COLUMBIA, S.C. — No. 14 Stetson split a pair of tightly contested duals with No. 18 South Carolina at Wheeler Beach, earning a 3-2 victory before falling 3-2 in the rematch.

In the first meeting, the Hatters secured three wins to clinch the dual, beginning with a three-set victory in the No. 4 flight as Anniina Muukka and Katie Camp defeated Juju Quintero and Julia Waugh, 21-18, 17-21, 15-9. The No. 2 pair of EJ Cudmore and Julia Radelczuk followed with a hard-fought three-set win of their own, edging Brooke Balue and Rachel Hartmann 22-20, 22-24, 15-13.

After South Carolina picked up a point at the No. 5 spot, Stetson sealed the match in the No. 3 flight, where Julia Czurylo and Zoe Flueckiger earned a straight-sets victory, 21-19, 21-19. In the top flight, Marta Carro and Maria Ozaeta capped the dual with a three-set win after the decision had already been clinched.

In the second dual, the Gamecocks answered back in another tightly contested 3-2 finish. Muukka and Camp once again put the Hatters on the board with a straight-sets win in the No. 4 position, 21-19, 21-10.

South Carolina responded by taking the next three points, including a pair of three-set decisions in the No. 2 and No. 3 flights. Cayla Sutton and Madeline Camp also pushed their match to three sets in the No. 5 spot but came up short, as the Gamecocks secured the dual victory.

Carro and Ozaeta closed out the day with a three-set win in the No. 1 flight, rallying for a 14-21, 21-17, 15-12 victory after the match had been decided.

Across both duals, four of the five matches in each contest were decided in three sets, highlighting the evenly matched battle between the two ranked programs.
 
RESULTS 
Stetson def. South Carolina 3-2 
No. 1. Marta Carro/Maria Ozaeta (STET) def. Jolie Cranford/Peyton Yamagata (SC) 23-21, 19-21, 15-12 
No. 2. Brooke Balue/Rachel Hartmann (SC) def. EJ Cudmore/Julia Radelczuk (STET) 20-22, 24-22, 15-13 
No. 3. Julia Czurylo/Zoe Flueckiger (STET) def. Evie Ziffer/Lauren Lawson (SC) 21-19, 21-19 
No. 4. Anniina Muukka/Katie Camp (STET) def. Juju Quintero/Julia Waugh (SC) 21-18, 17-21, 15-9 
No. 5. Morgan Downs/Amelia Taft (SC) def. Cayla Sutton/Madeline Camp (STET) 21-19, 21-18 
Exh. Danielle Hernandez/Lucie Nosalkova (STET) vs. VB Trost/Sadie Nelson (SC) 18-21, 9-21 - Exhibition 
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5, 3, 1* 
 
RESULTS 
South Carolina def. Stetson 3-2 
No. 1. Marta Carro/Maria Ozaeta (STET) def. Jolie Cranford/Peyton Yamagata (SC) 14-21, 21-17, 15-12 
No. 2. Brooke Balue/Rachel Hartmann (SC) def. EJ Cudmore/Julia Radelczuk (STET) 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 
No. 3. Evie Ziffer/Lauren Lawson (SC) def. Julia Czurylo/Zoe Flueckiger (STET) 12-21, 21-15, 15-13 
No. 4. Anniina Muukka/Katie Camp (STET) def. Julia Waugh/Juju Quintero (SC) 21-19, 21-10 
No. 5. Morgan Downs/Amelia Taft (SC) def. Cayla Sutton/Madeline Camp (STET) 17-21, 21-17, 15-10 
Exh. Claire Simmonds/Scotlyn Edwards (STET) vs. VB Trost/Sadie Nelson (SC) 16-21, 18-21 - Exhibition 
Order of finish: 4, 2, 3, 5, 1* 

Looking ahead, the Hatters will return home to host South Carolina, Georgia State, North Florida, and UNCW for The DeLand Cup beginning on Friday, April 17 at 8:30 a.m. at the Cooper Beach Volleyball Complex in DeLand, Florida.

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