GULF SHORES, Ala. – The Erskine College Women's Beach Volleyball team (14-21, 8-2 SAC) reached the Copper Bracket at the 2026 AVCA Small College Championship, held at the Gulf Shores Public Courts over the weekend.

The Fleet started Pool B play with a 3-0 win over McKendree on Friday but struggled through the remainder of pool play and then were held by Wayne State and Tusculum in Copper Bracket action on Sunday.

Pool B Play Match 1 Results vs McKendree (W 3-0):
1. Abby Platt/Reka Meilinger (EC) vs. Brooke Junker/Natalie (MCK) unfinished
2. Elisa Vigneron/Ella Dietrich (EC) def. Audrey Bennett/Amber Williams (MCK) 27-25, 21-14
3. Hannah Platt/Mackenzie Fa'apouli (EC) vs. Samantha Coe/Abby Hickman (MCK) unfinished
4. Elly Davis/Allysa Owens (EC) def. Megan Diercks/Shannon Ferrell (MCK) 21-11, 21-12
5.Anna Haselden/Rinnah Roberts (EC) def. Addyson Mocjk/Madison Stevens (MCK) 21-14, 21-12

Pool B Play Match 2 Results vs Saint Leo (L 0-3):
1. Thalie Brossard/Emma Laade (SL) def. Abby Platt/Reka Meilinger (EC) 21-18, 21-15
2. Anna Intagliata/Madison Moore (SL) def. Elisa Vigneron/Ella Dietrich (EC) 21-16, 21-13
3. Erin Johnson/Paula Perez Rosales (SL) def. Hannah Platt/Mackenzie Fa'apouli (EC) 21-18, 21-13
4. Allysa Owens/Elly Davis (EC) vs. Caitlyn Kemer/Tajma Muharemovic (SL) unfinished
5. Rinnah Roberts/Anna Haselden (EC) vs. Paige Reeves/Abby VanBuskirk (SL) unfinished

Pool B Play Match 3 Results vs Wingate (L 1-3):
1. Kate Beezer/Lilou Thieme (WU) def. Abby Platt/Reka Meilinger (EC) 21-10, 17-21, 18-16
2. Ella Harm/Naomi Hilliard (WU) def. Elisa Vigneron/Ella Dietrich (EC) 21-15, 21-19
3. London Moultrie/Amelia Talbott (WU) def. Mackenzie Fa'apouli/Hannah Platt (EC) 21-16, 21-19
4. Elly Davis/Allysa Owens (EC) vs. Ashlyn Buck/Lilly DeLamielleure (WU) unfinished
5. Anna Haselden/Rinnah Roberts (EC) def. Ragan Ball/Michaela Benfield (WU) 21-15, 21-15

Pool B Play Match 4 Results vs Colorado Mesa (L 0-3):
1. Abby Platt/Reka Meilinger (EC) vs. Ellie Ask/Gracyn Spresser (CM) unfinished
2. Ewelina Gacek/Ania Swartzendruber (CM) def. Elisa Vigneron/Ella Dietrich (EC) 21-16, 21-18
3. Mikala Henderson/Addie Ritterbush (CM) def. Hannah Platt/Mackenzie Fa'apouli (EC) 21-7, 29-27
4. Lauren Rohlwing/Regan Rothley (CM) def. Allysa Owens/Elly Davis (EC) 21-15, 21-12
5. Rinnah Roberts/Anna Haselden (EC) vs. Ava Blanco/Jessica Passi (CM) unfinished

Copper Bracket Semifinal Match Results vs Wayne State (L 0-3):
1. Anna Borner/Taylor Bunjer (WS) def. Abby Platt/Reka Meilinger (EC) 21-17, 17-21, 15-8
2. Chloe Hanel/Channatee Robles (WS) def. Elisa Vigneron/Ella Dietrich (EC) 21-14, 23-21
3. Reese Johnson/Mattie Kamery (WS) def. Mackenzie Fa'apouli/Hannah Platt (EC) 21-9, 21-9
4. Elly Davis/Allysa Owens (EC) vs. Ella Myler/Molly Romano (WS) unfinished
5. Anna Haselden/Rinnah Roberts (EC) vs. Mia Berg/Delaney Miller (WS) unfinished

Copper Bracket Third Place Match Results vs Tusculum (L 0-3):
1. Abby Platt/Reka Meilinger (EC) vs. Sofia Vega Barrantes/Hannah Marsh (TU) unfinished
2. Sylvia Liszewski/Brynn Smith def. Elisa Vigneron/Ella Dietrich (EC) 21-18, 21-10
3. Mackenzie Fa'apouli/Hannah Platt vs. Jordyn Anderson/Solene Roussel (TU) unfinished
4. Cooper George/Dasha Nikolaeva (TU) def. Elly Davis/Allysa Owens (EC) 21-14, 23-21
5. Siri Aasgard/Ally Doty (TU) def. Anna Haselden/Rinnah Roberts (EC) 21-15, 21-11

WHAT'S NEXT?
Following this weekend's action, Erskine's 2026 season has come to a close, but included a significant improvement in year two in the South Atlantic Conference, with the Fleet posting an 8-2 record in the conference and finishing second in the final regular season standings.

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