UAB Sand Volleyball Drops Match To Pepperdine, 5-0
Blazers to play two matches on Sunday
MOUT PLEASANT, S.C. ---- The UAB sand volleyball team fell to Pepperdine, 5-0, in the team’s first of three matches at the College of Charleston Sand Volleyball Classic.
Due to inclement weather in the area, Saturday’s match against North Florida has been moved to Sunday at 9 a.m. ET. The Blazers will also Mercer later in the day on Sunday.
“I thought we played pretty well and a lot better than we played on Wednesday (at Mercer),” head coach Hal Messersmith said. “We played solid just made a few too many mistakes against a great team, but we hung with them.”
The top pair for the Blazers, Sam Serley and Alison Woods, battled against Pepperdine’s Summer Ross and Caitlin Racich, falling 21-10 and 21-14. Serley finished with 11 kills and five blocks, while Woods corralled four digs.
“Sam and Alison played really well against one of the top pairs in the country and Pepperdine (5-0) as a team is the best I’ve seen this year,” Messersmith said.
Kiriana Hirini and Rachel Fairbanks fought tooth and nail as the second UAB pairing, but dropped both sets, 21-18 and 21-14. Hirini rocketed eight kills and added two blocks and teammate Fairbanks recorded seven kills and seven digs, respectively.
The loss dropped UAB to 2-2 on the season.
Pepperdine 5, UAB 0
1. Summer Ross/Caitlin Racich (PEP) def. Alison Woods/Sam Serley (UAB) 21-10, 21-14
2. Kim Hill/Lilla Frederick (PEP) def. Kiriana Hirini/Rachel Fairbanks (UAB) 21-18, 21-14
3. Kelley Larsen/Stevi Robinson (PEP) def. Heather Thomas/Kirsten Gallagher (UAB) 21-8, 21-15
4. Victoria Adelhelm/Kellie Woolever (PEP) def. Kate Morrell/Thais Soares (UAB) 21-14, 21-15
5. Michaela Christiaansen/Emily Cook (PEP) def. Michele Simmons/Becca Howard (UAB) 21-11, 21-5
