The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Saturday, March 31
Baton Rouge, LA
11:00 a.m.
UAB
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville
UAB Splits Two Matches on Saturday at LSU Beach Invitational
3/31/2018 5:32:00β―PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
BATON ROUGE, La. β Concluding action at the LSU Invitational, the UAB beach volleyball team split its final two matches on Saturday at Mango's Beach Club with a 3-2 loss to Texas A&M Kingsville and a 5-0 victory over Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
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Meeting each of those team for the first time in program history, Texas A&M Kingsville narrowly defeated the Blazers in UAB's first match.
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Devon May and Kenley Adams continued their strong play together on court one as they defeated Whitney Walker and Gabby Atchley 21-18, 21-16, while Gabbi Moreno and SalliAnne Napolitano were also victorious on court five with a wild 27-25 first set victory and a 21-14 second set win.
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The Javelina's however, won on courts two and three in straight sets and were victorious on court four in three sets to win the match 3-2 overall.
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After playing the same lineup for the last three tournaments, head coach Kyra Iannone then shook up the UAB pairings in the second match which resulted in 5-0 triumph over Corpus Christi.
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May and Adams remained on court one, while Avei Logoleo and Erin Bognar paired together for the first time this season and won in three sets on court two, 24-22, 13-21, 15-6.
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Emily Martinez and Haley Jared also played together for the first time this year and won 23-21, 21-16 on court three, while Moreno and Napolitano moved up to court four and also won in straight sets.
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Tressa Buckland and Annie Pringle rounded out the lineup and were victorious in three set, 20-22, 21-8, 15-13. It was just Pringle's fourth match of the season and she is now 3-1. Β
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The Blazers (8-7, 1-3 CCSA) will have a CCSA tournament preview next weekend when they travel to Florida State to play three ranked teams from their league (FSU, FAU, Georgia State) and a future opponent in TCU. Β
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TEXAS A&M KINGSVILLE 3, UAB 2
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Court 1: Devon May/Kenley Adams (UAB) def. Whitney Walker/Gabby Atchley (TAMUK) - 21-18, 21-16
Court 2: Macy Berg/Madison Brabham (TAMUK) def. Haley Jared/Avei Logoleo (UAB)- 21-11, 21-13?
Court 3: Erin Umbel/Tenley Housler (TAMUK) def. Erin Bognar/Emily Martinez (UAB) - 22-20, 21-14?
Court 4: Haley Hutchinson/Kyra Henderson (TAMUK) def. Kaylee McClure/Tressa Buckland (UAB) - 18-21, 21-16, 15-6
Court 5: SalliAnne Napolitano/Gabbi Moreno (UAB) def. Loren Washington/Madeline Sims (TAMUK) - 27-25, 21-14
Exh: Alex Kells/Annie Pringle (UAB) def. Shelby Tate/Maelee Sowa (TAMUK) - 17-21, 21-16, 17-15
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UAB 5, TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI 0
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Court 1: Devon May/Kenley Adams (UAB) def. Abigail Devido/Selina Marolf (TAMUCC) - 21-17, 21-5
Court 2: Avei Logoleo/Erin Bognar (UAB) def. Madison Green/Rachel Young (TAMUCC) - 24-22, 13-21, 15-6?
Court 3: Emily Martinez/Haley Jared (UAB) def. Demi Mcinnis/Madi Fitzsimmons (TAMUCC) - 23-21, 21-16?
Court 4: SalliAnne Napolitano/Gabbi Moreno (UAB) def. Maya Daukas/Kayla Walker (TAMUCC) - 21-11, 21-16?
Court 5: Tressa Buckland/Annie Pringle (UAB) def. Jenna Krenek/Naomi Overstreet (TAMUCC) - 20-22, 21-8, 15-13
Exh: Kaylee McClure/Alex Kells (UAB) def. Chloe Simon/Gabriella Johnston (TAMUCC) - 21-14, 21-10Β
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Meeting each of those team for the first time in program history, Texas A&M Kingsville narrowly defeated the Blazers in UAB's first match.
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Devon May and Kenley Adams continued their strong play together on court one as they defeated Whitney Walker and Gabby Atchley 21-18, 21-16, while Gabbi Moreno and SalliAnne Napolitano were also victorious on court five with a wild 27-25 first set victory and a 21-14 second set win.
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The Javelina's however, won on courts two and three in straight sets and were victorious on court four in three sets to win the match 3-2 overall.
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After playing the same lineup for the last three tournaments, head coach Kyra Iannone then shook up the UAB pairings in the second match which resulted in 5-0 triumph over Corpus Christi.
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May and Adams remained on court one, while Avei Logoleo and Erin Bognar paired together for the first time this season and won in three sets on court two, 24-22, 13-21, 15-6.
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Emily Martinez and Haley Jared also played together for the first time this year and won 23-21, 21-16 on court three, while Moreno and Napolitano moved up to court four and also won in straight sets.
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Tressa Buckland and Annie Pringle rounded out the lineup and were victorious in three set, 20-22, 21-8, 15-13. It was just Pringle's fourth match of the season and she is now 3-1. Β
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The Blazers (8-7, 1-3 CCSA) will have a CCSA tournament preview next weekend when they travel to Florida State to play three ranked teams from their league (FSU, FAU, Georgia State) and a future opponent in TCU. Β
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TEXAS A&M KINGSVILLE 3, UAB 2
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Court 1: Devon May/Kenley Adams (UAB) def. Whitney Walker/Gabby Atchley (TAMUK) - 21-18, 21-16
Court 2: Macy Berg/Madison Brabham (TAMUK) def. Haley Jared/Avei Logoleo (UAB)- 21-11, 21-13?
Court 3: Erin Umbel/Tenley Housler (TAMUK) def. Erin Bognar/Emily Martinez (UAB) - 22-20, 21-14?
Court 4: Haley Hutchinson/Kyra Henderson (TAMUK) def. Kaylee McClure/Tressa Buckland (UAB) - 18-21, 21-16, 15-6
Court 5: SalliAnne Napolitano/Gabbi Moreno (UAB) def. Loren Washington/Madeline Sims (TAMUK) - 27-25, 21-14
Exh: Alex Kells/Annie Pringle (UAB) def. Shelby Tate/Maelee Sowa (TAMUK) - 17-21, 21-16, 17-15
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UAB 5, TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI 0
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Court 1: Devon May/Kenley Adams (UAB) def. Abigail Devido/Selina Marolf (TAMUCC) - 21-17, 21-5
Court 2: Avei Logoleo/Erin Bognar (UAB) def. Madison Green/Rachel Young (TAMUCC) - 24-22, 13-21, 15-6?
Court 3: Emily Martinez/Haley Jared (UAB) def. Demi Mcinnis/Madi Fitzsimmons (TAMUCC) - 23-21, 21-16?
Court 4: SalliAnne Napolitano/Gabbi Moreno (UAB) def. Maya Daukas/Kayla Walker (TAMUCC) - 21-11, 21-16?
Court 5: Tressa Buckland/Annie Pringle (UAB) def. Jenna Krenek/Naomi Overstreet (TAMUCC) - 20-22, 21-8, 15-13
Exh: Kaylee McClure/Alex Kells (UAB) def. Chloe Simon/Gabriella Johnston (TAMUCC) - 21-14, 21-10Β
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