NEW ORLEANS – Coastal Carolina sophomore Ava Novello and senior Raychel Ehlers have been named the 2025 season’s final Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week after an undefeated weekend at the Palmetto Invitational in Columbia, S.C.

?The weekly honor is the first by a Coastal Carolina pair this season, as Ehlers receives the recognition for the second time in her career and first since week one of the 2024 campaign alongside teammate Madison Allred.
 
The Chanticleers went 3-1 on the weekend at the Palmetto Invitational, as Novello and Ehlers were victorious at the No. 4 spot in the lineup in all four contests with wins over Jacksonville, No. 15 Georgia State, No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast, and South Carolina.
 
The duo won their first three matches in straight sets before earning a comeback triumph over the host Gamecocks in three sets as part of a 3-2 team victory to cap the weekend. In the win over Jacksonville, Ehlers collected her 94th career individual victory, setting a new program record.

Up next is the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Championship which will be held April 24-26 at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex in Foley, Ala.

2025 Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Pairs of the Week
Week 1 – Gracie Sistrunk / Lyvia Trimp, UNCW
Week 2 – Laurel Dennis / Sadie McAda, Southern Miss
Week 3 – Liv Diaz / Jordan Paddock, Mercer
Week 4 – Gabby LaPata / Sarah Thompson, UNCW
Week 5 – Gracie Sistrunk / Lyvia Trimp, UNCW
Week 6 – Danica Singleton / Michaela Jefferson, Georgia State
Week 7 – Sydney Benson / Kate Hardie, Mercer
Week 8 – Aree Keller / Ayla Johnson, Georgia State
Week 9 – Ava Novello / Raychel Ehlers, Coastal Carolina