COVINGTON, La. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) Sandy Badgers beach volleyball team split results at the final day of the New Orleans Invitational hosted by the University of New Orleans (UNO) Privateers at Digs Volleyball Complex on Saturday.
 
In the morning's match with the Texas A&M - Kingsville (TAMK) Javelina (8-2), SHC
 
The Badgers wrapped up the weekend in a thrilling 3-2 victory over the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) Warhawks (3-9) with the final decision not arriving until the close of the third set of the final match of the day on Court No. 1.
 
Texas A&M-Kingsville 4, Spring Hill 1
1. Payton Gidney/Mikayla Boyer (SHC) def. Tenley Housler/Roxanne Morris (TAMK) 14-21, 21-18, 15-12
2. Meghan Merlino/Macy Berg (TAMK) def. Brittany Bilotti/Kassandra Fairly (SHC) 7-21, 21-19, 15-8
3. Kapri Pelle/Shelby Williams (TAMK) def. Emmarose Neibert/Allison Weimer (SHC) 15-21, 21-19, 15-10
4. Emily North/Macie Satterwhite (TAMK) def. Cassidi Sterrett/Sarah Senft (SHC) 21-17, 21-18
5. Shelby Tate/Rylie Anderson (TAMK) def. Leanne Sorrel/Taylor Hurst (SHC) 21-19, 21-15
Ext. Maelee Sowa/Kailey Estrada (TAMK) def. Patty Blood/Landen Lake (SHC) 21-14, 21-1
 
Spring Hill 3, Louisiana-Monroe 2
1. Love, Gabby/Blazek, Julia (ULM) def. Gidney/Boyer (SHC) 21-19, 21-10
2. Bilotti/Fairly (SHC) def. Convey, Grace/Gallant, Kayla (ULM) 14-21, 21-18, 15-10
3. Brooks, Audrey/Ponthieux, Holland (ULM) def. Neibert/Weimer (SHC) 15-21, 21-8, 15-9
4. Sterrett/Senft (SHC) def. Moreland, Elizabeth/Smith, Bailey (ULM) 21-12, 21-16
5. Sorrel/Hurst (SHC) def. Gosen, Ina/McKay, Katie (ULM) 23-25, 24-22, 15-7
Ext. Aydt, Destanie/Lemmon, Samantha (ULM) def. Blood/Ryann Horkavy (SHC) 18-21, 21-17, 15-12
 
The Badgers (7-7) next play at the 2020 LSU Beach Invitational hosted by Louisiana State University (LSU) at the LSU Beach Volleyball Stadium in Baton Rouge on Friday and Saturday, March 13-14. SHC will face the No. 2 ranked and host LSU Tigers (10-2) beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday.