The Wayne State College beach volleyball team battled the University of Tampa 2 team in the Silver Division final of the AVCA Small College Beach Championship Sunday afternoon, but the Wildcats fell 4-1 to the Spartans to finish second place in the Silver Division and eighth place overall at the event played in Tavares, Florida.
            Three of the five matches went all three sets.
            Wayne State's win came from the #3 pairing of Kelsie Cada and Jordan McCormick, who picked up a 21-19, 21-19 victory in their match. 
            The Wildcats suffered three close losses to the Spartans in matches that went three sets.  The #2 team of Alyssa Ballenger and Maddie Duffy fell 17-21, 21-12 and 9-15.  The #4 duo of Jessie Brandl and Isabelle Vacek were defeated in extra points by scores of 19-21, 22-20 and 19-21 while the #5 pairing of Jacee Weber and Elly Larson suffered a 17-21, 21-14 and 8-15 loss.
            Wayne State ends the beach volleyball season with a 5-5 record. 
                       
Wayne State vs. University of Tampa 2 Beach Volleyball Results 4/18/21
 
University of Tampa 2 (Fla.) 4 Wayne State 1
#1 Gia Marinelli/Selina Pfuner (Tampa2) def. Hope Carter/Taya Beller (WSC) 21-17, 21-8
#2 Sara Szalay/Maddie Hart def. Alyssa Ballenger/Maddie Duffy (WSC) 17-21, 21-12, 15-9
#3 Kelsie Cada/Jordan McCormick (WSC) def. Leah Williams/Taylor George (Tampa2) 21-19, 21-19
#4 Danielle Conover/Keely Hamilton (Tampa2) def. Jessie Brandl/Isabelle Vacek (WSC) 21-19, 20-22, 21-19
#5 Ashley Brin/Kenzie Erickson (Tampa2) def. Jacee Weber/Elly Larson (WSC) 21-17, 14-21, 15-8