GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University beach volleyball team dropped its first contest of the season by the slimmest of margins. The Pioneers (5-1) were on the wrong side of a 3-2 score against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs on Friday (Feb. 25) afternoon.
Tusculum continues its home round robin early Saturday (Feb. 26) morning, facing rival Carson-Newman at 8 a.m. and Eastern Kentucky at noon.
Olivia Knutson and Katie McLamb improved to 5-0 as a pair in the No. 4 slot, giving Tusculum the early 1-0 lead in the match. The freshmen pair won 21-9, 21-16.
The match was tied at once after Skyellar Hall and Emily Lawless suffered their first loss as a pair in 2022. The fifth flight duo fought for three sets, but fell 16-21, 21-16, 12-15.
The top flight of Charlyn Miller and Olivia O'Keefe were on the losing side of a decision for the first time this season, 18-21, 13-21.
Haley Davis and Emma Johnson have won all six of their matches at the No. 2 flight thus far, including a 21-12, 21-15 victory over the Mocs.
Britney Shawel and Landry Tea were in the deciding flight as the third pair with the match tied 2-2, but fell for the first time in their sixth match of the season in a 21-15, 20-22, 8-15 comeback.
