BATON ROUGE, Ala. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) beach volleyball team lost two matches on the opening day of the Tiger Beach Challenge hosted by LSU at Mango's Beach Volleyball Club on Saturday with a 5-0 downturn to Florida International University and a 4-1 decision to the University of North Florida.
 
Spring Hill College 0, Florida International 5
 
1. Katie Hogan/Dori Klinger (FIU) def. Madison Seuzeneau/Julie Vujnovich (SHC) 21-17, 18-21, 15-8
2. Kari Peterson/Helene Thelle (FIU) def. Savannah Becnel/Molly Griffin (SHC) 21-14, 21-17
3. Lina Bernier/Natalian Giron (FIU) def. Brittany Bilotti/Sarah Senft (SHC) 21-15, 21-11
4. Estefanie Bethancour/Anabela Sataric (FIU) def. Caroline Herrera/Hannah Masoner (SHC) 21-13, 21-8
5. Bianca Bianchin/Taija Thomas (FIU) def. Taylor Hurst/Catherine Milwee (SHC) 21-9, 21-9
Ext. Morgan Crawley/Mackenzie Walker (FIU) def. Payton Gidney/Emily Greim (SHC) 21-15, 21-20
 
"We came out a little flat this morning at the 4, 5, and 6 spots," said SHC head coach Shawn Taylor. "We talked a lot about being aggressive and defining what that means in practice this week. We struggled with that mentality, but credit a lot of that to the play of FIU. At the 1, 2, and 3 spots we did a much better job at coming out and attacking early. While we weren't able to score many points, we still put ourselves in a good position."
 
Spring Hill College 1, University of North Florida 4
 
1. Julie Vujnovich/Madison Seuzeneau (SH) def. Carina HOFF/Kimberly FERGUSON (NF) 21-18, 19-21, 18-16
2. Courtney MILLER/Katarina RAICEVIC (UNF) def. Savannah Becnel/Molly Griffin (SHC) 21-13, 21-17
3. Chaney HOWARD/Taryn GRIFFEY (UNF) def. Brittany Bilotti/Sarah Senft (SHC) 21-17, 19-21, 15-10
4. Gabby O'CONNELL/Brittany PASE (UNF) def. Hannah Masoner/Caroline Herrera (SHC) 21-15, 21-19
5. Shannon McPHERSON/Nicole DeBOLT (UNF) def. Catherine Milwee/Taylor Hurst (SHC) 21-8, 21-17
Ext. Sadie THURSTON/Madilyn McCARTY (UNF) def. Emily Greim/Payton Gidney (SHC) 21-14, 14-21, 15-13
 
"Seuzeneau and Vujnovich have settled into a good rhythm and are starting to play some great volleyball," said Taylor. "We were just a little inconsistent across the board and still a bit reluctant to be aggressive and live with the consequences. We're hanging in and competing and when we start making aggressive plays every point I think we can position ourselves to win a couple of these matches."
 
The Badgers (4-8) will continue play at the Tiger Beach Challenge at Mango's Beach Volleyball Club on Sunday beginning with Florida Gulf Coast University at 8 a.m.