ELMWOOD, La. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) Sandy Badgers beach volleyball team snapped a 3-match losing skid on Saturday afternoon with a 3-2 victory over the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) Bears (9-8) on Saturday afternoon at the White Sands Volleyball Courts, but then suffered a 5-0 loss to the Tulane University (TUL) Green Wave (10-6) in the day's final match.
Spring Hill College 3, University of Central Arkansas 2
1.
Payton Gidney/
Kassandra Fairly (SHC) def. Alyson Brinkley/Colone Hamliton (UCA) 21-12, 21-17
2. Faith Hasness/Evelyn Griffith (UCA) def.
Mikayla Boyer/
Sarah Senft (SHC) 21-18, 21-17
3.
Leanne Sorrel/
Allison Weimer (SHC) def. Julia Oravec/Kelsie Sager (UCA) 12-21, 21-19, 15-11
4.
Brooke Borgmeyer/
Natalie Bonner (SHC) def. Makenna Schmitt/Shanon Stone (UCA) 21-8, 21-12
5. Kayla Cook/Payton Sproule (UCA) def.
Linnea Beger/
Kyla Shappell (SHC) 21-10, 18-21, 15-8
Ext. Annie Berry/Mary Galloway (UCA) def.
Courtney Faulkner/
Mary Coye Ward (SHC) 21-17, 21-16
Tulane University 5, Spring Hill College 0
1. Eva Torruella/Kendall Peters (TUL) def.
Kassandra Fairly/
Payton Gidney (SHC) 21-14, 21-12
2. Tarin Mergener/Allie Olsonoski (TUL) def.
Sarah Senft/
Mikayla Boyer (SHC) 21-16, 21-17
3. Addison Hermstad/Samantha Mehlman (TUL) def.
Allison Weimer/
Leanne Sorrel (SHC) 21-9, 21-10
4. Avery Arellano/Lara Torruella (TUL) def.
Brooke Borgmeyer/
Natalie Bonner (SHC) 21-19, 21-18
5. Morgan Esters/Maddie Speicher (TUL) def.
Patty Blood/
Briley Jane Becker (SHC) 21-9, 21-9
Ext. Ashton Mares/Rio Frohoff (TUL) def.
Linnea Beger/
Mary Coye Ward (SHC) 21-12, 21-15
The Badgers (6-4) will be back in action on Wednesday in Hattiesburg, Miss. when they take on the University of New Orleans (UNO) Privateers (3-5) at 12 p.m. followed by the host University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Golden Eagles (3-9) at 2 p.m.