Championship Central | ESPN+ Recap

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Top-seeded Georgia State and third-seeded Coastal Carolina each won a pair of matches on Thursday and have punched their tickets to the semifinal round of the 2023 Sun Belt Beach Volleyball Championship at John Hunt Park in Hunstville, Ala. 

Georgia State swept both of its matches 3-0, defeating eighth-seeded Stephen F. Austin and fifth-seeded ULM. Coastal Carolina earned a hard-fought 3-1 win against sixth-seeded Southern Miss before sweeping second-seeded Charleston. The Panthers and Chanticleers will meet at 3 p.m. CT Friday. 

The Sun Belt Conference Championship features a double-elimination format and the loser’s bracket will begin on Friday at 9 a.m. CT. All of Friday’s matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with live results available through Rally Volleyball. 

For complete information about the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Championship, visit the Championship Central page. 

2023 Sun Belt Beach Volleyball Championship – Day One Results

Match 1 – (1) Georgia State 3, (8) Stephen F. Austin 0
Angel Ferary / Bella Ferary (GSU) vs. Hannah Ogden / Madison Morrow (SFA), 23-21, 14-11 (DNF)
Yasmin Kuck / Lila Bordis (GSU) def. Natalie Bennett / Chloe Culver (SFA), 21-11, 21-14
Kelly Dorn / Elise Saga (GSU) def. Madison Hall / Lizzie Deyner (SFA), 21-12, 21-19
Maddy Delmonte / Ayla Johnson (GSU) def. Kelly Johnson / Elaina Amador (SFA), 21-12, 21-13
Destiny White / Aliisa Vuroinen (GSU) def. Abigail Elder / Olivia Duhon (SFA), 21-18, 21-15

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 4

Match 2 – (5) ULM 3, (4) UNCW 1
Gabby LaPata / Sadie Sharkey (UNCW) vs. Julia Blazek / Rylin Adams (ULM), 17-21, 21-13, 10-10 (DNF)
Kaitlyn Nowak / Madeline Marquez (ULM) def. Bri Haggerty / Lyvia Trimp (UNCW), 21-16, 21-16
Ellie Bucci / Ashley Thompson (UNCW) def. Brooke Hoven / Tamsie Black (ULM), 21-10, 21-17
Avery Reynolds / Claire Williamson (ULM) def. Jadyn Berry / Sarah Thompson (UNCW), 21-11, 13-21, 15-10
Kaylie Beck / Kaitlyn Beck (ULM) def. Kaley McLaughlin / Maddy Folks (UNCW), 21-17, 21-17

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 5, 4

Match 3 – (2) Charleston 3, vs. (7) Mercer 1
Kyra Thompson / Gabi Bailey (Charleston) vs. Lexi Polychrones / Jordan Paddock (Mercer), 21-16, 17-21, 10-6 (DNF)
Emma Falk / Kora Hansen (Charleston) vs. Nicole O’Mara / Kate Hardie (Mercer), 9-21, 22-20, 15-12
Maria Zweig / Mickey Dougherty (Charleston) def. Sydney Benson / Jordan Morris (Mercer), 21-12, 22-20
Tynley Smeltzer / Sophie Vogel (Charleston) def. Alyssa Scoggins / Kathryn Corbett (Mercer), 21-18, 21-10
Hollis Engel / Reese Hood (Mercer) def. Alli Grant Avery / Liz Curry (Charleston), 21-14, 21-19

Order of Finish: 5, 4, 3, 2

Match 4 – (3) Coastal Carolina 3, (6) Southern Miss 1
Sarah Riedell / Martine Kragholm (CCU) def. Vanessa Hurnikova / Ola Chudzik (USM), 21-15, 22-24, 15-10
Hallie Phelan / Taylor Pierce (USM) def. Sarlota Svobodova / Madie Lichty (CCU), 21-17, 14-21, 15-11
Madison Allred / Raychel Ehlers (CCU) def. Reagan Sandlin / Valeria Siakidou Papakyriakou (USM), 21-15, 22-24, 15-9
Emma Gonzalez / Elena Sanchez (CCU) def. Ashlyn Rough / Morgan Perry (USM), 21-14, 21-14
Ellie Hanford / Emma Kunaus (CCU) vs. Madison Cassidy / Kellie Garraway (USM), 21-18, 21-18

Order of Finish: 4, 5, 2, 1

Match 5 – (1) Georgia State 3, (5) ULM 0
Angel Ferary / Bella Ferary (GSU) vs. Julia Blazek / Rylin Adams (ULM), 21-15, 20-18 (DNF)
Yasmin Kuck / Lila Bordis (GSU) def. Kaitlyn Nowak / Madeline Marquez (ULM), 21-14, 21-19
Kelly Dorn / Elise Saga (GSU) vs. Brooke Hoven / Tamsie Black (ULM), 21-13, 20-18 (DNF)
Maddy Delmonte / Ayla Johnson (GSU) def. Avery Reynolds / Claire Williamson (ULM), 21-13, 21-15
Destiny White / Aliisa Vuroinen (GSU) def. Kaylie Beck / Kaitlyn Beck (ULM), 21-10, 21-12

Order of Finish: 5, 4, 2

Match 6 – (3) Coastal Carolina 3, (2) Charleston 0
Sarah Riedell / Martine Kragholm (CCU) vs. Kyra Thompson / Gabi Bailey (Charleston), 21-11, 15-21, 6-4 (DNF)
Sarlota Svobodova / Madie Lichty (CCU) def. Emma Falk / Kora Hansen (Charleston), 21-13, 21-13
Madison Allred / Raychel Ehlers (CCU) def. Maria Zweig / Mickey Dougherty (Charleston), 21-17, 21-15
Emma Gonzalez / Elena Sanchez (CCU) vs. Tynley Smeltzer / Sofie Vogel (Charleston), 22-20, 17-15 (DNF)
Ellie Hanford / Emma Kunaus (CCU) def. Alli Grant Avery / Liz Curry (Charleston), 21-13, 21-13

Order of Finish: 5, 2, 3

Friday, April 28
Match 7 – (4) UNCW vs. (8) Stephen F. Austin – 9 a.m. CT
Match 8 – (6) Southern Miss vs. (7) Mercer – 10:30 a.m. CT
Match 9 – (2) Charleston vs. Winner Match 7 – 12 p.m. CT
Match 10 – (5) ULM vs. Winner Match 8 – 1:30 p.m. CT
Match 11 – (1) Georgia State vs. (3) Coastal Carolina – 3 p.m. CT
Match 12 – Winner Match 9 vs. Winner Match 10 – 4:30 p.m. CT

Saturday, April 29
Match 13 – Loser Match 11 vs. Winner Match 12 – 10 a.m. CT
Match 14 (Championship) – Winner Match 11 vs. Winner Match 13 – 1 p.m. CT