What you need to know:
* No. 8 Georgia State (10-2) defeated Lincoln Memorial and UNCW at the College of Charleston Beach Tournament.
* The Panthers won each match 5-0 to go 2-1 at the tournament.
* GSU hosts the Sand Slam this Friday and Saturday at the GSU Beach Volleyball Complex.
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Georgia State finished with a winning record at the College of Charleston Beach Tournament after a pair of 5-0 sweeps Sunday against Lincoln Memorial and UNCW. With the wins, the No. 8 Panthers improve to 10-2 on the season.
Coming off a loss to top-ranked Pepperdine on Friday, the eighth-ranked Panthers rallied Sunday to go 2-1 on the weekend. Georgia State started off Sunday afternoon against Lincoln Memorial and won all five flights in straight sets. The finale against UNCW was a bit closer as Flights 1 and 3 each went to three sets, but GSU prevailed in both to finish off the second 5-0 victory of the day.
No. 8 Georgia State 5, Lincoln Memorial 0 (GSU in bold)
1) Sara Olivova/Jansen Button def. Cash/Fleeman: 21-7, 21-13
2) Katelyn Rawls/Nina Interwies def. Jehne/Snider: 21-9, 21-11
3) Milani Pickering/Delaney Rohan def. Cash/Whitaker: 21-15, 21-11
4) Alexis Elmurr/Brooke Weiner def. Green/Miaci: 21-13, 21-15
5) Jessie Swaney/Ashley McGinn def. Holland/McDaniel: 21-19, 21-15
No. 8 Georgia State 5, UNCW 0 (GSU in bold)
1) Sara Olivova/Jansen Button def. Powell/Lott: 21-13, 19-21, 15-8
2) Katelyn Rawls/Nina Interwies def. Borgiotti/McCullough: 21-10, 21-6
3) Natalie Wilson/Brooke Weiner def. Kline/Crutcher: 21-19, 16-21, 15-13
4) Jessica Fourspring/Alexis Elmurr def. Kelly/Hunt: 21-15, 21-16
5) Chloe Cook/Allie Elson def. Desjardins/Gesell: 21-13, 21-15
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Jessie Swaney/Ashley McGinn def. Moss/Mullinax: 21-18, 21-18
Georgia State hosts its second and final home event of the season this weekend as UNCW, Eckerd, UL Monroe and Lincoln Memorial come to Atlanta for the GSU Sand Slam. Admission to the GSU Beach Volleyball Complex is FREE.
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