ST. LEO, Fla. (February 24, 2023) - After opening the season with two Sun Conference sweeps of Florida Memorial and St. Thomas, the Webber International University women's beach volleyball team took on NJCAA Palm Beach State College and NCAA Division-II St. Leo University on Wednesday. The Warriors earned fell to St. Leo, 5-0, before defeating PBSC in a tight 3-2 victory.

Match 1: Webber Int'l vs. St. Leo, 0-5
Pair 1: Aliya Fredette-Huffman / Jeanette Henderson def. Cindy Garcia Penaloza / Montana-Rae Pelak: 21-16, 21-19
Pair 2: Leeann Potter / Emma Miller def. Nadia Reid / Kiersten Tisdale: 21-15, 21-16
Pair 3: Ignacia Cortez / Elizabeth Sandoval def. Bailey Sikkema / Kendall Steinert: 21-14, 21-14
Pair 4: Julia Panko / Kayla David def. Vivianne Cancio / Wandaleen Harris: 21-16, 21-19
Pair 5: Clare Flanagan / Amanda Doherty def. Abigail Baxter / Sydney Sneed: 21-18, 21-14

Match 2: Webber Int'l vs. Palm Beach State College, 3-2
Pair 1: Angelina Botolino / Lola Vidamour def. Cindy Garcia Penaloza / Montana-Rae Pelak: 21-19, 21-16
Pair 2: Alli Bryant / Anna Cruz def. Nadia Reid / Kiersten Tisdale: 21-10, 13-21, 15-12
Pair 3: Bailey Sikkema / Kendall Steinert def. Nina Vallesi / Anna Moreira: 21-19, 13-21, 15-8
Pair 4: Vivianne Cancio / Wandaleen Harris def. Chezarina Botolino / Mady Koons: 16-21, 21-19, 16-14
Pair 5: Abigail Baxter / Sydney Sneed def. Dena Otte / Maya Suchy: 21-19, 21-13

There were some pairing changes from the first two matches of the season as both Sikkema and Baxter competed alongside new teammates. Junior Sydney Sneed made her beach volleyball debut, going 1-1 on the day as a pair with Baxter. The new pairing of Sikkema and Steinert went 1-1 as well while Cancio and Harris improved to 3-1 on the season.

A quick turnaround for the Warriors as they are now in North Carolina where they will first face St. Andrews University at 2 p.m. today followed by a match against Truett-McConnell University tomorrow at 11 a.m.