ClaireWilliamson

Beach Volleyball ULM Athletic Communications

Warhawks Defeat Bears, Fall to No. 2 Horned Frogs in Final Matches of Regular Season

ULM will open the Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Championship on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. versus Mercer.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- The ULM beach volleyball team (13-20) bounced back with a 3-1 win over Missouri State (16-8) before falling to No. 2 TCU (25-5) to wrap up the regular season on Saturday (April 19) at the TCU Beach Volleyball Complex in Fort Worth, Texas.

Match One - ULM 3, Missouri State 1
Abby Ryno and Claire Williamson swept MacKenzie Steele and Amanda Cleary 21-19, 25-23 in pair two for the first point of the match. The Bears took the pair four match with Manuela Niemeyer and Rylie Cepicky defeating Maggie Cox and Zsa Zsa Ferguson 21-15, 21-15. ULM claimed the lead when Maddie Peterson and Brooke Bankston picked up a win in pair five 21-18, 21-15 versus Olivia Rattler and Erin Eschleman. The Warhawks secured the win with a pair one win when Kaitlyn Beck and Madeline Marquez won 21-17, 21-16 versus Becca Bach and Allyson Larkin for ULM's third point. The pair three match between Avery Hunter and Kalyn Fredette-Huffman and Maddie Schrandt and Morgan Sprague was split 1-1 when it was called.

Match Two - No. 2 TCU 5, ULM 0
The Horned Frogs took the pair two match 21-11, 21-19 with the duo of Maria Gonzalez and Allanis Navas taking the match 21-11, 21-19 over Ryno and Williamson. Cameron Guttell and Anhelina Khmil increased the lead to 2-0 with a 21-17, 21-19 win over Cox and Ferguson in pair four. The no. 1 pair for TCU, Daniela Alvarez and Hailey Hamlett, clinched the win for TCU with a 21-12, 21-11 victory over Beck and Marquez in the first pair match. TCU won both pairs three and five with a 21-13, 21-13 win by Anete Namike and Ana Vergara over Peterson and Bankston and a Brooke Sheely and Lucana Araco picking up a 21-14, 21-12 win versus Hunter and Fredette-Huffman.

Up Next
The Warhawks begin action at the Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Championship on Thursday (April 24) versus Mercer in Foley, Ala.
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Players Mentioned

Brooke Bankston

#12 Brooke Bankston

Split
5' 9"
Sophomore
Kaitlyn Beck

#1 Kaitlyn Beck

Split
6' 0"
Junior
Maggie  Cox

#9 Maggie Cox

Split
5' 10"
Sophomore
Avery Hunter

#28 Avery Hunter

Split
5' 9"
Sophomore
Madeline Marquez

#2 Madeline Marquez

D
5' 7"
Junior
Maddie Peterson

#16 Maddie Peterson

B
6' 0"
Sophomore
Abby Ryno

#3 Abby Ryno

D
5' 8"
Junior
Claire Williamson

#8 Claire Williamson

Split
5' 9"
Junior
Zsa Zsa Ferguson

#7 Zsa Zsa Ferguson

D
5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Brooke Bankston

#12 Brooke Bankston

5' 9"
Sophomore
Split
Kaitlyn Beck

#1 Kaitlyn Beck

6' 0"
Junior
Split
Maggie  Cox

#9 Maggie Cox

5' 10"
Sophomore
Split
Avery Hunter

#28 Avery Hunter

5' 9"
Sophomore
Split
Madeline Marquez

#2 Madeline Marquez

5' 7"
Junior
D
Maddie Peterson

#16 Maddie Peterson

6' 0"
Sophomore
B
Abby Ryno

#3 Abby Ryno

5' 8"
Junior
D
Claire Williamson

#8 Claire Williamson

5' 9"
Junior
Split
Zsa Zsa Ferguson

#7 Zsa Zsa Ferguson

5' 5"
Freshman
D