one to go to a third set. Madeline Corrall and Kala Emanuelli lost the first set, but they bounced back to win the next two, winning 18-21, 21-19, 15-10. 

Bazemore and Rodrigue were once again victorious against Webber, coming back to win in three sets: 16-21, 23-21, 15-12. The court 4 pairing now has a team-high 14 victories this season and a 14-5 overall record, winning each of their last six matches. 

Corral and Emanuelli also went to a deciding third set in their match, barely losing by two points, and the Warriors wrapped up the match with another three-set win on court 5. 

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Match One

Loyola – 3

New College of Florida – 2

1. Madeline Corrall/Kala Emanuelli (LOYNO) def. Kayla Gentry/Ashlyn Caddell (NCF) 18-21, 21-19, 15-10
2. Cassidy Casey/Jayden Ponsford (NCF) def. Samantha Guillotte/Rosemary Vanney Lane (LOYNO) 23-21, 21-16
3. Mary Dinegar/Juliet Petruzelli (LOYNO) def. Kaitlynn Dean/Maria Luiza Barreis (NCF) 21-14, 21-12
4. Amaya Bazemore/Isabella Rodrigue (LOYNO) def. Jayleen Santiago/Camryn Deem (NCF) 22-20, 21-11
5. Camila Vaerini/Mariana Saba (NCF) def. Kiarelis Martinez/Belén Puche Laguna (LOYNO) 21-18, 21-15
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5, 3, 1

Match Two

Loyola – 1

#8 Webber International – 3

1. Nadia Reid/Kaylee Hunt (WIU) def. Madeline Corrall/Kala Emanuelli (LOYNO) 21-16, 15-21, 15-13
2. Delanie Johnson/Abby Baxter (WIU) def. Samantha Guillotte/Rosemary Vanney Lane (LOYNO) 21-19, 21-17
3. Mary Dinegar/Juliet Petruzelli (LOYNO) vs. Vivianne Cancio/Claire Jenkins (WIU) 18-21, 14-15, unfinished
4. Amaya Bazemore/Isabella Rodrigue (LOYNO) def. Kendall Steinert/Lily Arnold (WIU) 16-21, 23-21, 15-12
5. Bryanna Marks-Craig/Brianna Adams (WIU) def. Kiarelis Martinez/Belén Puche Laguna (LOYNO) 16-21, 21-14, 15-12
Order of finish: 2, 4, 1, 5