No. 19 Beach Volleyball Splits Pair Of Matches At FGCU Inaugural Tournament

Friday, March 7

Fort Myers, Fla.

10 a.m.

University of North Florida

RV South Carolina

No. 19 Beach Volleyball Splits Pair Of Matches At FGCU Inaugural Tournament

3/7/2025 7:30:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

FORT MYERS, Fla. – No. 19-ranked North Florida beach volleyball split a pair of matches against RV South Carolina and No. 20 Stetson on Friday at the FGCU Inaugural Tournament at the FGCU Beach Volleyball Courts.

With a pair of victories, senior Hayden Wooldridge tied the program record with 79 career wins.

North Florida opened action with a sweep in its rematch with South Carolina. Sophomore Cameron Humphries and Wooldridge earned the initial lead with a 21-13, 21-12 win at the four line. Redshirt sophomore Sophia Notaro and senior Emily Guenter responded to a first-set loss to take the five spot, 19-21, 21-17, 15-11. The top pair of junior Presley Murray and junior Mackenzie Murphy clinched the match win at the top position, 21-14, 21-18. Senior pair Taylor Pierce and Andrea Da Silva moved to the three line and secured a win, 21-13, 19-21, 15-10, while senior Mariana Feliciano Sanchez and junior Madison Espy made their pair debut and finished the sweep with a 18-21, 22-20, 15-11 win at the two slot.

In the top-20 dual with Stetson, Wooldridge and Humphries took the initial point with a 21-15, 21-13 win on four. Stetson secured the match with wins at the one, three and five spots. Sanchez and Espy added a three-set win, 21-18, 18-21, 15-12, to reach the final count.

North Florida is back on the sand on Saturday to battle host Florida Gulf Coast at 10 a.m. and No. 14 FIU at 2 p.m.

No. 19 North Florida 5, RV South Carolina 0

Presley Murray/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF) def. Jolie Cranford/Morgan Downs (SC), 21-14, 21-18
Mariana Feliciano Sanchez/Madison Espy (UNF) def. Julia Waugh/Riley Whitesides (SC), 18-21, 22-20, 15-11
Andrea Da Silva/Taylor Pierce (UNF) def. Sadie Nelson/Abigail Lagemann (SC), 21-13, 19-21, 15-10
Cameron Humphries/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) def. Evie Ziffer/VB Trost (SC), 21-13, 21-12
Emily Guenter/Sophia Notaro (UNF) def. Karlyn Dyal/Kristen Schenck (SC), 19-21, 21-17, 15-11

Ex. Rachel Hartmann/Lauren Lawson (SC) def. Eden Anderson/Anne Marie Hardouin (UNF), 21-17, 18-21, 16-14

No. 19 North Florida 2, No. 20 Stetson 3

Katie Camp/Maria Ozaeta (STET) def. Presley Murray/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF), 21-15, 21-13
Mariana Feliciano Sanchez/Madison Espy (UNF) def. Grace Goudy/Youna Coens (STET), 21-18, 18-21, 15-12
Julia Radelczuk/Marta Carro (STET) def. Andrea Da Silva/Taylor Pierce (UNF), 21-17, 21-17
Cameron Humphries/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) def. Madeline Camp/Julia Czurylo (STET), 21-15, 21-13
Vanessa Hurnikova/Hanna Gubik (STET) def. Emily Guenter/Sophia Notaro (UNF), 21-14, 21-16