CHARLESTON, Ill. – The Lindenwood beach volleyball team (14-5, 4-1 OVC) picked up another conference win with a 4-1 victory at Eastern Illinois (2-8, 1-5 OVC) on Friday afternoon. The Lions are now 3-0 against the Panthers this season.
Lindenwood would drop their first point of the match with a 2-0 loss at the fives before winning the next four pairings.
Katie Bockhorst and
Lexie Schauffler secured LU's first point with a straight set win at the fours before No. 3 pair
Gabby Belcher and
Aubrey Sheppard put the Lions in front with another 2-0 victory.
Nyah Wilson and
Susanna Beretti were responsible for the match clinching point with a straight set win at the ones before
Abby Jacobs and
Annalie McWhorter finished the day strong with a 2-1 win at the twos.
Results
No. 1 |
Nyah Wilson/
Susanna Beretti (LU) def. Amettis/Hasz (EIU) – 21-12, 21-13
No. 2 |
Abby Jacobs/
Annalie McWhorter (LU) def. Paniagua/Cappelletti (EIU) – 21-23, 23-21, 15-8
No. 3 |
Gabby Belcher/
Aubrey Sheppard (LU) def. Kopshever/Rawlinson (EIU) – 21-14, 21-14
No. 4 |
Katie Bockhorst/
Lexie Schauffler (LU) def. Mohesky/Schroeder (EIU) – 21-16, 21-17
No. 5 | Pereles/Nieves (EIU) def.
Myah Hough/
Kaelyn Putz (LU) – 12-21, 19-21
Next Up
The Lions dip back into non-conference play with a duel at McKendree next weekend. The match is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 11th.
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