GULF SHORES, Ala. (March 3, 2022) – The Spring Hill College (SHC) Sandy Badgers beach volleyball team took two wins on the opening day of the SHC Badger Classic at Gulf Shores Public Beach on Thursday. The Badgers opened the day with a 5-0 victory over the Huntingdon College (HC) Hawks (2-6), dropped a 3-2 loss to the University of New Orleans (UNO) Privateers (3-2), and earned a 5-0 victory over the William Carey University (WCU) Crusaders (3-4).

Spring Hill College 5, Huntingdon College 0
1. Kassandra Fairly / Jessica Fairly (SHC) def. MORGAN ILSLEY / AUDREY HORSLEY (HC) 21-14, 21-12
2. Mikayla Boyer / Natalie Bonner (SHC) def. VERONICA TIKHOMIROVA / ASHLEN JANOWSKI (HC) 21-8, 21-4
3. Leanne Sorrel / Kyla Shappell (SHC) def. BEA LINDQUIST / MADISON CHASTAIN (HC) 21-15, 21-5
4. Emily Weinzapfel / Brooke Borgmeyer (SHC) def. IZZY VALLDEPERAS / SAMANTHA SINGLETON (HC) 21-8, 21-14
5. Briley Jane Becker / Linnea Beger (SHC) def. EVA ELLENBURG / JOSIE HESTER (HC) 21-13, 21-11
Ext. Grace Harris / Jordan Atchison (SHC) def. CAROLINE FOOTE / TAYLOR DAMIAN (HC) 21-10, 21-7

New Orleans 3, Spring Hill College 2
1. Lucie Pokorna / Ania Esarte (UNO) def. J. Fairly / K. Fairly (SHC) 21-12, 21-12
2. Boyer / Bonner (SHC) def. Hannah Volpi / Maxine Walsh (UNO) 21-14, 13-21, 15-12
3. Trinity Jackson / Alexa Spartz (UNO) def. Sorrel / Shappell (SHC) 16-21, 21-17, 15-12
4. Weinzapfel / Borgmeyer (SHC) def. Taylore Louviere / Liz Gialanella (UNO) 24-26, 21-14, 15-5
5. Hailey Melerine / Valerie Vujnovich (UNO) def. Becker / Beger (SHC) 21-13, 21-17

Spring Hill College 5, William Carey University 0
1. J. Fairly / K. Fairly (SHC) def. Reagan Huff / Elizabeth Hardouin (WCU) 21-5, 21-12
2. Bonner / Boyer (SHC) def. Carly Merry / Baylee Fairbanks (WCU) 21-13, 21-15
3. Shappell / Sorrel (SHC) def. Gillian Tripp / Raquel Munoz (WCU) 21-15, 21-11
4. Weinzapfel / Borgmeyer (SHC) def. Kacey Lear / Elaina Anderson (WCU) 21-10, 21-13
5. Faulkner / Becker (SHC) def. Sennia Corbin / Cheyenne Moss (WCU) 21-7, 21-13

The Badgers (3-4) will continue play in the 2022 SHC Badgers Classic at Gulf Shores Public Beach on Friday versus the Tusculum University Pioneers (7-1) at 2 p.m.