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The 2022 Ohio Valley Conference Beach Volleyball Championship continued with three matches on Friday.
The second annual event is being held on the campus of Morehead State from April 28-30. Last year marked the inaugural championship with Austin Peay topping host UT Martin in the final to claim the title.
The Championship will conclude on Saturday with the Title Match at 11am ET.
Match 5: #4 Morehead State 4, #2 Austin Peay 1
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Match 6: #1 UT Martin 3, #3 Chattanooga 2
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Match 7: #4 Morehead State 3, #3 Chattanooga 0
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#4 MOREHEAD STATE 4, #2 AUSTIN PEAY 1
MOREHEAD, Ky. - In the first of two matches on the day, Morehead State staved off elimination in the morning by defeating Austin Peay 4-1, ending the Govs season.
The Eagles claimed a trio of three-set wins. Olivia Lohmeier and Allison Whitten, at No. 1, won 21-18, 19-21, 15-13, while Musselman and Reinhard won 21-19, 9-21, 15-7 at No. 3. Bessler and Alexander also won in three, 21-16, 13-21, 15-9.
The fourth win went to Miller and Hulsman at No. 4, 21-11, 21-14.
#1 UT MARTIN 3, #3 CHATTANOOGA 2
MOREHEAD, Ky. - For the second straight year, the University of Tennessee at Martin beach volleyball squad will play for the Ohio Valley Conference Championship title as the Skyhawks outlasted Chattanooga by a 3-2 margin during the second round of the tournament today.
It was a tight finish at Fazoli's Breadstick Beach this afternoon as the match was tied at 2-all going into the final matchup against both team's No. 1's. Things looked grim when UT Martin's squad – consisting of All-OVC honorees Karen Scanlon and Logan Wallick – faced a match-point deficit at 14-13. However, the Skyhawks showed an enormous amount of grit – unreeling three unanswered points to not only take the match but clinched the decisive third point for UT Martin.
The Skyhawks (16-8) also claimed victories today at the No. 4 and No. 2 slots. Kayla Carrell/Addison Conley posted their 23rd win in 24 tries this season out of the No. 4 position, posting a 21-19, 21-17 margin. That win evened the match at 1-all after UT Martin's No. 5 tandem of Brooke Kuball/Addy Vaughn fell 21-9, 23-21.
Hannah Phillips and Dylan Mott flexed their muscles at No. 2, accounting for a convincing 21-16, 21-17 victory to give the Skyhawks a 2-1 lead. The No. 3 matchup came down to a third set tiebreaker as Kambree Lucas/Haeleigh Paulino battled until the bitter end before coming up just short (19-21, 21-14, 15-12).
That set up the dramatic finish as Scanlon/Wallick – appearing in just their second match as a pair this season – came through for a clutch win to send UT Martin to the OVC finals.
#4 MOREHEAD STATE 3, #3 CHATTANOOGA 0
MOREHEAD, Ky. - After fighting off elimination earlier in the day, Morehead State topped Chattanooga to end Friday's action and advance to Saturday's Championship Final.
The UTC win featured wins at the Nos. 3-5 pairings. At No. 3, Margaret Musselman and Anya Reinhard finished off the victory with a 21-13, 21-14 win. No. 4 Trinity Miller and Abby Hulsman gave the home team the lead with a 21-13, 21-17 win. Then, No. 5 Bridget Bessler and Raegan Alexander made it 2-0 by outlasting their foe, 21-17, 9-21, 15-9.
Nos. 1-2 went unfinished as the semifinal match was only played until a decision was final.