GREENVILLE, TN - The University of Mobile Beach Volleyball season came to an end yesterday afternoon with the Rams falling in the 2025 NAIA Beach Volleyball Invitational Quarterfinals against Southern Oregon. Mobile competed in Pool B during the initial pool play round consisting of three total matches against Corban, The Masters, and Webber International. The team finished with a record of 1-2 to set them up in the quarterfinals with a match against the No. 8 seed Southern Oregon.
Game One - Mobile 2, Corban 3
Flight One - Aspen Adams/Layton Adams - (21-19, 16-21, 15-9) Win
Flight Two - Emma McPherson/Jenny Cope - (14-21, 7-21) Loss
Flight Three - Emma Hampton/Gabby Sheffield - (20-22, 17-21) Loss
Flight Four - Emma Todd/Emily Osborne - (12-21, 16-21) Loss
Flight Five - Jaci Drinnon/Rachel Dunaway - (21-13, 21-12) Win
Game Two - Mobile 1, The Masters 4
Flight One - Aspen Adams/Layton Adams - (19-21, 21-14, 12-15) Loss
Flight Two - Emma McPherson/Jenny Cope - (14-21, 20-22) Loss
Flight Three - Emma Hampton/Gabby Sheffield - (9-21, 14-21) Loss
Flight Four - Emma Todd/Emily Osborne - (21-17, 17-21, 7-15) Loss
Flight Five - Jaci Drinnon/Rachel Dunaway - (23-21, 18-21, 15-6) Win
Game Three - Mobile 4, Webber 1
Flight One - Aspen Adams/Layton Adams - (17-21, 21-19, 15-12) Win
Flight Two - Emma McPherson/Jenny Cope - (17-21, 21-19, 13-15) Loss
Flight Three - Emma Hampton/Gabby Sheffield - (21-16, 21-10) Win
Flight Four - Emma Todd/Emily Osborne - (21-18, 21-19) Win
Flight Five - Jaci Drinnon/Rachel Dunaway - (21-2, 21-11) Win
Quarterfinal - Mobile 0, Southern Oregon 3
Flight One - Aspen Adams/Layton Adams - (16-21, 9-21) Loss
Flight Two - Emma McPherson/Jenny Cope - (16-21, 9-21) Loss
Flight Three - Emma Hampton/Gabby Sheffield - (13-21, 11-11) DNF
Flight Four - Emma Todd/Emily Osborne - (10-21, 19-21) Loss
Flight Five - Jaci Drinnon/Rachel Dunaway - (21-17, 12-8) DNF
A Season in Review
This year marked the first time in program history that the Rams qualified for the NAIA Beach Volleyball Invitational Tournament with the team finishing the regular season ranked 6th in the final NAIA Top 10 Coaches' Poll. Mobile was dominant during the regular season with a record of 21-4 while going 12-0 during conference play. The 5 seed pairing of Jaci Drinnon and Rachel Dunaway became the first pair in program history to go undefeated throughout the entire regular season while the pairings of Layton Adams/Aspen Adams, Emma Hampton/Gabby Sheffield, And Jaci Drinnon/Rachel Dunaway all stayed undefeated during regular season conference play. Mobile earned the SUN Conference regular season title while also earning runners-up finishes in the SUN Conference Tournament and the AVCA Small College Beach Tournament.
The University of Mobile Beach Volleyball team says goodbye to several seniors who graduate in May, with all of them having an impact on the program during their time here. This year's seniors are Layton Adams, Aspen Adams, Emma Todd, Dazsha Dean Middleton, Lexi Gillette, Jenna Schuliger, and Haley Jones.
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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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