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Sand Volleyball Braves Cold for Fall Exhibition
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EMERSON, Ga. – Georgia State’s sand volleyball team participated in the inaugural Collegiate Sand Clash presented by Rally Volleyball. Florida State, LSU, South Carolina and UAB joined Georgia State for a chilly Saturday full of competition at LakePoint Sporting Community in Emerson, Ga.
The action started bright and early at 10 a.m. with temperatures in the upper 30’s. The five teams played 62 matches over the course of the day with some pairs playing as many as 10 sets.
“It was fun to watch the girls exercising their volleyball IQ’s today and having to adjust strategies mid-game,” head coach Beth Van Fleet said. “We had some moments of greatness and some of our pairs played at high levels all day. We identified some areas that need to be sharpened before the regular season. Overall, we were satisfied with what we’ve learned, but we have room to improve before March.”
While the matches do not count towards official records, the fall exhibition featured some very tight sets with players fighting the cold temperatures and giving it their all. The tournament was decided by the percentage of sets each school won. Georgia State finished second behind Florida State in the standings. The Panthers won 55% of their sets (35-28) and the Seminoles won 51 matches to finish at 82%.
In her first college tournament, Magdalena Dostalova paired with Jansen Button as the Panthers’ top team. “It was fun to watch them together in competition for the first time,” Van Fleet said. The duo went 4-4 with tough battles against Florida State and South Carolina’s top squads.
Georgia State’s No. 5 pair, Delaney Rohan and Alexis Townsend, had a productive Saturday with a 6-2 record, taking both sets against UAB’s top pair and splitting with LSU’s No. 3 duo and Florida State’s No. 5 team. The only sets that GSU’s Allie Elson and Molly Smestad dropped were the final two against Florida State. The Panthers also got a strong outing from the No. 4 spot with Nina Interwies and Milani Pickering. The pair knocked off UAB’s top team and finished 5-3 after also defeating LSU’s No. 2 squad.
Georgia State now will have several months to train for the regular season which is set to being in March, 2015. The Panthers finished last season ranked in the top 10 and look to continue to establish themselves amongst the top sand volleyball programs in the nation.
Final Results - Collegiate Sand Clash
Presented by Rally Volleyball (GSU’s matches in bold)
1. Jace Pardon/Nina Pellitteri (FSU) vs. Megan Kent/Macie Tendrich (USC) 21-11, 21-15
2. Julia Mannisto/Paige Wheeler (USC) vs. Stephanie Pellitteri/Taylor Nyquist (FSU) 21-17, 21-10
3. Mandi Orellana/Lilly Kessler (LSU) vs. Sara Olivova/Natalie Wilson (GSU) 21-16, 18-21
4. Chynna Ratner/Maddie Frome (USC) vs. Nina Interwies/Milani Pickering (GSU) 21-19, 18-21
5. Vanessa Freire/Sierra Sanchez (FSU) vs. Victoria Boraski/Carly Morris (LSU) 21-14, 22-20
6. Chloe Cook/Litsa Darby (USC) vs. Katherine Plessy/Meghan Conway (FSU) 21-17, 9-21
7. Becca Howard/Anna Mesico (UAB)* vs. Helen Recaborde/Katie McCormick (USC) 21-17, 24-22
8. Morgan LaVigne/Shiloh Burgreen (USC) vs. Emma Hiller/Taylor Wilson (LSU) 21-16, 21-17
9. Maggie Dostalova/Jansen Button (GSU) vs. Megan Kent/Macie Tendrich (USC) 21-14, 19-21
