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NEW ORLEANS – The second regular season in Tarleton State Beach Volleyball’s existence ended on Saturday in New Orleans at the White Sands Volleyball Courts.
Tarleton went 0-4 across Friday-Saturday, falling in the slimmest of margins to McNeese (12-17) 3-2 with a 17-15 loss in the third set on Court 2, and another narrow 3-2 loss at the hands of Southeastern Louisiana to end Saturday. The Texans lost 5-0 in their other two matches against No. 18 Florida Atlantic and Tulane, who sat just outside of the top-20 poll (No. 22).
The Texans have concluded their regular season 5-15 after a 1-12 run in their inaugural regular season last year.
On Saturday, with the help of the event’s host, Tulane, Tarleton State honored its three departing seniors; Emma Halcomb, Grayson Schirpik and Amaya Brown. Halcomb and Schirpik have been on the team for both seasons and have lengthy Tarleton State Athletics careers, having also played multiple years on the indoor volleyball team. Brown arrived in Stephenville this season, transferring in from Arizona Christian.
To start their trip to the Bayou on Friday, the Texans and Cowgirls met for the second time in as many years, and it was a memorable match. Courts 1-2 both went three sets, and the deciding second set on Courts 3-5 were all 21-19, 21-18, 21-18. Halcomb and Allison Bryant improved to 9-8 after their win over Stavroula Papazoglou and Reese Russell 21-9 16-21 15-11. On Court 2, McNeese’s Rylee Lansing and Kendall Osgood pulled out a nailbiter over Schirpik and Hayden Huber 18-21 21-18 17-15. McNeese also won on Courts 3-4, with McKenzie Moore and Jackie McGee defeating Bella Parayno and Brown 21-13 21-19, then Harlee Tupper and Bethanie Durant defeating Camilla Chun and Charlize Ching 21-12 21-18. On Court 5, Sofia Bendele and Christian Mitchell won 21-17 21-18 over McNeese’s Jolie Savoie and McKenna Malone.
In Tarleton’s second match on Friday, the Texans faced the host Tulane (26-9). The Green Wave swept the contest, with Courts 1 and 3 going three sets. Emily Heintzelman and McKenzie Cutler defeated Halcomb and Bryant 13-21 21-14 15-9 on Court 1. Gigi Gallegos and Sam O’Connor defeated Schirpik and Huber 21-14 21-12 on Court 2. Sara Hall and Samantha Green defeated Parayno and Brown 18-21 21-11 15-7 on Court 3. Amelia Mullen and Avery Burks defeated Bendele and Mitchell 21-16 21-9 on Court 4. Kara Griffin-Ruwin and Alexandra Hennessey defeated Chun and Ching 21-13 21-10 on Court 5.
The Texans squared off against No. 18 Florida Atlantic (17-14) on Saturday morning, falling 5-0, all in straight sets. Cameron Knifton and Marketa Svozilova defeated Halcomb and Bryant 21-13 21-17 on Court 1, Kate McLaughlin and Julie Honzovicova defeated Schirpik and Huber 21-15 21-8 on Court 2, Olivia Strandberg and Sydney Schroder defeated Parayno and Brown 21-6 21-11 on Court 3, Klaire VanDeusen and Shayna Wolf defeated Chun and Ching 21-16 21-13 on Court 4, and Maddie Sides and Kendall Mignerey defeated Bendele and Mitchell 21-10 21-11 on Court 5.
To finish the trip to New Orleans, Tarleton’s match against Southeastern Louisiana included two forfeits due to injury. On Court 1, Halcomb and Bryant led Mia McKinney and Alexis Logarbo by a set, 21-18 in the first, before the SLU pair was forced to retire. The opposite happened on Court 4, as SLU’s Kennedi Steele and Ysabella Lockwood were leading Chun and Ching 16-5 in the first set, and Tarleton had to forfeit due to injury. On Court 2, Schirpik and Huber defeated Maggie Paiva and Gabriella Hrubanova 21-17 21-18. The Lions won the other two matches, as Makayla Hicks and Mia Sauers defeated Parayno and Brown 21-17 21-15 on Court 3, and Aspen Steele and Anne Brauckmiller defeated Bendele and Mitchell 21-15 21-13 on Court 5.
The Texans will now await their seed in the Conference USA Championship, which will be played across April 24-26 at Sugar Beach in Youngsville, Louisiana.
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