LAUINBURG, N.C. (March 18-19, 2022) – On Friday and Saturday, the Truett McConnell University beach volleyball team hit the road to face St. Andrews University in two matches and Bob Jones University in one match. The Lady Bears fell short in both matches against the Knights (1-4, 2-3), but bounced back against the Bruins to secure their second win of the season (3-2).

MATCH 1
St. Andrews 4, Truett McConnell 1
Doubles Competition
#1. Lauren Gauna/Parker Venable (SAU) def. Sonya Silecky/Jordan Roberts (TMU) 13-21, 21-18,
15-11
#2. Elizabeth Schmidt/Cheyenne Bowman (SAU) def. Rachel Kessler/Morgan Cox (TMU) 22-20,
21-13
#3. Taylor Roland/Deomi Valmus (TMU) def. Alexis Gordon/Abby Benekas (SAU) 21-16, 21-7
#4. Bailey Zivitski/Sage Dunne (SAU) def. Alana Davis/Kaleigh McFarland (TMU) 21-19, 15-21,
15-11
#5. Samantha Byrd/Kyra McKinney (SAU) def. Katie Williamson/Elizabeth Franklin (TMU) 21-10, 21-
16
#6. (EXTRA) Virginia Hudson/Liana Newsum (TMU) def. Mikayla Davy/Emily Cox (SAU) 21-13,
21-12

MATCH 2
Truett-McConnell 3, Bob Jones 2
Doubles Competition
#1. Camila Silva/Timbre Cruz (BJU) def. Sonya Silecky/ Jordan Roberts (TMU) 21-7, 10-21, 15-12
#2. Rachel Kessler/Morgan Cox (TMU) def. Emma Riddle/ Eden SwihartJU) 21-17, 21-14
#3. Taylor Roland/Deomi Valmus (TMU) def. Andrea Villaverde/Caroline Smith (BJU) 19-21, 21-
12, 15-7
#4. Katelyn Landkrohn/ Faith Blalock (BJU) def. Alana Davis/Elizabeth Franklin (TMU) 21-16, 21-10
#5. Virginia Hudson/Liana Newsum (TMU) def. Bailee Hunger/ Caityln Benson (BJU) 21-11, 18-
21, 15-3
#6. (EXTRA) Madyson Dunn/Katie Williamson (TMU) def. Andrea Villaverde/Kylah Laird (BJU) 21-10, 21-11

MATCH 3
St. Andrews 3, Truett McConnell 2
Doubles Competition
#1. Sonya Silecky/Jordan Roberts (TMU) def. Lauren Guana/Parker Venable (SAU) 21-15, 21- 13
#2. Elizabeth Schmidt/Cheyenne Bowman (SAU) def. Taylor Roland/Deomi Valmus (TMU) 21-9,
21-9
#3. Rachel Kessler/Morgan Cox (TMU) def. Alexis Gordon/Abby Benekas (SAU) 21-16, 21-14
#4. Sage Dunne/ Bailey Zivitski (SAU) def. Alana Davis/Kaleigh McFarland (TMU) 21-19, 21-15
#5. Samantha Byrd/Kyra McKinney (SAU) def. Katie Williamson/Elizabeth Franklin (TMU) 21-18, 21-
15
#6. (EXTRA) Virginia Hudson/Liana Newsum (TMU) def. Logan Standridge/Kaitlyn Ybarra (SAU)
21-6, 21-11

Up next, the Lady Bears travel to Spartanburg, S.C. for a two-day tournament, hosted by Spartanburg Methodist College. Matches set to begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 25.