Beach Volleyball 4/16/2022 12:44:00 AM

Beach Volleyball Posts 2-0 Record in First Day at Palmetto Invitational

Beach Volleyball 4/16/2022 12:44:00 AM

Beach Volleyball Posts 2-0 Record in First Day at Palmetto Invitational

Columbia, S.C.— The Georgia State beach volleyball team traveled to South Carolina for its first day of competition at the Palmetto Invitational on Friday. No. 14 GSU posted a pair of victories against No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast and College of Charleston as the Panthers improved to 20-11 with the wins.

Eden Hawes and Maddy Delmonte paired in the second flight and secured strong wins over FGCU, 21-10, 21-12, and Charleston, 21-17, 21-9. Kayla Whetstone and Yasmin Kuck saw back-to-back victories in dual match play at the No. 3 flight.

Bella Ferary and Angel Ferary recorded wins in straight sets over FGCU, 21-16, 21-19, and Charleston, 21-13, 21-18, at the No. 4 flight as the sisters move to 29 wins for the season with only two losses. The pair has knocked off 16 ranked opponents this season.

Becky Tresham and Chloee Kleespies also saw wins over FGCU in three sets, 21-13, 19-21, 15-13, as well as Charleston, 21-10, 21-10. Ayla Johnson paired with Destiny White at the sixth position to defeat FGCU, 21-13, 21-16, and played alongside Bailey Hatchett facing Charleston as the duo downed opponents at the No. 6 flight, 21-17, 21-18.

GSU faces host No. 18 South Carolina for the second day of dual match competition on Saturday. The Panthers previously defeated South Carolina earlier in the year at the Horned Frog Challenge in Fort Worth.

The outing will be played at Wheeler Beach in Columbia, S.C. at 3 p.m. ET. Live scoring will be available for the Panthers' match against South Carolina.

Follow @GSUBeachVB on Twitter and Instagram for news and announcements throughout the Sandy Panthers' weekend tournament in South Carolina.

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Players Mentioned

#14 Maddy Delmonte: 5' 10"; Sophomore

#22 Bailey Hatchett: 6' 2"; Sophomore

#23 Eden Hawes: 5' 8"; Junior

#24 Becky Tresham: 5' 8"; Sophomore

#1 Angel Ferary: 5' 4"; Junior

#6 Destiny White: 5' 11"; Sophomore

#8 Ayla Johnson: 5' 10"; Sophomore

#10 Yasmin Kuck: 5' 11"; Graduate Student

#12 Bella Ferary: 5' 4"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#14 Maddy Delmonte
: 5' 10"; Sophomore

#22 Bailey Hatchett
: 6' 2"; Sophomore

#23 Eden Hawes
: 5' 8"; Junior

#24 Becky Tresham
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

#1 Angel Ferary
: 5' 4"; Junior

#6 Destiny White
: 5' 11"; Sophomore

#8 Ayla Johnson
: 5' 10"; Sophomore

#10 Yasmin Kuck
: 5' 11"; Graduate Student

#12 Bella Ferary
: 5' 4"; Junior