Huntsville, AL – Stetson Beach Volleyball opened the ASUN Championship with a dominant performance Thursday morning, sweeping #8 seed Austin Peay in the First Round.
 
"Today was great start to the tourney," said Head Coach Kristina Hernandez. "I felt our team was in a very strong head space and focused on executing our game. Our focus will be on us and taking care of what we can control and playing our game."
 
The Hatters came out firing, with Madeline Camp and Julia Czurylo setting the tone on court five with a commanding 21-5, 21-10 win. Grace Goudy and Vanessa Hurnikova followed up with a 21-9, 22-20 victory on court four. Youna Coens and Caroline De Oliveira secured the clinching point on court three, winning 21-15, 21-18.

Katie Camp and Maria Ozaeta added to the tally with a 21-11, 21-12 win on court two, and Marta Carro and Julia Radelczuk closed out the sweep on court one, battling through a tight second set to win 21-12, 23-21.

With the win, Stetson moves on to face #4 North Alabama in the Second Round at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 25. North Alabama earned their spot by defeating #5 Jacksonville 4-1 in their First Round matchup.