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Beach Volleyball's Hannah Keating and Trinity Miller Make OVC History with Pair of the Week Win

MSU Athletics

With the addition of beach volleyball as a sponsored sport by the Ohio Valley Conference brings with it the opportunity to make history and Morehead State beach volleyball has done just that following the season's opening weekend.

Tuesday afternoon, the conference announced its inaugural Pair of the Week honors as Morehead State's Hannah Keating and Trinity Miller claimed the award after leading the Eagles to an undefeated and unblemished weekend at the Principia College Beach Bash.

"Trinity and Hannah earning OVC Pair of the Week is an exciting way to start of the season," said head coach Kyrsten Becker. "Both of them have put in a lot of hard work throughout the fall and spring, so it was great to see it pay off last weekend."

The Liberty Township and Fairfield, Ohio natives captured eight individual game victories across four matches, taking the No. 1 flight against Principia College, Stevenson, Bryant & Stratton College, and Park.

"Even though it's an honor for Trinity and Hannah, this is a reflection of the team. The competition they face in practice every day allows them to continue their growth as a pair," added Becker.

As a team, Morehead State captured all 20 possible flights in competition, adding three additional flight victories through extra flights to total 23 flight victories at the Principia College Beach Bash. In sweeping the tournament, the Eagles secured their first-ever perfect weekend while concluding an event undefeated for the second time in program history.

In addition to claiming the inaugural OVC Pair of the Week award, Morehead State made additional Ohio Valley Conference history last weekend by becoming the first team to win a match under the conference's banner while also being the first OVC team to sweep an individual match and individual event.

The Eagles return to the sand next week, hosting their first match of the season, welcoming in North Alabama for a pair of matches at Fazoli's Breadstick Beach. Match times are set for 1:30 p.m. ET and 3:30 p.m.

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