LAURINBURG, N.C. (March 23, 2024) – On Friday – Saturday, the (RV) Truett McConnell University women's beach volleyball team traveled to compete in a two-day tournament where the Lady Bears defeated SUN conference opponents, St. Thomas University (4-1) and Florida Memorial University (3-2) on day one and fell to No. 9 Ave Maria (5-0) and St. Andrews University (3-2) on day two. TMU finishes the weekend with an overall record of 12-9, 6-4 SUN.
 
DAY ONE
 
TMU 4 – ST. THOMAS 1

1. Leah Bowen/Emma Boland (TMU) def. Ramirez/Selbury (STU) 21-10, 21-4
2. Madyson Dunn/Kaylin McCann (TMU) def. Bruno/Mackaskill (STU) 21-19, 21-11
3. Jordan Roberts/Camille Godfrey (TMU) def. Lugo/Sierra (STU) 21-12, 21-9
4. Elizabeth Franklin/Kayleigh McFarland (TMU) def. Moure/S. Ramirez (STU) 20-22, 21-13, 15-7
5. Thomas/Thomas (STU) def. Macy Boggs/Katie Williamson (TMU) 21-9, 21-19

 
TMU 3 – FLORIDA MEMORIAL 2

1. Bowen/Boland (TMU) def. Dodd/Rafaela (FMU) 19-21, 21-9, 15-9
2. Dunn/McCann (TMU) def. Gabriella B./Newton (FMU) 21-15, 21-8
3. Roberts/Godfrey (TMU) def. Kira S./Ariana Ortiz (FMU) 21-15, 21-4
4. Rodriguez/Caroline M. (FMU) def. Franklin/McFarland (FMU) 24-22, 21-18
5. Busque/Cooper (FMU) def. Williamson/Maddison Perez (TMU) 21-17, 14-21, 15-11

 
DAY TWO
 
TMU 0 – AVE MARIA 5

1. Lopez/Melherd (AM) def. Bowen/Boland (TMU) 17-21, 24-22, 15-10
2. Thomas/Breso (AM) def. McCann/Dunn (TMU) 21-19, 21-16
3. Jones/Howard (AM) def. Roberts/Godfrey (TMU) 21-7, 21-10
4. Getz/Burnett (AM) def. Franklin/MacFarland (TMU) 21-11, 21-11
5. Rissi/Myers (AM) def, Williamson/Boggs (TMU) 21-18, 22-20

 
TMU 2 – ST. ANDREWS 3

1. Bowen/Boland (TMU) def. McKinney/Cox (SAU) 21-11, 21-6
2. Perez/McCann (TMU) def. Venable/Pellitier (SAU) 20-22, 21-18, 15-6
3. Fa'aponli/Moeraweitz (SAU) Roberts/Godfrey (TMU) 21-18, 21-23, 15-8
4. Bowman/Hinchcliffe (SAU) def. Franklin/McFarland (TMU) 10-21, 23-21, 15-8
5. Stark/Zhitski (SAU) def. Williamson/Boggs (TMU) 21-16, 21-15

 
Up next, the Lady Bears will travel to Bradenton, Fla. on Friday, April 5 – Saturday, April 6 to compete in the SUN Conference Beach Volleyball tournament. Schedule to be announced.