Laurinburg, N.C. -- The University of Lynchburg beach volleyball team earned two wins over Emmanuel (Ga.) and St. Andrews on Friday afternoon in its first matches of the season.
SJ Yanz and Amanda Trapp got Lynchburg rolling against Emmanuel with a win at the second court.
After dropping the first set on the fourth court 21-23, Tori Williamson and Laney Burnes bounced back to win the next two sets and get Lynchburg one point away from securing the win. Lynchburg wasted no time clinching the match as Virginia Zalinski and Syndey Phillips rolled to a 21-16, 21-9 win on the fifth court. Even though Emmanuel stole points on the fifth and third courts, Lynchburg earned its first win with a 3-2 win to kick off its second season as a program.
The Hornets doubled their 2024 win total that afternoon downing St. Andrews 4-1. Lynchburg's top pair of Kailey Keough and Jordan Palmer won 21-15, 21-12 on the first court, but by the time they secured their first victory of the year, Lynchburg had already sealed the win overall. Yanz and Trapp once again earned the match's first W at No. 2, Williamson and Burnes won at No. 3, and Mady Shirey and Parker Lynch grabbed a win on No. 3.
The Hornets were close to earning their first sweep of the year as Zalinski and Phillps won the first set on No. 5. St. Andrews' No. 5 duo won the second set, then the third set needed extra points, but Zalinksi and Phillips eventually fell 14-16.
The Hornets (2-0) take on Stevenson and Wake Technical on Saturday, Feb. 24. The results from both matches will be posted on LynchburgSports.com, and both matches will be featured in the recap, but per NCAA guidelines, matches against non-four-year institutions will not count towards Lynchburg's record. Lynchburg's overall record will be kept via a note attached to the top of Lynchburg's schedule on LynchburgSports.com.
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