MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (March 6, 2021) – The first road trip of the season for the Webber International University women's beach volleyball team saw the Warriors remain undefeated with a pair of conference wins over St. Thomas University and Florida Memorial University on Saturday. The Warriors first defeated STU 3-2 before winning again by a score of 3-2, this time over FMU in what was a battle of the last two unbeaten teams in The Sun Conference.

Each of Webber's No. 1, No. 4 and No. 5 seeds won both of their matches on the day while the Warriors' No. 4 seed of Hannah Tannone and Penny Gwynn and No. 5 seed of Shymara Dykes and Brianda Valdez both improved to 5-0 on the season.

COACH'S CORNER: Webber's Head Beach Volleyball Coach Jessica Gehrke-Hauptmann said, "We are really proud of the team's effort and will to win today. They battled and at times it was point per point with the other team, but they never gave up. We are looking forward to this upcoming week, continuing to elevate our play and competing on Wednesday."

WEBBER LINEUP:

• No. 1: Emily Bowen and Montana-Rae Pelak
• No. 2: Julia Ferraro and Veeva Lee
• No. 3: Jessica Terry and LaRee Crockett
• No. 4: Hannah Tannone and Penny Gwynn
• No. 5: Shymara Dykes and Brianda Valdez

 
MATCH 1 (WEBBER 3, ST. THOMAS 2):

• Webber improved to 3-0 all-time against St. Thomas.
• Emily Bowen and Montana-Rae Pelak won 21-12-21-19 in the No. 1 seed.
• Hannah Tannone and Penny Gwynn won 21-10, 21-19 in the No. 4 spot.
• Shymara Dykes and Brianda Valdez were victorious 21-9, 21-14 in the five hole.

 
MATCH 2 (WEBBER 3, FLORIDA MEMORIAL 2):

• Webber improved to 6-0 all-time against Florida Memorial.
• It was a matchup not only between the last two undefeated teams in The Sun Conference, but between the two teams picked first (FMU) and second (Webber) in the conference's preseason coaches' poll.
• Emily Bowen and Montana-Rae Pelak won 21-18, 21-15 in the No. 1 spot.
• Hannah Tannone and Penny Gwynn were victorious 21-14, 21-16 in the No. 4 seed.
• Shymara Dykes and Brianda Valdez won in three sets (26-24, 14-21, 15-11) in the No. 5 position.

 
TEAM RECORDS: Webber improves to 5-0 overall and 4-0 in The Sun Conference while Florida Memorial fell for the first time and is now 2-1 both overall and in the conference and St. Thomas is now 1-3 in both categories.

NEXT UP: Webber will return home for two nonconference matches against NCAA Division-II schools on Wednesday, March 10. First up will be Saint Leo University at 10 a.m., followed by Palm Beach Atlantic University at 2 p.m.