Ozark, MO - The Southwest Baptist University women's beach volleyball started their campaign this season Friday, February 27th under new head coach Paityn Walker. The Bearcats played their first game against Missouri State University (MSU) and the University of Central Arkansas (UCA), falling 0-5 both matches.
 
Match 1: Despite a strong effort, the Bearcats were not able to overcome MSU. SBU's #1 team, Addi Fanning  and Melanie Cox fell in two sets in a challenging match (8-21, 7-21). Freshmen duo Maya Keller and Bre Perez competed as SBU's #2 team, also falling in two sets (11-21, 7-21). SBU's #3 and #4 teams both fell in two sets in a challenging match: Abby Garner and Reagan Hoerning (11-21, 11-21), and Sara Younkin and Rory Stanley (8-21, 13-21). Savannah Chance and Fayth Kaminski competed as SBU's #5 team, falling to the MSU Bears (4-21, 4-21).
 
Match 2: SBU almost took a point off of UCA with Fanning and Cox falling in three sets (19-21, 21-10, 13-15) in a highly competitive match up. Keller and Perez put up a tough fight (14-21, 14-21). The pairs of Garner and Hoerning, Younkin and Stanley, and Chance and Kaminski lost (9-21, 15-21; 10-21, 15-21; and 6-21, 8-21) respectively.

The Bearcats will be back in the sand again at Volleyball Beach Ozark on February 28th, taking on Coach Walker's alma mater Eastern Kentucky University at 8:00 AM and Lindenwood at 12:00 PM. To stay up to date with all things SBU athletics, please visit sbubearcats.com. Follow our Instagram to find up-to-the-minute updates and daily content.