10. Katelyn Rawls/Sarah Agnew (GSU) vs. July Brown/Tory Paranagua (FSU) 21-15, 16-21
11. Annie Montgomery/Melanie Pavels (FSU) vs. Erin Neuenfeldt/Jade Vitt (USC) 21-16, 21-13
12. Nina Interwies/Milani Pickering (GSU) vs. Victoria Boraski/Carly Morris (LSU) 21-13, 21-11
13. Delaney Rohan/Alexis Townsend (GSU) vs. Rachel Fairbanks/Ally Slaughter (UAB) 21-18, 21-19
14. Callan Molle/Riley Young (LSU) vs. Alexis Elmurr/Jessica Fourspring (GSU) 21-14, 21-19
15. Allie Elson/Molly Smestad (GSU) vs. Caroline Goerke/Haley Guyton (USC) 21-17, 21-13
16. Morgan LaVigne/Shiloh Burgreen (USC) vs. Karlee Kavanaugh/Jessie Swaney (GSU) 18-21, 21-19
17. Jace Pardon/Nina Pellitteri (FSU) vs. Julia Mannisto/Paige Wheeler (USC) 21-10, 21-11
18. Annie Montgomery/Melanie Pavels (FSU) vs. Sara Olivova/Natalie Wilson (GSU) 21-10, 21-15
19. Erin Neuenfeldt/Jade Vitt (USC) vs. Rachel Fairbanks/Ally Slaughter (UAB) 21-16, 21-15
20. Julia Thompson/Blyss Harkness (FSU)* vs. Caroline Goerke/Haley Guyton (USC) 21-11, 21-16
21. July Brown/Tory Paranagua (FSU) vs. Mandi Orellana/Lilly Kessler (LSU) 21-16, 23-21
22. Becca Howard/Anna Mesico (UAB)* vs. Colleen Nosovitch/Zuzia Reszka (USC) 21-12, 21-1
23. Karlee Kavanaugh/Jessie Swaney (GSU) vs. Helen Recaborde/Katie McCormick (USC) 18-21, 21-19
24. Maggie Dostalova/Jansen Button (GSU) vs. Julia Mannisto/Paige Wheeler (USC) 21-11, 21-15
25. Stephanie Pellitteri/Taylor Nyquist (FSU) vs. Megan Kent/Macie Tendrich (USC) 21-17, 21-13
26. Victoria Boraski/Carly Morris (LSU) vs. Chynna Ratner/Maddie Frome (USC) 17-21, 21-19
27. Callan Molle/Riley Young (LSU) vs. Delaney Rohan/Alexis Townsend (GSU) 21-15, 12-21
28. Julia Thompson/Blyss Harkness (FSU)* vs. Emma Hiller/Taylor Wilson (LSU) 21-4, 21-7
29. Allie Elson/Molly Smestad (GSU) vs. Helen Recaborde/Katie McCormick (USC) 21-10, 21-9
30. Vanessa Freire/Sierra Sanchez (FSU) vs. Chloe Cook/Litsa Darby (USC) 21-11, 21-13
31. Morgan LaVigne/Shiloh Burgreen (USC) vs. Becca Howard/Anna Mesico (UAB)* 21-19, 21-18
32. Jace Pardon/Nina Pellitteri (FSU) vs. Katelyn Rawls/Sarah Agnew (GSU) 21-10, 21-11
33. July Brown/Tory Paranagua (FSU) vs. Chynna Ratner/Maddie Frome (USC) 21-12, 21-13
34. Annie Montgomery/Melanie Pavels (FSU) vs. Mandi Orellana/Lilly Kessler (LSU) 21-15, 21-9
35. Erin Neuenfeldt/Jade Vitt (USC) vs. Victoria Boraski/Carly Morris (LSU) 21-17, 21-14
36. Katherine Plessy/Meghan Conway (FSU) vs. Caroline Goerke/Haley Guyton (USC) 21-6, 21-17
37. Allie Elson/Molly Smestad (GSU) vs. Helen Recaborde/Katie McCormick (USC) 21-16, 21-14
38. Emma Hiller/Taylor Wilson (LSU) vs. Colleen Nosovitch/Zuzia Reszka (USC) 21-11, 21-9
39. Morgan LaVigne/Shiloh Burgreen (USC) vs. Becca Howard/Anna Mesico (UAB)* 21-19, 21-18
40. Maggie Dostalova/Jansen Button (GSU) vs. Stephanie Pellitteri/Taylor Nyquist (FSU) 17-21, 21-15
41. Sara Olivova/Natalie Wilson (GSU) vs. Megan Kent/Macie Tendrich (USC) 21-19, 21-13
42. Nina Interwies/Milani Pickering (GSU) vs. Rachel Fairbanks/Ally Slaughter (UAB) 21-14, 21-16
43. Julia Thompson/Blyss Harkness (FSU)* vs. Alexis Elmurr/Jessica Fourspring (GSU) 21-14, 21-17
44. Karlee Kavanaugh/Jessie Swaney (GSU) vs. Colleen Nosovitch/Zuzia Reszka (USC) 18-21, 21-10
45. Callan Molle/Riley Young (LSU) vs. Chloe Cook/Litsa Darby (USC) 21-10, 12-21
46. Allie Elson/Molly Smestad (GSU) vs. Morgan LaVigne/Shiloh Burgreen (USC) 21-18, 21-9
47. Delaney Rohan/Alexis Townsend (GSU) vs. Erin Neuenfeldt/Jade Vitt (USC) 21-17, 21-10
