CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) Sandy Badgers Beach Volleyball team defeated the Jacksonville State University (JSU) Gamecocks (2-25) by a 4-1 score in the morning session of Ohio Valley Beach Volleyball Challenge hosted by Austin Peay University at the Govs Beach Volleyball Complex on Saturday. SHC then downed the Morehead State University (MOR) Eagles (2-10) in a 5-0 outcome in the afternoon contest to close out the 2018 season.
 
Spring Hill College 4, Jacksonville State 1
 
1. Katie Will/Sadie Anderson (JSU) def. Payton Gidney/Emily Greim (SHC) 22-20, 21-15
2. Sarah Senft/Brittany Bilotti (SHC) def. Cahris Ludtke/Hannah Kirk (JSU) 22-20, 21-15
3. Caroline Herrera/Allison Weimer (SHC) def. Hailey Hughes/Shayla Schmidt (JSU) 21-12, 21-18
4. Catherine Milwee/Taylor Hurst (SHC) def. Kaylee Frear/Grace Jarnagin (JSU) 17-21, 21-17, 15-5
5. Emmarose Neibert/Emily Sullivan (SHC) def. Ashley Clingan/Maddie Cloutier (JSU) 21-16, 21-15
Ext. Katie Beth Gammon/Patty Blood (SHC) def. Kim Krutsinger/Kennidy Powell (JSU) 21-15, 21-18
 
Spring Hill 5, Morehead State 0
 
1. Gidney/Greim (SHC) def. Jessie Wachtman/Liz Allen (MOR) 21-17, 21-14
2. Senft/Bilotti (SHC) def. Olivia Lohmeier/Rachel Moore (MOR) 21-10, 21-11
3. Herrera/Weimer (SHC) def. Alyssa Cecil/Karlee Reynolds (MOR) 21-12, 21-18
4. Milwee/Hurst (SHC) def. Danielle McCarson/Maddie Fella (MOR) 21-6, 19-21, 15-13
5. Neibert/Sullivan (SHC) def. Jordan Jones/Jess Hall (MOR) 21-13, 21-18

After the matches, SHC head coach Shawn Taylor was happy with the way his team responded to the playing conditions. "I felt like we finished the trip and the season playing some great volleyball," he said. "We got out of the gate strong against Jacksonville State winning at the 6-4 spots. That momentum carried through to the Nos. 2 and 3 pairs. The wind died down today and I felt like we did a great job with our ball control across the board and putting ourselves in great swing opportunities."

In their final year of transition to NCAA Division II, the Sandy Badgers finished the season with 14-8 record, marking the second consecutive winning season in the program's four-year history.