FLORENCE, Ala. - In the second match day in program history, Hendrix battled Division I foe (and tournament host) North Alabama Saturday before taking on Division III rival Huntingdon later on in the afternoon. The Warriors showed tremendous amounts of promise in the opening match against the Lions but fell 5-0.
Molly Kingston and
Meghan Fuller-Freeman combined to win 20 points against the Lions in both sets while
Grace Turner and
Caroline Garlington won 18 combined points. Against the Hawks,
MaKenzie Presley and
Charlotte Alexander won the first-ever set in program history after the 21-14 win in set two at the No. 1 pairs spot but Hendrix ultimately fell 5-0 to Huntingdon also. The Warriors fall to 0-4 on the young season but have faced two Division I teams so far and one Division II program.
MATCH DAY DETAILS
Saturday, Feb. 29 | Florence, Ala.
Match One: 10:45 AM vs. North Alabama
Match Two: 2:15 PM vs. Huntingdon
RECORDS
Hendrix (0-4)
North Alabama (3-3)
Huntingdon (3-4)
MATCH ONE RESULTS (vs. UNA)
1. Paula / Natalie def.
MaKenzie Presley /
Charlotte Alexander (21-7, 21-9)
2. Dreuson / Sency def.
Grace Turner /
Caroline Garlington (21-13, 21-5)
3. Genesis / Sam def.
Kaitlyn Gilkey /
Brianna Willis (21-1, 21-2)
4. Libby / Joise def.
Alexa Martinez /
Julia Dick (21-5, 21-1)
5. Ava / MacKenzie def.
Molly Kingston /
Meghan Fuller-Freeman (21-8, 21-12)
MATCH TWO RESULTS (vs. Huntingdon)
1. Jessica / Shelby def. Presley / Alexander (21-11, 14-21, 15-13)
2. Amy / April def. Turner / Garlington (21-14, 21-16)
3. Genard / Hinton def. Kingston / Freeman (21-12, 21-12)
4. Morgan / Shelby def.
Jeanette McGrath / Dick (21-8, 21-7)
5. Zakira / Ashanti def. Willis / Gilkey (21-10, 21-8)
WHAT WAS SAID
"I'm proud of this team for how hard they worked in our first beach volleyball tournament," stated head coach
MC Parker. "It was so exciting to see our first set win today in the No. 2 pair! We knew it would be some tough battles against more experienced teams in higher divisions but it definitely let us know what we need to work on in practice this week. We are looking forward to our tournament next weekend in Conway!"
UP NEXT
The Warriors return to Conway to take on Park in the 2020 Beach Bear Classic Friday at 12:30 p.m. from the UCA Beach Bear Courts.
