BATON ROUGE, La. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) sand volleyball team endured three 5-0 losses at the hands of the University of South Carolina (USC) Gamecocks, the Tulane University (TU) Green Wave and the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers at the opening day of the 2015 Battle of the Bayou hosted by LSU at Mango's Beach Volleyball Complex on Saturday.

The morning match witnessed the Badgers falling 5-0 to USC in the first-ever meeting of two programs.

No. 1 Paige Wheeler/Megan Kent def. Mallory Raulerson/Megan Haber (21-8, 21-15)
No. 2 Julia Mannisto/Maddie Frome def. Savannah Becnel/Julie Vujnovich (21-16, 21-13)
No. 3 Jade Vitt/Sarah Blomgren def. Amber Perkins/Virginia Hicks (21-15, 21-13)
No. 4 Macie Tendrich/Jade Hayes def. Hannah Masoner/Madison Seuzeneau (21-7, 21-7)
No. 5 Allie Monserez/Koko Williams def. Andria Dytrych/Catherine Milwee (21-7, 21-7)

Tulane swept the Sandy Badgers in the second match.

No. 1 Jackie Wegner/Tea Juric def. Raulerson/Haber (21-10, 21-19)
No. 2 Grace Weaver/Miah Direll def. Becnel/Vujnovich (21-17, 21-8)
No. 3 Lan Nguyen/Madeline Mertz def. Hicks/Perkins (21-10, 21-11)
No. 4 Courtney Liddle/Annie Shurtz def. Seuzeneau/Masoner (21-13, 21-8)
No. 5 Christina McAfee/Hannah Holmes def. Katelyn Bobinger/Milwee (21-5, 21-3)

The day's final match saw Spring Hill also fall in straight sets to the LSU squad.

No. 1 Mandi Orellana/Katie Lindelow def. Raulerson/Haber (21-13, 21-10)
No. 2 Cati Leak/Callan Molle def. Becnel/Vujnovich (21-8, 21-11)
No. 3 Helen Boyle/Cheyenne Wood def. Perkins/Hicks (21-19, 21-10)
No. 4 Carly Morris/Katarina Raicevic def. Masoner/Seuzeneau (21-14, 21-17)
No. 5 Riley Young/Emma Hiller def. Dytrych/Bobinger (21-11, 21-10)

SHC (3-12) will close the year at the 2015 Battle on the Bayou hosted by LSU at Mango's Beach in Baton Rouge tomorrow versus the University of New Orleans and the University of Louisiana-Monroe.