The Park University No. 5 nationally ranked women's beach volleyball program started their season in Ozark, Mo. at Volleyball Beach Ozark complex, where the Pirates went 3-2 on the weekend.

Park faced all NCAA Division I, II, and III opponents and only had losses against NCAA Division I schools, Lindenwood University and Missouri State University.
 
The season began with three sweeps by the 2's through 4's to secure the win. Maria Pim and Izabella Ceratti played their last two sets tight against McKendree, going deep into set two 27-25 and falling 13-15 in the third. Another battle was under way between the 5's, as Abi Williams and Loes Peijenberg were swept by only a differential of five points. The two veterans for Park, Carla Pons Sales and Patricia Carrio Ubeda on the other hand got their sweep by a spread of 31 points, including 21-1 second set.
 
Park 3, McK 2
 
1. Diercks/Junker (McK) def. Pim/Ceratti (Park): 16-21, 27-25, 13-15
2. Anderson/Ung (Park) def. Williams/Schaunuel (McK): 21-17, 21-16
3. Bras/Martins (Park) def. Crawford/Wilderson (McK): 21-14, 21-19
4. Pons/Ubeda (Park) def. Dawson/Christopher (McK): 21-10, 21-1
5. Steibel/Williams def. Williams/Peijenberg (Park): 18-21, 24-26
Exh. Kovac/Turner (Park) def. (McK): FORFEIT

Lindenwood proved to be a tough task for the Pirates, as only Aly Anderson and Grecia Ung were able to come away victorious. The No. 2 pair captured the first set, Lindenwood evened things in set two, but then Anderson and Ung pulled away by seven points in the third set for the 2-1 win. Remaining pairs were dealt sweeps by the Lions.
 
LU 4, Park 1
 
1. VanBuskirk/Wilson (LU) def. Pim/Ceratti (Park): 14-21, 14-21
2. Anderson/Ung (Park) def. Jacobs/McWhorter (LU): 21-18, 17-21, 15-8
3. Bockhorst/Putz (LU) def. Bras/Ferreira (Park): 6-21, 11-21
4. Gentemann/Belcher (LU) def. Pons/Ubeda (Park): 23-25, 23-25
5. Janke/Shepard (LU) def. Williams/Peijenberg (Park): 16-21, 12-21
Exh. (LU) def. Rodriguez/Gomez (Park): 21-12, 17-21, 7-15
 
The Pirates faced a familiar opponent in Southwest Baptist University to begin day two and Park got off to a good start with a 4-1 victory. The Bearcats had the 1's match won 2-1 against Park's Maria Pim and Izabella Ceratti, but the rest of the matches were 2-0 sweeps for the Pirates.

Park 4, SBU 1

1. Lawrence/Schauffler (SBU) def. Pim/Ceratti (Park): 15-21, 21-16, 12-15
2. Anderson/Ung (Park) def. Hoerning/Lill (SBU): 21-14, 21-11
3. Bras/Martins (Park) def. Russell/Fanning (SBU): 21-12, 21-13
4. Pons/Ubeda (Park) def. Satterly/Drennan (SBU): 21-14, 21-19
5. Williams/Peijenberg (Park) def. Bagley/Cochran (SBU): 21-13, 21-15

Exh. Rodriguez/Gomez (Park) def. (SBU): 10-21, 21-19, 15-13
 
It was a tough fourth outing for the Pirates against the tournament host, Missouri State University, ending in an immaculate match with five sweeps. Pim and Ceratti were the closest in their match falling 19-21 and 17-21. The day belonged to the Bears thoughas only Anderson and Ung were able to get within five points of any of the remaining sets.


MOST 5, Park 0
 
1. Bach/Larkin (MOST) def. Pim/Ceratti (Park): 19-21, 17-21 
2. Steele/Cleary (MOST) def. Anderson/Ung (Park): 14-21, 16-21 
3. Sprague/Schrandt (MOST) def. Bras/Martins (Park): 13-21, 7-21 
4. Cepicky/Niemyer (MOST) def. Pons/Sales (Park): 13-21, 14-21 
5. Drew/Rattler (MOST) def. Williams/Peijenberg (Park): 15-21, 11-21 
Exh. (MOST) def. Rodriguez/Gomez (Park): 12-21, 13-21 

 
The Pirates finished the weekend with a nice 4-1 win over Hendrix College with the fourth win by Park's 2's, Anderson and Ung. They had no issues in the first set 21-9, but after a Hendrix win, they honed in on their fourth win of the weekend with a 15-11 victory in set three. Park's 1's still have some time to get the chemistry working, as they were 0-5 to begin 2025. The 3's and 4's mirrored one another at 3-2 for the weekend and even had near identical set scores against Hendrix as well. Williams and Peijenberg, both in their first seasons with the Pirates beach volleyball team, picked up their second win and are 2-3 out of the gate.
 
Park 4, HDX 1
 
1. HDX def. Pim/Ceratti (Park): 14-21, 15-21
2. Anderson/Ung (Park) def. HDX: 21-9, 16-25, 15-11
3. Bras/Martins (Park) def. HDX: 21-13, 21-10
4. Pons/Ubeda (Park) def. HDX: 21-12, 21-10
5. Williams/Peijenberg (Park) def. HDX: 21-11, 21-16
Exh. Rodriguez/Gomez (Park) def. HDX: FORFEIT
 
Park will come back in the sand on Friday, March 7 for the University of Nebraska Tournament in Lincoln, Neb.
RESULTS