Macon, Ga. - The Jacksonville Beach Volleyball set the program record for team wins in a single season, this weekend at Mercer.
On Saturday, the Dolphins fell to Saint Leo, 4-1, however would close out the day defeating Carson-Newman, 4-1.
In the matchup with the Lions, the tandem of
Giao Huynh and
Kelly Erhard (4's) picked up the lone victory for JU. To close out the day on Saturday,
Shaylee Befus and
Anna Dunbar (1's),
Sydney Eckhardt and
Emily Kubicsko (2's),
Olivia Szyszkiewicz and
Jenna McNamara (3's), and
Rina Mitchell and
Marissa Rakauskas (5's) picked up victories over Carson-Newman.
On Sunday, the Dolphins swept the State College of Florida, 5-0, tying the program record for team wins. To close out the weekend, the Dolphins defeated Mercer, 3-2, to secure the program record for wins in a single-season.
Against SCF,
Shaylee Befus and
Anna Dunbar (1's),
Emily Kubicsko and
Sydney Eckhardt (2's),
Olivia Szyszkiewicz and
Jenna McNamara (3's),
Kelly Erhard and
Giao Huynh (4's), and
Rina Mitchell and
Marissa Rakauskas (5's) secured victories in the sweep.
Head Coach Dylan Hough's Comments
"I am so happy for these young women. They have put so much of themselves into this program and have gone through so much to get to this point. We needed all 16 to win today. Only 10 will show up on the scoreboard but we couldn't do it without contributions from every single one of these girls. Everyone did their part this weekend to get us over the hump. "
"Getting Rina back in the 5's was a great boost to the team. She picked up right where she left off a month ago and started us off with three wins in the first wave which proved to be huge, especially in that last match against Mercer. Giao and Kelly battled all weekend at the 4 and did a much improved job in all four matches. Jenna and Liv have gotten better and better and I am so excited to see how they are able to grow this last month of the season. Syd and Emily are rockstars. Those two have led the way all year long and sealed the deal in the 2's to give us that third pair win to end the day and are on pace to shatter the freshmen win record for us this year. Shaylee and Anna put together an incredible weekend and showed a ton of grit on defense and bothered teams all weekend in transition. Kari, Miller, Colleen, and Amanda played their roles to perfection this weekend and provided a much needed spark for us. Macie and Macie dominated in the exhibition pair all weekend. They went 4-0 and didn't drop a set. Very proud of the way they played all weekend long"
