DUE WEST, S.C. – The Erskine College Women's Beach Volleyball team (12-14, 8-2 SAC) concluded its 2026 regular season with a South Atlantic Conference weekend on Friday and Saturday at the Erskine Beach Volleyball Courts. The Fleet took care of Tusculum and Catawba on Friday and then bounced back after a loss to the conference leaders, Carson-Newman, with a win over Wingate to finish the weekend on Saturday.

Following this weekend's action, Erskine finished SAC play with an impressive 8-2 mark, tallying five more conference wins than last season.

Match 1 Results vs Tusculum (W 3-2):
1. Abby Platt/Reka Meilinger (ERS) def. Hannah Marsh/Sofia Vega Barrantes (TU) 21-17
2. Sylvia Liszewski/Brynn Smith (TU) def. Abby Johnson/Lily Pragle (ERS) 21-13, 21-18
3. Mackenzie Fa'apouli/Hannah Platt (ERS) def. Jordyn Anderson/Solene Roussel (TU) 21- 18, 21-12
4. Anna Haselden/Allysa Owens (ERS) def. Dasha Nikolaeva/Cooper George (TU) 21-16, 16-21, 19-17
5. Ally Doty/Siri Aasgard (TU) def. Elly Davis/Rinnah Roberts (ERS) 21-19, 21-14

Match 2 Results vs Catawba (W 4-0):
1. Abby Platt/Reka Meilinger (ERS) def. Emma Christensen/Marcella Hermont (CAT) 21- 10, 21-11
2. Abby Johnson/Lily Pragle (ERS) vs. Lauren Bodell/Avery Fleshood (CAT) 21-17, 14-7 (unfinished due to darkness)
3. Mackenzie Fa'apouli/Hannah Platt (ERS) def. Sidney Kettlekamp/Emily Dudley (CAT) 21-17, 23-21
4. Elly Davis/Allysa Owens (ERS) def. Lily Landis/Eliza Liva (CAT) 21-18, 23-21
5. Anna Haselden/Rinnah Roberts (ERS) def. Alleigh Johnson/Taylor Vecchione (CAT) 14- 21, 21-14, 15-10

Match 3 Results vs Carson-Newman (L 0-5):
1. Trinity Hafey/Paige Halcrow (C-N) def. Abby Platt/Reka Meilinger (ERS) 31-29, 21-15
2. Ava Potts/Emerson Ahsmuhs (C-N) def. Abby Johnson/Lily Pragle (ERS) 21-17, 21-12
3. Camryn Ehlers/Addie Smith (C-N) def. Mackenzie Fa'apouli/Hannah Platt (ERS) 21-17, 21-18
4. Morgan Foy/Lucy Bartee (C-N) def. Elly Davis/Allysa Owens (ERS) 21-23, 21-15, 15-8
5. Kelcey Peterson/Madison Trondle (C-N) def. Anna Haselden/Rinnah Roberts (ERS) 21- 17, 21-19

Match 4 Results vs Wingate (W 3-2):
1. Abby Platt/Reka Meilinger (ERS) def. Lilou Thieme/Kate Beezer (WU) 21-16, 21-12
2. Ella Harm/Naomi Hilliard (WU) def. Caroline Kelly/Lily Pragle (ERS) 21-15, 23-21
3. Mackenzie Fa'apouli/Hannah Platt (ERS) def. London Moultrie/Amelia Talbott (WU) 21-15, 22-20
4. Lilly DeLamielleure/Ashlyn Buck (WU) def. Elly Davis/Allysa Owens (ERS) 15-21, 21- 14, 15-10
5. Chloe Vaughn/Rinnah Roberts (ERS) def. Ragan Ball/Michaela Benfield (WU) 21-18, 23-21

WHAT'S NEXT?
Erskine heads into the South Atlantic Conference Women's Beach Volleyball Championship as the No. 2 seed in the event that begins Friday, April 10 in Greeneville, Tennessee. The Fleet will be in Pool B and begin action against No. 6 Seed Emmanuel University at 11 a.m. and then take on No. 3 Seed Tusculum University at 2:30 p.m.

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