TAVARES, Fla. (April 14, 2022) – The Spring Hill College (SHC) Sandy Badgers beach volleyball team opened Pool Play at the 2022 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Small College Championships at Hickory Point Beach with a 5-0 victory over the Erskine College (ERSK) Fleet (9-10) and a 4-1 win over the Eckerd College (ECK) Tritons (1-15).
 
Spring Hill College 5, Erskine College 0
1. Kassandra Fairly / Jessica Fairly (SHC) def. Morgan Browne / Olivia Browne (ERSK) 21-14, 21-12
2. Mikayla Boyer / Natalie Bonner (SHC) def. Marissa Possenriede / Emily Gilbert (ERSK) 21-11, 21-15
3. Leanne Sorrel / Kyla Shappell (SHC) def. Mallory Carter / Kylie McKean (ERSK) 21-18, 21-12
4. Brooke Borgmeyer / Linnea Beger (SHC) def. Allie Carter / MJ Cackett (ERSK) 21-17, 21-8
5. Briley Jane Becker / Emily Weinzapfel (SHC) def. Maisy Garner / Karina Petrovich (ERSK) 21-15, 21-18

Spring Hill College 4, Eckerd College 1
1. Anna Jungjohann / Dana Dull (ECK) def. K. Fairly / J. Fairly (SHC) 21-16, 21-18
2. Boyer / Bonner (SHC) def. Jojo Coulter / Nicole Perekhodko (ECK) 21-15, 21-11
3. Sorrel / Shappell (SHC) def. Sophia Romigh / Nicki Bechtold (ECK) 21-10, 21-16
4. Borgmeyer / Beger (SHC) def. No player / No player (ECK), by walkover
5. Becker / Weinzapfel (SHC) def. No player / No player (ECK), by walkover

Pairs Results:
Savannah Ott / Hailey Peters (Colorado Mesa 1) def. Faulkner / Harris (SHC 1) 21-15, 21-18

Maddie Hart / Tatiana Gutierrez (Tampa 2) def. Kristen Mitternight / Jordan Atchison (SHC 2) 21-13, 21-13

Courtney Faulkner / Grace Harris (SHC 1) def. Allison Dutterer / Kat Diaz (ERSK 1) 21-15, 21-17

Mitternight / Atchison (SHC 2) def. Micah Diffley / Olivia Holm (ERSK 2) 21-17, 21-17

The Badgers (21-7) will finish Pool Play on Friday versus the Javalinas (16-10) of Texas A&M – Kingsville at noon (eastern).