HATTIESBURG, Miss. (April 2, 2022) – The Spring Hill College (SHC) Sandy Badgers beach volleyball team improved its current winning streak to eight matches with a 4-1 win over the UT-Chattanooga (UTC) Mocs (10-6) and a 3-2 victory over the hosting University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Golden Eagles (6-18) on Saturday at the USM Beach Invitational I.

Spring Hill College 4, Chattanooga 1
1. Kassandra Fairly / Jessica Fairly (SHC) def. Baylee Young / Gylian Finch (UTC) 21-19, 21-16
2. Paige Gallentine / Neva Clark (UTC) def. Natalie Bonner / Mikayla Boyer (SHC) 20-22, 21-9, 15-12
*3. Leanne Sorrel / Kyla Shappell (SHC) def. Hanley Lomax / Bailey Steger (UTC) 21-19, 24-22
4. Brooke Borgmeyer / Linnea Beger (SHC) def. Joy Courtright / Victoria Cerino (UTC) 15-21, 21-19, 15-13
5. Emily Weinzapfel / Briley Jane Becker (SHC) def. Madi Morris / Julia Davis (UTC) 21-13, 21-15
Ext. Jordan Atchison / Grace Harris (SHC) def. Kaye Gresham / Grace Frigaard (UTC) 21-12, 21-14

Order of finish: 6, 5, 4, 3*, 2, 1

Spring Hill College 3, Southern Miss 2
*1. K. Fairly / J. Fairly (SHC) def. Breleigh Favre / Aleksandra Chudzik (USM) 27-25, 21-17
2. Vanessa Hurnikova / Kellie Garraway (USM) def. Bonner / Boyer (SHC) 21-18, 24-22
3. Taylor Pierce / Olivia Hepworth (USM) def. Sorrel / Shappell (SHC) 21-14, 21-19
4. Borgmeyer / Beger (SHC) def. Hallie Phelan / Reagan Sandlin (USM) 24-22, 21-15
5. Weinzapfel / Becker (SHC) def. Valeria Siakidou / Kai Norman (USM) 17-21, 21-19, 17-15
Ext. Carmen Sanchez / Melanie Miller (USM) def. Courtney Faulkner / Kristen Mitternight (SHC) 21-15, 21-13

Order of finish: 6, 4, 5, 3, 1*, 2

The Badgers (17-5) will return to Hattiesburg on Friday to face the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) Bears (11-7) at 10:30 a.m. at the USM Beach Invitational II.