HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The University of Mobile Beach Volleyball team competed in two conference matches at a neutral location over the weekend, batting St. Andrews University (N.C.) and Truett-McConnell University (Ga.) in the SUN Conference Northeast Pod Tournament on Friday, Mar. 15. The two conference matches were played at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. and comes after Mobile was swept in two games by NCAA D-II program Spring Hill College (Ala.) earlier in the week.
The Rams opened the regular season conference tourney with a 4-1 win over St. Andrews to get back into the win column, but later fell to the Bears of Truett-McConnell 3-2 in a close match. Mobile currently sits with a 4-6 overall record this season, while sitting just under .500 in SUN Conference action at 3-4.
The Basics
Mobile's top four pairs managed 2-0 wins over St. Andrews to kick off the weekend, with the team of Gabby Sheffield and Emma Hampton impressing with a 21-13, 21-7 victory from the third flight in the lineup. Mobile's top-seeded pair of Aspen Adams and Layton Adams collected a 21-16, 21-12 win over St. Andrews' top pair, while Lexi Gillette and Dazsha Dean cruised to a 21-14, 21-11 victory from the second flight. In the fourth-seeded match, Emma Todd and Jordan Wood won 21-17, 21-13. St. Andrews mustered a 21-15, 21-15 victory from the fifth flight to avoid the shutout to the Rams.
Later in the day, the Rams faced Truett-McConnell in a highly-contested match. Gabby Sheffield and Emma Hampton picked up where they left off and scored another 2-0 win from the third flight, defeating the opposition, 21-17, 21-13. Emma Todd and Jordan Wood notched Mobile's second point of the match with a 21-11, 21-15 win from the fourth-seeded match. From there, Truett-McConnell was able to put together three victories over Mobile, all via 2-0 wins, and score the 3-2 match victory.
Mobile's 1-1 showing over the weekend and 3-4 conference record puts the Rams in the middle of the pack in the current SUN Conference standings, with the team sitting in sixth place out of 11 teams.
What's Next
Mobile is set to host the SUN Conference Central Pod Tournament this upcoming weekend on Friday and Saturday, Mar. 22-23, facing three conference opponents in the process. This weekend's tournament will be played in Gulf Shores, Ala. as Mobile begins the weekend with a 9:00 a.m. CT match against Warner University (Fla.).
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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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