HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. – On the first day of competition at the USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Championships, seniors Lindsey Calvin and Lindsey Knudsen swept through their competition. Their success on day one included a thrilling, 3-set upset over the 7-seeded pair from Florida State to win the pool.
The Gaels' day started out with an efficient, 2-set victory over 24-seed Logan Manusky and Lauren Freed from College of Charleston (21-13, 21-13). Then, the day culminated with a match against Payton Rund and Sara Putt who were the top seed in the pool.