BELTON, Texas – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor beach volleyball team dropped close sets to Division I opponent Abilene Christian Tuesday afternoon in Belton, falling 5-0 to the Wildcats.
"I was really pleased with how the team played overall today," Head Coach
Mark Pryor said. "We had a chance to work on some things at practice and those aspects of our game were apparent today.
UMHB played the Wildcats closely with
Shelby Broekhuizen and Ana Guidry earning a set win in Flight 3.
"Building a program takes time," Pryor added. "But we really like the foundational steps we are taking."
The Cru returns to action in the University of Louisiana-Monroe tournament this weekend in Monroe.
Abilene Christian 5, Mary Hardin-Baylor 0
1. Madison Lawler/Braden Bossier (ACU) def.
Gracie Nichols/Ella Brunson (UMHB) 21-11, 24-22
2. Breanna Box/Logan Browning (ACU) def.
Aliana Rojas/Hannah Frasca (UMHB) 21-19, 21-19
3. Sarah Nading/Bryley Steinhilber (ACU) def.
Shelby Broekhuizen/Ana Guidry (UMHB) 13-21, 21-16, 15-11
4. Jada Birkel/Claire Dunn (ACU) def.
Addison Mints/
Payton Harris (UMHB) 22-20, 21-13
5. Brittney Roberts/Emily Van Dyke (ACU) def.
Olivia Sherbert/
Avery Mercer (UMHB) 21-13, 21-13
Ext. Londyn Gray/Madison Rohre (ACU) def.
Cami Davis/
Maggie Dixon (UMHB) 21-12, 21-10
