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ULM Clipped by Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

ULM Clipped by Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Beach Volleyball Mar 04
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The ULM beach volleyball team saw its five-match winning streak come to an end with a pair of losses (4-1, 3-2) at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Monday, March 4.
 
The Warhawks (7-3) suffered a 4-1 loss in the first match of the day and came up short in the second match by a 3-2 margin.
 
The Islanders (3-1) established momentum as Abigail DeVido and Selina Marolf posted a 21-14, 21-17 victory over Gabby Love and Grace Convey in the clash of No. 1 pairings in the opening match. ULM bounced back as Catherine Griffith and Maile Sellers downed Madison Green and Rachel Young in a three-set battle in the second flight, 22-20, 18-21, 15-10.
 
Knotted at 1-1, A&M-Corpus Christi quickly slammed the door in the No. 3 pairings as Emma Coudon and Lael Ceriani produced a 21-18, 21-15 win over Tamara Merseli and Kayla Gallant for the second point. In the fourth flight, Kylie Kvam and Demi McInnis added a 21-11, 21-11 win over Elizabeth Moreland and Allie Kemp to secure the match victory.
 
Sam Dumity and Brooke Adkisson closed out the final point for the Islanders with a 21-17, 21-15 victory in the No. 5 pairings over Bailey Smith and Audrey Brooks.
 
"As a team, we let the weather control us," ULM head coach Sara Rishell said. "It's difficult to play in freezing weather with a strong wind, but Corpus Christi just did a better job managing it.
 
"In our first match at the second pairing, Maile and Cat battled tough to come out on top in three sets, and their performance gave the rest of our team momentum for the second match.
 
"Katie (McKay) and Holland (Ponthieux) did a great job battling for the win in the exhibition and earned spots in the lineup for the second match."
 
Match 1: AMCC 4, ULM 1
Court 1: Abigail DeVido/Selina Marolf (AMCC) def. Gabby Love/Grace Convey (ULM): 21‐14, 21‐17
Court 2: Catherine Griffith/Maile Sellers (ULM) def. Madison Green/Rachel Young (AMCC): 22‐20, 18‐21, 15‐10
Court 3: Emma Coudon/Lael Ceriani (AMCC) def. Tamara Merseli/Kayla Gallant (ULM): 21‐18, 21‐15
Court 4: Kylie Kvam/Demi McInnis (AMCC) def. Elizabeth Moreland/Allie Kemp (ULM): 21‐11, 21‐11
Court 5: Sam Dumity/Brooke Adkisson (AMCC) def. Bailey Smith/Audrey Brooks (ULM): 21‐17, 21‐15 
 
Match 2 Recap: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3, ULM 2
 
Using momentum established from the earlier match, A&M-Corpus Christi again jumped out 1-0 as the No. 1 pairing of DeVido and Marolf posted a 21-16, 22-20 win over Love and Convey.
 
Green and Young stretched the lead to 2-0 in the second flight as they claimed a 21-13, 21-17 win over Griffith and Sellers. Merseli and Gallant got the Warhawks on the board with a 22-20, 21-19 victory against Coudon and Ceriani in the No. 3 seed.
 
Kyam and McInnis fought past an opening set loss to secure the win for the Islanders, downing Moreland and McKay 21-23, 23-21 and 15-9 in the fourth flight. ULM closed with a win by Holland Ponthieux and Audrey Brooks, who recorded a straight-sets win over Dumity and Adkisson, 21-18, 21-19.
 
"Tamara and Kayla controlled the match after a slow start," Coach Rishell said. "Katie and Elizabeth started off slow in their match, but they did a phenomenal job of adjusting in every set. Unfortunately, they came up short in the fourth pairing.
 
"Audrey and Holland stayed on top and made the game look easy. Corpus Christi couldn't keep up with them. I'm extremely proud of Katie and Holland for accepting their roles and completing dominating when they were added to the fourth and fifth seed pairings."  
 
Match 2: AMCC 3, ULM 2
Court 1: Abigail DeVido/Selina Marolf (AMCC) def. Gabby Love/Grace Convey (ULM): 21‐16, 22‐20
Court 2: Madison Green/Rachel Young (AMCC) def. Catherine Griffith/Maile Sellers (ULM): 21‐13, 21‐17
Court 3: Tamara Merseli/Kayla Gallant (ULM) def. Emma Coudon/Lael Ceriani (AMCC): 22‐20, 21‐19
Court 4: Kylie Kvam/Demi McInnis (AMCC) def. Elizabeth Moreland/Katie McKay (ULM): 21‐23, 23‐21, 15‐9
Court 5: Holland Ponthieux/Audrey Brooks (ULM) def. Sam Dumity/Brooke Adkisson (AMCC): 21‐18, 21‐19 
 
 
 
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