Beach Volleyball Sweeps TCU, TAMUCC

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – UNCW edged #20 TCU and host Texas A&M Corpus Christi by identical 3-2 scores to sweep their final two duals of the Islanders Beach Classic on Saturday at Waters Edge Park.

The Seahawks improved to 4-5 with the win and the win over TCU was the first since the 2017 season over a ranked program.

Senior Maddy Kline also became the program's all-time wins leader with a victory against TAMUCC.

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The Seahawks stunned the 20th-ranked Horned Frogs, 3-2. Trailing 2-1, Jaime Thomas and Katie McCullough evened the dual with a win in the second pairing and Brynn Montgomery and Raquel Rooney clinched the win with a 20-18 win in the third set at the third pairing.

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UNCW again faced a 2-1 deficit and managed to rally for the win. The Seahawks won in three sets at both the one and two pairings. Kline and Lexie Hamilton tied the dual with 15-9 win in set three and Thomas and McCullough sealed the win with a 16-14 set three win.

"We battled through a lot of wind and rain the past two days, so I'm very proud of the fight our players show," said Head Coach Amy Bambenek. "Beating TCU is a huge step forward for our program and we want to use this as momentum and confidence that we can battle with the top the teams in our conference."

The Seahawks host the Dig & Dive Classic on Mar. 23 and 24th. It will be the lone home appearance for the Seahawks.

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Players Mentioned

#5 Maddy Kline: 6' 1"; Senior

#14 Katie McCullough: 5' 10"; Senior

#23 Brynn Montgomery: 6' 0"; Sophomore

#21 Raquel Rooney: 5' 7"; Junior

#30 Jaime Thomas: 6' 0"; Sophomore

#15 Lexie Hamilton: Freshman

Players Mentioned

#5 Maddy Kline
: 6' 1"; Senior

#14 Katie McCullough
: 5' 10"; Senior

#23 Brynn Montgomery
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

#21 Raquel Rooney
: 5' 7"; Junior

#30 Jaime Thomas
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

#15 Lexie Hamilton
: Freshman

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Beach Volleyball Sweeps TCU, TAMUCC

Players Mentioned

#5 Maddy Kline

#14 Katie McCullough

#23 Brynn Montgomery

#21 Raquel Rooney

#30 Jaime Thomas

#15 Lexie Hamilton

Players Mentioned

#5 Maddy Kline

#14 Katie McCullough

#23 Brynn Montgomery

#21 Raquel Rooney

#30 Jaime Thomas

#15 Lexie Hamilton