CLEVELAND, Ga. - The University of Mobile Beach Volleyball team traveled to Cleveland, Ga. for the SUN Conference Northeast Pod Tournament over the weekend, playing three total matches across Friday and Saturday, Mar. 10-11. Two of Mobile's three matches were conference games in the tournament, with the Rams opening play against Truett McConnell University (Ga.) on Friday morning. Mobile followed the early Friday match with a non-conference match against Bob Jones University (S.C.), concluding the tournament on Saturday with a conference game against St. Andrews University (N.C.). Overall, the Rams earned victories in all three matches played, recording a sweep in the process, and improved the overall record on the year to 8-10.
Rams Back in Win Column with Solid Weekend
In an early morning match against Truett McConnell to open the conference tournament on Friday, Mobile grabbed a 3-2 victory over the TMU Bears, seeing the bottom two seeds lead the Rams to the win. After the top flight in Mobile's lineup lost in straight sets, the second-seeded duo of Abby Andrews and Brinkley Hearn grabbed Mobile's first win in three sets, winning the final two sets after dropping the first. Later, Truett McConnell earned a three-set win of their own in the third flight to go up 2-1 in the match over the Rams.
With the Bears just one flight win away from claiming the match, Mobile's bottom two seeds came away with victories to give the Rams the win and start the weekend on a high note. Jordan Wood and Tatum Beech won in three sets in the fourth flight for the Rams, while Mobile's fifth-seeded pair of Emma Todd and Veronica Makovey managed to get in the start in the lineup, sweeping the opposition in straight sets in the process.
Following the 3-2 win on Friday morning, the Rams followed the big conference win with a complete sweep over Bob Jones University in a non-conference meeting, never losing a set in the match. All five seeds for Mobile earned 2-0 wins, with the top flight of Aspen Adams and Layton Adams and third-seeded team of Danielle Pote and Haley Jones getting into the win column in the tournament.
On the next day, the Rams looked to keep momentum going from the day before and defeat St. Andrews University to wrap up the tournament. Mobile started strong, with the top two flights in the lineup winning in straight sets. Aspen Adams and Layton Adams won from the top seed 21-15, 21-18, while Abby Andrews and Brinkley Hearn earned a 21-18, 21-10 victory as the second flight. St. Andrews stayed alive with a three-set win in the third flight, but Mobile's fourth-seeded duo of Jordan Wood and Tatum Beech came away with a 2-0 win to claim the match for the Rams. In the fifth flight, St. Andrews managed another three-set win, but fell in the match overall to Mobile, 3-2.
First and Last Time at Home
Coming off a successful tournament in Georgia, the University of Mobile Beach Volleyball team is scheduled to play the first matches of the 2023 season at home in nine days. Mobile will host Loyola University (La.) and William Carey (Miss.) for two matches in the SUN Conference Northwest Pod Tournament, scheduled for 11:00 a.m. CT on Tuesday, Mar. 21.
The home tournament is the only home matches of the regular season for Mobile.
About the University of Mobile
The University of Mobile is a Christ-centered liberal arts and sciences institution with a vision of higher education for a higher purpose, founded to honor God by equipping students for their future professions through rigorous academic preparation and spiritual transformation. Core values are: Christ-Centered, Academically-Focused, Student-Devoted and Distinctively-Driven. The university offers on-campus and online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in over 75 academic programs. Founded in 1961, the University of Mobile is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist State Convention and is located 10 miles north of Mobile, Alabama on a campus of over 880 acres.
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