HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Spring Hill College (SH) Sandy Badgers beach volleyball team earned two a hard-fought 3-2 victories over both the University of New Orleans (NO) Privateers (3-9) and the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Golden Eagles (4-13) on Monday afternoon.
 
Spring Hill College 3, New Orleans 2
1. Veronica Corcoran/Victoria Corcoran (UNO) def. Kassandra Fairly/Payton Gidney (SHC) 21-18, 21-23, 15-6
2. Mikayla Boyer/Sarah Senft (SHC) def. Ally Carr/Maxine Walsh (UNO) 21-15, 21-18
3. Leanne Sorrel/Allison Weimer (SHC) def. Brianna Vega/Liz Gialanella (UNO) 16-21, 21-12, 15-12
4 Natalie Bonner/Brooke Borgmeyer (SHC) def Alexa Spartz/Madeline Drake (UNO) 21-23, 21-19, 15-9
5. Hannah Volpi/Trinity Jackson (UNO) def. Patty Blood/Kyla Shappell (SHC) 18-21, 21-17, 15-10
Ext. Hailey Melerine/Chloe Hampton (UNO) def. Mary Coye Ward/Linnea Beger (SHC) 13-21, 21-13, 16-14
 
Spring Hill College 3, Southern Miss 2
1. Kylie Grandy/Abbey Wilson (USM) def. Payton Gidney/Kassandra Fairly (SHC) 21-13, 21-12
2. Valeria S. Papakyria/Haley Hop (USM) def. Mikayla Boyer/Sarah Senft (SHC) 21-16, 21-17
3. Allison Weimer/Leanne Sorrel (SHC) def. Breleigh Favre/Olivia Hepworth (USM) 8-21, 23-21, 17-15
4. Brooke Borgmeyer/Natalie Bonner (SHC) def. Hallie Phelan/Kai Norman (USM) 21-18, 21-18
5. Linnea Beger/Kyla Shappell (SHC) def. Melanie Miller/Kaylie Beck (USM) 21-12, 21-15
Ext Madison Lawler/Kellie Garraway (USM) def Mary Coye Ward/Courtney Faulkner (SHC) 21-10, 21-17
 
The Badgers (8-4) will be back in Hattiesburg on Friday to play in the USM Invitational beginning at noon versus the Tulane University Green Wave (12-10).