No. 16 South Carolina Edges Islanders in LSU Beach Invitational Finale

BATON ROUGE, La. – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beach volleyball concluded the LSU Beach Invitational with a 4-1 setback against No. 16 South Carolina Sunday morning at the LSU Beach Volleyball Stadium.

No. 4 pair Mary Dodge and Migle Mazurkeviciute grabbed the three-set victory behind scores of 14-21, 21-15, 15-13 to give the Islanders its lone point of the match.  

Emily Ramirez and Taylor Horsfall battled in the No. 3 spot, extending the match to three but ultimately falling in a 21-18, 21-23, 15-12 final.

South Carolina cruised to the win with straight-set routs over No. 1  Giuliana Poletti Corrales and Brooke Pertuit (23-21, 21-15), No. 2 Kylie Kvam and Micaela Mirabal (21-12, 21-16) and No. 5 Tori Johnson and Demi McInnis (21-16, 21-12).

Up next, the Islanders host the Conni & Jay Wise Islander Classic taking place April 2-3.  

South Carolina 4, Texas A&M- Corpus Christi 1
1. Skylar Allen/Alyssa Keller (SC) def.  Giuliana Poletti Corrales/Brooke Pertuit (TAMUCC) 23-21, 21-15
2. Katie Smith/Jordan Smith (SC) def. Kylie Kvam/Micaela Mirabal (TAMUCC) 21-12, 21-16
3. Madison Brabham/Abby Carroll (SC) def. Emily Ramirez/Taylor Horsfall (TAMUCC) 21-18, 21-23, 15-12
4. Mary Dodge/Migle Mazurkeviciute (TAMUCC) def. Jess Vastine/Hannah Mackenhausen (SC) 14-21, 21-15, 15-13
5. Morgyn Greer/Carly Schnieder (SC) def. Tori Johnson/Demi Mcinnis (TAMUCC) 21-16, 21-12
Ext. Sophie Manson/Whitley Ballard (SC) def. Aurora Carnes/Brooke Adkisson (TAMUCC) 31-29, 21-19

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