TCU Splits First Day of CCSA Championship

Friday, April 19

Emerson, Ga.

Noon

TCU

UNC-Wilmington

TCU Splits First Day of CCSA Championship

4/19/2019 6:14:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

The Frogs won their first ever conference tournament match against UNCW.

EMERSON, Ga. – The No. 18 TCU beach volleyball team completed the first day of the CCSA Beach Championship by beating UNCW, 3-2, and falling to No. 4 LSU, 5-0, at the LakePoint Sporting Community in Emerson, Ga.

The Horned Frogs (17-15, 4-6) began play by facing the No. 11 seed UNCW (8-15, 1-9). Avery Arellano and Hailey Brockett set the tone of the match by dispatching Reagan Evans and Anna Grauel, 21-10, 21-9. The Seahawk's were able to win on courts one and four, but the Frogs took care of business on courts two and three. This included a three-set match on court two where Molly Scheel and Taylor Bradley were able to hold out for the victory, a 21-17, 23-21, 15-10 decision.

TCU's next opponent was No. 2 seed LSU (27-5, 14-2). The Frogs were unable to get much momentum early, as the Tigers won four of the five first sets. The No. 4 pair of Claire Doyle and Jordan Westendorff were able to cause the Tigers some trouble. They forced a third set to try to steal a point, but LSU won the set to sweep the match.

Quotes from the Coach
Head Coach Hector Gutierrez
"I'm impressed with how the girls handled the environment of our first ever CCSA tournament. Tomorrow we have an exciting day ahead of us with the possibility of reaching the quarterfinals in reach."

Up Next
The Frogs will face UAB tomorrow at 8 a.m., CT. All of the remaining matches will be single elimination. TCU will first compete in an elimination round and if they win that match, they will move on to the quarterfinals.

Match Results
TCU 3, UNCW 2
1. Maddy Kline/Katie McCullough (UNCW) def. Mandi Orellana/Haven Hill (TCU) 25-23, 21-17
2. Molly Scheel/Taylor Bradley (TCU) def. Jaime Thomas/Halle Hunt (UNCW) 21-17, 23-21, 15-10
3. Caroline White/Jaelyn Greene (TCU) def. Joanmarie Lewandowski/Lexie Hamilton (UNCW) 21-16, 21-18
4. Brynne Montgomery/Raquel Rooney (UNCW) def. Claire Doyle/Jordan Westendorff (TCU) 22-20, 21-14
5. Caroline White/Avery Arellano (TCU) def. Reagan Evans/Anna Grauel (UNCW) 21-10, 21-9

Match Notes
UNCW 8-15
No. 18 TCU 17-14

TCU 0, LSU 5
1. Claire Coppola/Kristen Nuss (LSU) def. Mandi Orellana/Haven Hill (TCU) 21-10, 21-10
2. Kahlee York/Kelli Agnew (LSU) def. Molly Scheel/Taylor Bradley (TCU) 21-18, 21-15
3. Toni Rodriguez/Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope (LSU) def. Caroline White/Jaelyn Greene (TCU) 21-16, 21-17
4. Taryn Kloth/Maddie Ligon (LSU) def. Claire Doyle/Jordan Westendorff (TCU) 16-21, 21-12, 15-7
5. Olivia Beyer/Hunter Domanski (LSU) def. Avery Arellano/Hailey Brockett (TCU) 25-23, 21-14

Match Notes
No. 4 LSU 27-5
No. 18 TCU 17-15