48. Vanessa Freire/Sierra Sanchez (FSU) vs. Rachel Fairbanks/Ally Slaughter (UAB) 21-14, 21-11
49. Annie Montgomery/Melanie Pavels (FSU) vs. Nina Interwies/Milani Pickering (GSU) 21-15, 21-14
50. Vanessa Freire/Sierra Sanchez (FSU) vs. Delaney Rohan/Alexis Townsend (GSU) 12-21, 22-20
51. Karlee Kavanaugh/Jessie Swaney (GSU) vs. Helen Recaborde/Katie McCormick (USC) 21-17, 21-18
52. Caroline Goerke/Haley Guyton (USC) vs. Emma Hiller/Taylor Wilson (LSU) 21-18, 21-15
53. Julia Mannisto/Paige Wheeler (USC) vs. Katelyn Rawls/Sarah Agnew (GSU) 16-21, 21-18
54. Mandi Orellana/Lilly Kessler (LSU) vs. Chynna Ratner/Maddie Frome (USC) 21-8, 21-14
55. Callan Molle/Riley Young (LSU) vs. Katherine Plessy/Meghan Conway (FSU) 21-17, 21-17
56. Becca Howard/Anna Mesico (UAB)* vs. Colleen Nosovitch/Zuzia Reszka (USC) 21-17, 21-12
57. Jace Pardon/Nina Pellitteri (FSU) vs. Maggie Dostalova/Jansen Button (GSU) 21-15, 21-8
58. Katelyn Rawls/Sarah Agnew (GSU) vs. Stephanie Pellitteri/Taylor Nyquist (FSU) 23-25, 21-18
59. July Brown/Tory Paranagua (FSU) vs. Sara Olivova/Natalie Wilson (GSU) 21-13, 21-19
60. Alexis Elmurr/Jessica Fourspring (GSU) vs. Katherine Plessy/Meghan Conway (FSU) 21-18, 21-18
61. Julia Thompson/Blyss Harkness (FSU)* vs. Allie Elson/Molly Smestad (GSU) 21-17, 21-13
62. Karlee Kavanaugh/Jessie Swaney (GSU) vs. Julia Thompson/Blyss Harkness (FSU)* 21-7, 21-15
*Some pairs changed mid-tournament.
The action started bright and early at 10 a.m. with temperatures in the upper 30’s. The five teams played 62 matches over the course of the day with some pairs playing as many as 10 sets.
“It was fun to watch the girls exercising their volleyball IQ’s today and having to adjust strategies mid-game,” head coach Beth Van Fleet said. “We had some moments of greatness and some of our pairs played at high levels all day. We identified some areas that need to be sharpened before the regular season. Overall, we were satisfied with what we’ve learned, but we have room to improve before March.”
While the matches do not count towards official records, the fall exhibition featured some very tight sets with players fighting the cold temperatures and giving it their all. The tournament was decided by the percentage of sets each school won. Georgia State finished second behind Florida State in the standings. The Panthers won 55% of their sets (35-28) and the Seminoles won 51 matches to finish at 82%.
In her first college tournament, Magdalena Dostalova paired with Jansen Button as the Panthers’ top team. “It was fun to watch them together in competition for the first time,” Van Fleet said. The duo went 4-4 with tough battles against Florida State and South Carolina’s top squads.
Georgia State’s No. 5 pair, Delaney Rohan and Alexis Townsend, had a productive Saturday with a 6-2 record, taking both sets against UAB’s top pair and splitting with LSU’s No. 3 duo and Florida State’s No. 5 team. The only sets that GSU’s Allie Elson and Molly Smestad dropped were the final two against Florida State. The Panthers also got a strong outing from the No. 4 spot with Nina Interwies and Milani Pickering. The pair knocked off UAB’s top team and finished 5-3 after also defeating LSU’s No. 2 squad.
Georgia State now will have several months to train for the regular season which is set to being in March, 2015. The Panthers finished last season ranked in the top 10 and look to continue to establish themselves amongst the top sand volleyball programs in the nation.
