March 20, 2015
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina sand volleyball team swept Carson-Newman 5-0 on Friday afternoon to open play in the Gamecock Invitational at the Carolina Sand Volleyball Complex.
With the win, the Gamecocks improve to 8-2 on the season and extend their winning streak to four duals. Carson-Newman drops to 0-2 on the year.
Carolina’s No. 4 pair of Jade Hayes and Macie Tendrich made quick work of Carson-Newman’s Lindsey Wells and Morgan Harlan to give the Gamecocks a 1-0 lead, winning by the scores of 21-4 and 21-7.
The Gamecocks went up 2-0 after Paige Wheeler and Megan Kent claimed the No. 2 pairs match over the Eagles’ Taylor Lowe and Sara Fairley by the scores of 21-8 and 21-11.
In the No. 3 pairs match, the tandem of Jade Vitt and Sarah Blomgren clinched the win for the Gamecocks as they defeated Carson-Newman’s Kristina Hill and Kristen Picket by the scores of 21-9 and 21-10.
The Gamecocks took a 4-0 lead after KoKo Atoa-Williams and Allie Monserez topped Carson-Newman’s No. 5 pair of Anna Patton and Lauren Santarelli, 21-12 and 21-10.
The No. 1 pairs between Carolina’s Maddie Frome and Julia Mannisto and the Eagles’ Rachel Harper and Jenna Wilson went back and forth. After Harper and Wilson took the first set 21-14, Frome and Mannisto bounced back to even the match with a 23-21 win in the second set. The Gamecock duo then completed the sweep with a 15-10 win in the third set.
In the exhibition match, the Gamecock pair of Erin Neuenfeldt and Litsa Darby dispatched Carson-Newman’s Eileen Anderson and Kiayna O’Neal by the scores of 21-12 and 21-4.
The Gamecocks will be back in action tonight against Arizona State. First serve is set for 7. The dual will be streamed live on the SEC Network+ digital platform.
Results
South Carolina 5, Carson-Newman 0
No. 1: Maddie Frome/Julia Mannisto (SC) def. Rachel Harper/Jenna Wilson (C-N) 14-21, 23-21, 15-10
No. 2: Paige Wheeler/Megan Kent (SC) def. Taylor Lowe/Sara Fairley (C-N) 21-8, 21-11
No. 3: Jade Vitt/Sarah Blomgren (SC) def. Kristina Hill/Kristen Picket (C-N) 21-9, 21-10
No. 4: Jade Hayes/Macie Tendrich (SC) def. Lindsey Wells/Morgan Harlan (C-N) 21-4, 21-7
No. 5: KoKo Atoa-Williams/Allie Monserez (SC) def. Anna Patton/Lauren Santarelli (C-N) 21-12, 21-10
Exh.: Erin Neuenfeldt/Litsa Darby (SC) def. Eileen Anderson/Kiayna O’Neal (C-N) 21-12, 21-4
