Lakehawk Beach Volleyball Goes 1-1 on Day Two of NJCAA Tournament
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Beach Volleyball) – After day two of the 2024 NJCAA Beach Volleyball Championship, Lakehawk beach volleyball split their matches with Gaston College and Richard Bland College.
Lake-Sumter 4, Gaston College 1
No. 1s Valentina Rodriguez and Cristina Rotolo (GC) def. Kaylee Hunt and Yarelis Lopez Osorio (LS), 21-13, 21-19
No. 2s Leanne Blue and Cassidy Rountree (LS) def. Maddie Dearing and Naomi Hilliard (GC), 21-17, 21-19
No. 3s Braelyn Mittauer and Jayden Ponsford (LS) def. Bianca Bowland and Millica Gavric (GC), 21-16, 21-12
No. 4s Berklee Andrews and Allie Cox (LS) def. Cameryn Reavis and Milliea Styles (GC), 21-19, 21-12
No. 5s Kai Register and Mazi Watson (LS) def. Leilani Nolasco and Carli Phillips (GC), 21-7, 21-10
Lake-Sumter 2, Richard Bland College 3
No. 1s Sarah Heath and Jordan Schlageter (RBC) def. Hunt and Lopez Osorio (LS), 22-20, 21-16
No. 2s Leilani Goggin and Alexis Scipione (RBC) def. Blue and Rountree (LS), 21-17, 21-13
No. 3s Mittauer and Ponsford (LS) def. Morgan Green and Kiley Pickett (RBC), 21-11, 21-17
No. 4s Andrews and Cox (LS) def. Aubrey Hyndshaw and Addison White (RBC), 21-10, 21-23, 15-11
No. 5s Phoebe Heath and Peyton Ostenson (RBC) def. Register and Watson (LS), 21-18, 21-18
With the loss to Richard Bland, the Lakehawks moved from the second seed to the fifth seed in Saturday's Championship Bracket.
The Lakehawks will play the fourth seeded Mesa Community College (MCC) at 9:00 a.m. EST.
On day two, MCC played in Pool C with State College of Florida and Trinidad State College. The Thunderbirds defeated Trinidad State 5-0 and lost a close match to State College of Florida 3-2.
The winner between Mesa and Lake-Sumter will advance to the semifinal match against Palm Beach State College at 11:30 a.m. EST.
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