Final Results - Collegiate Sand Clash
Presented by Rally Volleyball (GSU’s matches in bold)
1. Jace Pardon/Nina Pellitteri (FSU) vs. Megan Kent/Macie Tendrich (USC) 21-11, 21-15
2. Julia Mannisto/Paige Wheeler (USC) vs. Stephanie Pellitteri/Taylor Nyquist (FSU) 21-17, 21-10
3. Mandi Orellana/Lilly Kessler (LSU) vs. Sara Olivova/Natalie Wilson (GSU) 21-16, 18-21
4. Chynna Ratner/Maddie Frome (USC) vs. Nina Interwies/Milani Pickering (GSU) 21-19, 18-21
5. Vanessa Freire/Sierra Sanchez (FSU) vs. Victoria Boraski/Carly Morris (LSU) 21-14, 22-20
6. Chloe Cook/Litsa Darby (USC) vs. Katherine Plessy/Meghan Conway (FSU) 21-17, 9-21
7. Becca Howard/Anna Mesico (UAB)* vs. Helen Recaborde/Katie McCormick (USC) 21-17, 24-22
8. Morgan LaVigne/Shiloh Burgreen (USC) vs. Emma Hiller/Taylor Wilson (LSU) 21-16, 21-17
9. Maggie Dostalova/Jansen Button (GSU) vs. Megan Kent/Macie Tendrich (USC) 21-14, 19-21
10. Katelyn Rawls/Sarah Agnew (GSU) vs. July Brown/Tory Paranagua (FSU) 21-15, 16-21
11. Annie Montgomery/Melanie Pavels (FSU) vs. Erin Neuenfeldt/Jade Vitt (USC) 21-16, 21-13
12. Nina Interwies/Milani Pickering (GSU) vs. Victoria Boraski/Carly Morris (LSU) 21-13, 21-11
13. Delaney Rohan/Alexis Townsend (GSU) vs. Rachel Fairbanks/Ally Slaughter (UAB) 21-18, 21-19
14. Callan Molle/Riley Young (LSU) vs. Alexis Elmurr/Jessica Fourspring (GSU) 21-14, 21-19
15. Allie Elson/Molly Smestad (GSU) vs. Caroline Goerke/Haley Guyton (USC) 21-17, 21-13
16. Morgan LaVigne/Shiloh Burgreen (USC) vs. Karlee Kavanaugh/Jessie Swaney (GSU) 18-21, 21-19
17. Jace Pardon/Nina Pellitteri (FSU) vs. Julia Mannisto/Paige Wheeler (USC) 21-10, 21-11
18. Annie Montgomery/Melanie Pavels (FSU) vs. Sara Olivova/Natalie Wilson (GSU) 21-10, 21-15
19. Erin Neuenfeldt/Jade Vitt (USC) vs. Rachel Fairbanks/Ally Slaughter (UAB) 21-16, 21-15
20. Julia Thompson/Blyss Harkness (FSU)* vs. Caroline Goerke/Haley Guyton (USC) 21-11, 21-16
21. July Brown/Tory Paranagua (FSU) vs. Mandi Orellana/Lilly Kessler (LSU) 21-16, 23-21
22. Becca Howard/Anna Mesico (UAB)* vs. Colleen Nosovitch/Zuzia Reszka (USC) 21-12, 21-1
23. Karlee Kavanaugh/Jessie Swaney (GSU) vs. Helen Recaborde/Katie McCormick (USC) 18-21, 21-19
24. Maggie Dostalova/Jansen Button (GSU) vs. Julia Mannisto/Paige Wheeler (USC) 21-11, 21-15
25. Stephanie Pellitteri/Taylor Nyquist (FSU) vs. Megan Kent/Macie Tendrich (USC) 21-17, 21-13
26. Victoria Boraski/Carly Morris (LSU) vs. Chynna Ratner/Maddie Frome (USC) 17-21, 21-19
27. Callan Molle/Riley Young (LSU) vs. Delaney Rohan/Alexis Townsend (GSU) 21-15, 12-21
28. Julia Thompson/Blyss Harkness (FSU)* vs. Emma Hiller/Taylor Wilson (LSU) 21-4, 21-7
29. Allie Elson/Molly Smestad (GSU) vs. Helen Recaborde/Katie McCormick (USC) 21-10, 21-9
30. Vanessa Freire/Sierra Sanchez (FSU) vs. Chloe Cook/Litsa Darby (USC) 21-11, 21-13
31. Morgan LaVigne/Shiloh Burgreen (USC) vs. Becca Howard/Anna Mesico (UAB)* 21-19, 21-18
