MARSHALL, Texas – A historic moment took place on Friday afternoon as East Texas Baptist University beach volleyball earned their first win as a program. ETBU came away with a 4-1 win over Oklahoma Wesleyan University on their home courts in their first match at ETBU.
 
Riley Tuck and Shelby Freudensprung won the first match at the number five match, 21-15, 21-9. Nadia Brockway and Libby Gear then took the number four match, 21-10, 21-11, to go up 2-0 in the first three matches. Hope Shipp and Mollee McCurley gave ETBU the match win at number three with a 21-14, 22-20 win over Ashlynn Farrell and Maddy McKinney.
 
Ashley Salas and Madison McDonald earned the fourth point in three sets at the number one match, 21-15, 17-21, 15-5. Riley Reneau and Annika Demuth fell at the number two match in three sets, 21-17, 12-6, 13-15.
 
ETBU will face Ottawa University and Lynchburg later on Friday in the ETBU Beach Volleyball Classic.