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Conway, AR – Austin Peay State University beach volleyball team drops two matches at Central Arkansas Invitational.
The matches originally scheduled for mid-afternoon were moved up due to incoming weather, and the Govs had a cold start against Central Arkansas in the morning, failing to take a set from the Bears.
Struggles continued for the Govs into the afternoon against Louisiana-Monroe, until Ashley Slay and Cori Theiss won a dominant pairing over Meyer and Smith from ULM. Slay and Theiss took the first set 21-18 and the second set 21-17 for the Govs only point of the afternoon.Austin Peay will face the Bears and ULM again tomorrow morning at 9:00am and 11:00am to wrap up their road matches for the 2018 season.
Be sure to follow the Govs on Twitter at @AustinPeayBVB for updates throughout the weekend, and prep for the next matchups by checking out the Governors’ Forecast.
Box Score
Austin Peay 0, Central Arkansas 5
- No. 1 – Martinez/Brinkley (UCA) def. Gerig/Gable (APSU) 21-17, 21-13
- No. 2 – Nash/Tippett (UCA) def. Korfhage/Moore (APSU) 21-7, 21-11
- No. 3 – Hjembo/Hamilton (UCA) def. Panning/Turner (APSU) 21-13, 21-14
- No. 4 – Driver/Rogers (UCA) def. Slay/Theiss (APSU) 21-9, 21-15
- No. 5 – Holmes/Dear (UCA) def. Taff/Stitt (APSU) 21-13, 21-14
Austin Peay 1, Louisiana-Monroe 4
- No. 1 – Convey/Love (ULM) def. Gable/Gerig (APSU) 21-9, 16-21, 17-15
- No. 2 – Gallant/Sellers (ULM) def. Moore/Darland (APSU) 17-21, 21-13, 15-10
- No. 3 – Brown/Griffith (ULM) def. Panning/Turner (APSU) 23-21, 21-23, 15-11
- No. 4 – Slay/Theiss (APSU) def. Smith/Meyer (ULM) 21-18, 21-17
- No. 5 – Ponthieux/Kemp (ULM) def. Taff/Stitt (APSU) 21-11, 17-21, 15-13