32. Jace Pardon/Nina Pellitteri (FSU) vs. Katelyn Rawls/Sarah Agnew (GSU) 21-10, 21-11
33. July Brown/Tory Paranagua (FSU) vs. Chynna Ratner/Maddie Frome (USC) 21-12, 21-13
34. Annie Montgomery/Melanie Pavels (FSU) vs. Mandi Orellana/Lilly Kessler (LSU) 21-15, 21-9
35. Erin Neuenfeldt/Jade Vitt (USC) vs. Victoria Boraski/Carly Morris (LSU) 21-17, 21-14
36. Katherine Plessy/Meghan Conway (FSU) vs. Caroline Goerke/Haley Guyton (USC) 21-6, 21-17
37. Allie Elson/Molly Smestad (GSU) vs. Helen Recaborde/Katie McCormick (USC) 21-16, 21-14
38. Emma Hiller/Taylor Wilson (LSU) vs. Colleen Nosovitch/Zuzia Reszka (USC) 21-11, 21-9
39. Morgan LaVigne/Shiloh Burgreen (USC) vs. Becca Howard/Anna Mesico (UAB)* 21-19, 21-18
40. Maggie Dostalova/Jansen Button (GSU) vs. Stephanie Pellitteri/Taylor Nyquist (FSU) 17-21, 21-15
41. Sara Olivova/Natalie Wilson (GSU) vs. Megan Kent/Macie Tendrich (USC) 21-19, 21-13
42. Nina Interwies/Milani Pickering (GSU) vs. Rachel Fairbanks/Ally Slaughter (UAB) 21-14, 21-16
43. Julia Thompson/Blyss Harkness (FSU)* vs. Alexis Elmurr/Jessica Fourspring (GSU) 21-14, 21-17
44. Karlee Kavanaugh/Jessie Swaney (GSU) vs. Colleen Nosovitch/Zuzia Reszka (USC) 18-21, 21-10
45. Callan Molle/Riley Young (LSU) vs. Chloe Cook/Litsa Darby (USC) 21-10, 12-21
46. Allie Elson/Molly Smestad (GSU) vs. Morgan LaVigne/Shiloh Burgreen (USC) 21-18, 21-9
47. Delaney Rohan/Alexis Townsend (GSU) vs. Erin Neuenfeldt/Jade Vitt (USC) 21-17, 21-10
48. Vanessa Freire/Sierra Sanchez (FSU) vs. Rachel Fairbanks/Ally Slaughter (UAB) 21-14, 21-11
49. Annie Montgomery/Melanie Pavels (FSU) vs. Nina Interwies/Milani Pickering (GSU) 21-15, 21-14
50. Vanessa Freire/Sierra Sanchez (FSU) vs. Delaney Rohan/Alexis Townsend (GSU) 12-21, 22-20
51. Karlee Kavanaugh/Jessie Swaney (GSU) vs. Helen Recaborde/Katie McCormick (USC) 21-17, 21-18
52. Caroline Goerke/Haley Guyton (USC) vs. Emma Hiller/Taylor Wilson (LSU) 21-18, 21-15
53. Julia Mannisto/Paige Wheeler (USC) vs. Katelyn Rawls/Sarah Agnew (GSU) 16-21, 21-18
54. Mandi Orellana/Lilly Kessler (LSU) vs. Chynna Ratner/Maddie Frome (USC) 21-8, 21-14
55. Callan Molle/Riley Young (LSU) vs. Katherine Plessy/Meghan Conway (FSU) 21-17, 21-17
56. Becca Howard/Anna Mesico (UAB)* vs. Colleen Nosovitch/Zuzia Reszka (USC) 21-17, 21-12
57. Jace Pardon/Nina Pellitteri (FSU) vs. Maggie Dostalova/Jansen Button (GSU) 21-15, 21-8
58. Katelyn Rawls/Sarah Agnew (GSU) vs. Stephanie Pellitteri/Taylor Nyquist (FSU) 23-25, 21-18
59. July Brown/Tory Paranagua (FSU) vs. Sara Olivova/Natalie Wilson (GSU) 21-13, 21-19
60. Alexis Elmurr/Jessica Fourspring (GSU) vs. Katherine Plessy/Meghan Conway (FSU) 21-18, 21-18
61. Julia Thompson/Blyss Harkness (FSU)* vs. Allie Elson/Molly Smestad (GSU) 21-17, 21-13
62. Karlee Kavanaugh/Jessie Swaney (GSU) vs. Julia Thompson/Blyss Harkness (FSU)* 21-7, 21-15
*Some pairs changed mid-tournament.
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