HATTIESBURG, Miss. (April 8, 2022) – The Spring Hill College (SHC) Sandy Badgers beach volleyball team had its 8-match winning streak snapped with a 3-2 loss to the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) Bears (13-8) on Friday morning at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Beach Invitational II. SHC later rebounded to take a rousing 3-2 victory versus the University of New Orleans (UNO) Privateers (14-12) in the evening match.
 
Central Arkansas 3, Spring Hill College 2
*1. Faith Hasness / Carol Barbosa (UCA) def. Jessica Fairly / Kassandra Fairly (SHC) 21-14, 21-13
2. Natalie Bonner / Mikayla Boyer (SHC) def. Evelyn Griffith-Davis / Kelsie Sager (UCA) 21-10, 21-11
3. Kyla Shappell / Leanne Sorrel (SHC) def. Bria Garmon / Julia Oravec (UCA) 15-21, 21-18, 21-19
4. Payton Sproule / Kayla Cook (UCA) def. Brooke Borgmeyer / Linnea Beger (SHC) 21-11, 21-18
5. Marissa Gilmore / Ryenne Gepford (UCA) def. Briley Jane Becker / Emily Weinzapfel (SHC) 21-14, 21-15
Ext. Anna Collums / Mary Galloway (UCA) vs. Courtney Faulkner / Grace Harris (SHC) 21-15, 19-21, unfinished
 
Order of finish: 6, 5, 4, 2, 1*, 3
 
Tied 2-2 versus the Privateers, Shappell and Sorrel on Court No. 3 twice rallied in the tie-breaking third set to claw out a 2-1 victory that ultimately came down to final point in a 15-13 win.
 
Spring Hill College 3, New Orleans 2
1. Lucie Pokorna / Ania Esarte (UNO) def. K. Fairly / J. Fairly (SHC) 21-14, 21-16
2. Bonner / Boyer (SHC) def. Hannah Volpi / Ivana Peixe (UNO) 21-14, 21-19
*3. Sorrel / Shappell (SHC) def. Trinity Jackson / Alexa Spartz (UNO) 21-16, 14-21, 15-13
4. Maxine Walsh / Liz Gialanella (UNO) def. Borgmeyer / Beger (SHC) 21-11, 21-19
5. Weinzapfel / Becker (SHC) def. Valerie Vujnovich / Hailey Melerine (UNO) 21-11, 21-17
Ext. Jordan Atchison / Harris (SHC) def. Serena Baumgart / Taylore Louviere (UNO) 21-18, 21-17
 
Order of finish: 6, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3*
 
The Badgers (18-6) will remain in Hattiesburg on Saturday to face the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) Warhawks (8-16) at 10:30 a.m. and the hosting Golden Eagles (8-18) at 4:30 p.m. in the final day of the USM Beach Invitational II.