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Women's Beach Volleyball

Beach volleyball concludes 2024 season with second-place finish in silver bracket

Tavares, Fla. -- The University of Lynchburg beach volleyball team placed second in the silver bracket at the AVCA Small Colleges National Championship on Sunday after beating Huntingdon 3-1 and falling to Hendrix 3-0. 

Against Huntingdon, Kailey Keough and Jordan Palmer won 22-20, 21-10 at No. 1. Lynchburg's No. 2s, Amanda Trapp and SJ Yanz won in three sets. After dropping the first, they won the second 21-15 and the third 15-12. Mady Shirey and Tori Williamson fell at No. 3, but Laney Burns and Kassie Menard won in three sets at No. 5.

Lynchburg played Hendrix for the silver-bracket championship but Keough and Palmer fell at No. 1, Shirey and Williamson lost their No. 3 matchup, and Sydney Phillips and Virginia Zalinski fell at No. 4. 

Lynchburg ends the season with 20 wins and a 10-11 record in NCAA matches. Both are significant improvements over the inaugural campaign for the Hornets in 2023. 

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Players Mentioned

Kailey Keough

#5 Kailey Keough

5' 8"
Sophomore
Jordan Palmer

#1 Jordan Palmer

5' 4"
Sophomore
Mady Shirey

#6 Mady Shirey

5' 7"
Sophomore
Amanda Trapp

#7 Amanda Trapp

5' 10"
Sophomore
SJ Yanz

#12 SJ Yanz

5' 9"
Sophomore
Laney Burns

#3 Laney Burns

5' 4"
Freshman
Virginia Zalinski

#9 Virginia Zalinski

5' 6"
Freshman
Tori Williamson

#13 Tori Williamson

5' 10"
Freshman
Sydney Phillips

#16 Sydney Phillips

5' 9"
Junior
Kassie Menard

#17 Kassie Menard

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kailey Keough

#5 Kailey Keough

5' 8"
Sophomore
Jordan Palmer

#1 Jordan Palmer

5' 4"
Sophomore
Mady Shirey

#6 Mady Shirey

5' 7"
Sophomore
Amanda Trapp

#7 Amanda Trapp

5' 10"
Sophomore
SJ Yanz

#12 SJ Yanz

5' 9"
Sophomore
Laney Burns

#3 Laney Burns

5' 4"
Freshman
Virginia Zalinski

#9 Virginia Zalinski

5' 6"
Freshman
Tori Williamson

#13 Tori Williamson

5' 10"
Freshman
Sydney Phillips

#16 Sydney Phillips

5' 9"
Junior
Kassie Menard

#17 Kassie Menard

Freshman