Slow Starts Spoil Saturday for Beach Volleyball – University of South Carolina Athletics

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina wrapped up its last event of the common season with a pair of powerful losses Saturday within the Palmetto Invitational. The Gamecocks fell by a 3-2 rating to each No. 20 FGCU and No. 14 Georgia State, trailing 2-0 in each duals earlier than rallying late however coming simply wanting the comeback.
 
Within the morning matchup towards FGCU, the Gamecocks had an opportunity to separate the primary wave of matches however got here up brief with a 21-19, 17-21, 27-25 loss on courtroom 4 that was compounded by the potential game-winning level for Carolina falling off the fallacious facet of the tape. The Eagles pressed within the second wave with first-set wins on the highest three courts, however the Gamecocks battled again and compelled a 3rd set on every. Kaeli Crews and Hannah Mackenhausen on courtroom three and Lauren Wilcock and Jordan Smith on courtroom two every accomplished the comeback to tie the twin at 2-2, however FGCU received 15-13 within the third set on courtroom one to clinch the win.
 
It was nearly a carbon copy within the Georgia State twin, because the Panthers swept courts 4 and 5 and cruised to first-set wins on the highest three courts as properly. Crews/Mackenhausen and Smith/Wilcock once more would reply again with decisive three-set wins, however courtroom one fell behind early of their third set and the Panthers escaped with the win.
 
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NOTABLE

• Lauren Wilcock received her 23^rd match of the season within the twin towards Georgia State, setting this system file for many wins by a freshman in program historical past. She broke a four-way tie at 22 with Aubrey Ezell (2016) and Ali Denney, Franky Harrison, Carly Schnieder and Katie Smith (2017).
• Wilcock’s companion, Jordan Smith, joined her within the 20-win membership towards FGCU. Smith’s file in simply the final two seasons is 47-8.
• Wilcock and Smith improved their file as a pair to 18-4 total with a 7-4 mark towards ranked opponents. These seven wins are the tied for the fourth-most in a single season in program historical past.
• Kaeli Crews and Hannah Mackenhausen prolonged their win streak as a pair to 6 video games, they’re additionally winners of 12 of their final 13 matches. For the season, the duo is 17-4 collectively, 10-2 on courtroom three.
• South Carolina misplaced the primary set on all 5 courts in every of the 2 duals on Saturday. 

UP NEXT
South Carolina formally ends its common season on Wednesday, April 20 when it hosts Erskine for a one-off 6 p.m. twin with the Fleet. The Gamecocks have the next weekend off, then journey to Huntsville, Ala. for his or her convention event April 28-30.
 
RESULTS
No. 20 FGCU 3, No. 18 South Carolina 2
1. Maddison Parmelly/Kacie Johnson (FGCU) def. Skylar Allen/Whitley Ballard (SC) 21-17, 23-25, 15-13
2. Jordan Smith/Lauren Wilcock (SC) def. Jacqueline Carpenter/Lexie Hamilton (FGCU) 21-23, 21-16, 15-10
3. Hannah Mackenhausen/Kaeli Crews (SC) def. Trinity Rosales/Shelby Beisner (FGCU) 18-21, 21-14, 19-17
4. Snowy Burnam/Cortney Vanliew (FGCU) def. Abby Carroll/Alyssa Keller (SC) 21-19, 17-21, 27-25
5. Kaitlyn Luebbers/Emma Hansen (FGCU) def. Chase Teal/Jillian Gleason (SC) 21-16, 21-14
Ex. Peyton Grey/Sophie Bengoechea (SC) def. Skylar English/Mia Thompson (FGCU) 21-17, 21-16
Order of End: 5,4,2,3,1*
*-Deciding Level
 
No. 14 Georgia State 3, No. 18 South Carolina 2
1. Elise Saga/Kelly Dorn (GSU) def. Skylar Allen/Whitley Ballard (SC) 21-19, 16-21, 15-10
2. Jordan Smith/Lauren Wilcock (SC) def. Maddy Delmonte/Eden Hawes (GSU) 13-21, 21-17, 15-6
3. Hannah Mackenhausen/Kaeli Crews (SC) def. Kayla Whetstone/Yasmin Kuck (GSU) 19-21, 21-15, 15-9
4. Angel Ferary/Bella Ferary (GSU) def. Abby Carroll/Alyssa Keller (SC) 21-16, 21-16
5. Chloee Kleespies/Becky Tresham (GSU) def. Sophie Manson/Kennedy Westendorff (SC) 21-15, 21-19
Ex. Lizzie Thompson/Sammy Ansel (SC) def. Tyler Lindgren/Bailey Hatchett (GSU) 21-13, 21-16
Order of end: 4,5,2,3,1*