Cougars Prevail Past Thunderbirds 3-2

Friday, March 25, 2022 - 2:35 pm | Derek Diesner

Tempe, Ariz. - The Mesa Thunderbirds beach volleyball squad dropped their first conference match of the season on Friday afternoon at South Mountain. The Cougars edged the T-Birds, 3-2.

With the loss, Mesa drops to 0-6 overall and 0-1 in ACCAC action. With the victory, South Mountain improves to 2-8 overall and 1-0 in ACCAC play.

"Each pair fought throughout their duals today," said Mesa's interim head coach Tayler Peterson. "Our #2 pair were able to control the momentum of their dual early on. Our #4 pair fought hard in both sets coming from behind the majority of their dual, and our #1 and #3 pairs' battled in their three-set duals; with both having slow starts." 

Coach Peterson continued, "Our #3 pair pushed and controlled the second set, but couldn't finish in the final set. The McNulty twins had a slow start to their dual, but were able to reset prior to set two and take care of business the final two sets."

Final Scores:

#1: (Morgan McNulty and Madison McNulty): 17-21, 21-9, 15-9 W

#2: (Jessica Goldsmith and Taylor Van Winkle): 21-14, 21-19 W

#3: (Maggie Scranton and Karla Ramirez): 19-21, 21-16, 7-15 L

#4: (Cassidy Wakefield and Maci Lopeman): 20-22, 14-21 L

#5: Forfeit L

The Thunderbirds return to the sand next Friday, April 1 to battle against the Park University - Gilbert Buccaneers. The match will be played on a neutral site at Ottawa University in Surprise. 

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