NEW ORLEANS – UNCW’s tandem comprising graduate Gracie Sistrunk and senior Lyvia Trimp have been named Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week following an undefeated weekend in Charleston, S.C.

The 2025 Sun Belt Pair of the Year, Sistrunk and Trimp received the conference’s top weekly honor for the third time overall after receiving the recognition twice during the 2025 campaign.|

Sistrunk and Trimp posted a 4-0 record playing atop UNCW’s lineup, as the Seahawks tallied a 3-1 record across two days of competition. The duo won in straight sets in a 5-0 win over Erskine, before clinching a 3-2 win over Tampa with a straight-set victory. In a Sun Belt match against Coastal Carolina, Sistrunk and Trimp earned a three-set win before recording another two-set win against the College of Charleston.

2026 Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Pairs of the Week
Week 1 – Laurel Dennis / Sadie McAda, Southern Miss
Week 2 – Zuzanna Michalska / Abby Lewis, Southern Miss
Week 3 – Frida Meincke Lyø / Emma Kunaus, Coastal Carolina
Week 4 – Savannah Ebarb / Bella Troncale, Georgia State
Week 5 – Gracie Sistrunk /Lyvia Trimp, UNCW