AVE MARIA, Fla. - The University of Mobile Beach Volleyball team moved back to .500 on the 2024 season over the weekend, finishing 2-1 in the SUN Conference South Pod Tournament in southwest Florida. Mobile faced three conference opponents during the two-day tournament, improving the conference record on the year to 2-3.
The Rams began play in this year's south pod tourney with a 4-1 win over St. Thomas University (Fla.) on Mar. 1 before dropping a 4-1 match to host-school Ave Maria University (Fla.) later that same day. The following day, Mobile concluded the tournament with another 4-1 win, this time defeating Florida Memorial University in the process.
South Pod Tournament Highlights / Notables
Mobile's top-seeded duo of Aspen Adams and Layton Adams finished 2-1 on the week from the top flight in each match, winning 21-7, 21-12 against the St. Thomas top seed and recording a 21-13, 21-8 victory over Florida Memorial's top pair the following day. Unfortunately for the Adams sisters, Ave Maria's top team came up with a 21-17, 21-17 win to prevent Mobile's No. 1 seed from a 3-0 weekend.
Mobile did see a 3-0 weekend from one of the team's flights at the SUN Conference South Pod Tournament, with Jordan Wood and Emma Todd winning all three matches played from the fourth flight in the lineup. Wood and Todd cruised against St. Thomas, winning 21-11, 21-13 before following that with a 21-17, 21-14 win against Ave Maria's fourth seed. The win over Ave Maria prevented the Rams from a shutout loss across the match. On the final day, Wood and Todd produced a 21-12, 21-15 win against Florida Memorial to record Mobile's only undefeated flight on the weekend.
The third flight (Emma Hampton / Gabby Sheffield) and fifth flight (Tatum Beech / Emily Osborne) in the Mobile lineup joined Aspen Adams and Layton Adams in recording a 2-1 weekend, while Mobile's No. 2 seed of Dazsha Dean and Lexi Gillette finished 1-2 in the weekend tournament.
The SUN Conference South Pod Tournament is Mobile's second conference tournament the team has competed in this year, with the Rams opening the season 0-2 in the northwest pod tourney in Kenner, La.
What's Next
Mobile returns to non-divisional play next on the schedule, battling crosstown rival Spring Hill College (Ala.) on Tuesday, Mar. 12. Tuesday's match is set to be played at Spring Hill College in central Mobile, Ala., with the match starting at 2:30 p.m. CT.
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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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