HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beach volleyball team sent a pair of players to compete this weekend at the AVCA Pairs Championship. The event took place in Huntsville, Alabama, as top teams from around the country made the trip to compete.
Molt and Olsson began play in the championship bracket as the No. 49 seed in the event of 64 pairs. They were matched up on Friday morning against the No. 16 seed and top pair from Cal Poly. Molt and Olsson fell in two close sets to the Mustangs pair (21-19, 21-16). That result moved the Corpus Christi pair to the Consolation Bracket, where they faced a pair from Coastal Carolina. The Islanders duo took the opening set 21-17, but fell in the second 21-12 and the third 15-12.
The Islander team came back to work on Saturday, where they went 2-0 on the day. They started by rolling over a pair from Texas A&M-Kingsville (21-10, 21-12), followed by another two-set victory over a pair from Missouri State (21-15, 21-16). Molt and Olsson finished play today with a 21-16, 26-24 win over a pair from UAB.
The event marks the end of the five event fall schedule for the Islanders. Stay tuned to goislanders.com for more updates on their schedule.
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