BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU’s No. 1 sand volleyball pair Katie Lindelow and Mandi Orellana have been selected to compete in the AVCA National Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala., it was announced Monday.
The duo was chosen by the AVCA committee to play against some of the top-ranked pairs in the nation. The two will compete from May 1-2 in pool play for a chance to be seeded into a 16-team single-elimination bracket tournament on May 3.
“It’s really exciting for our program,” said head coach Russell Brock. “For them to be honored like this says a lot about who they are and how hard they worked. We always try to have high expectations and goals and to have reached one that a lot of people thought was unattainable is exciting. I’m proud of the work they did, and they have the ability to compete against some incredible pairs on a national stage.”
Together, Orellana and Lindelow have a combined record of 19-9 with marquee wins coming against No. 3 Florida International, No. 5 Florida State, No. 16 Grand Canyon, No. 17 South Carolina and No. 19 Tulane.
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AVCA Team Championship Opening Round:
Friday, May 1 (all times Central)
8:00 a.m. #1 USC v. #8 Stetson
10:00 a.m. #5 Georgia State v. #4 Pepperdine
11:00 a.m. #3 FIU v. #6 Florida State
9:00 a.m. #7 LBSU v. #2 Hawai’i
Best of the Rest
Pool A (Names of Players/School)
1. Betsi Metter/Sarah Sponcil (LMU)
2. Marcela Araya/Michelle McNamee (ULM)
3. Mandi Orellana/Katie Lindelow (LSU)
4. McKenna Witt/Madison Witt (Arizona)
5. Kiriana Hirini/Bethanie Thomas (UAB)
Pool B(Names of Players/School)
1. Shannon Dugan/Mackenzie Phelps (GCU)
2. Tea Juric/Jackie Wegner (Tulane)
3. Madi Kingdon/Kaitlyn Leary (Arizona)
4. Melissa Morello/Catey Warren (College of Charleston)
5. Zoe Nightingale/Kamila Tan (UCLA)