HATTIESBURG, Miss. (April 9, 2022) – The Spring Hill College (SHC) Sandy Badgers beach volleyball team earned a 3-2 victory over the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) Warhawks (8-18) on Saturday morning at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Beach Invitational II. SHC finished the tournament with a 4-1 loss to the host Golden Eagles (10-18) in the evening match.
 
Spring Hill College 3, ULM 2
1. Brooks, Audrey / Gallant, Kayla (ULM) def. Kassandra Fairly / Jessica Fairly (SHC) 18-21, 23-21, 15-12
2. Adams, Rylin / Blazek, Julia (ULM) def. Mikayla Boyer / Natalie Bonner (SHC) 20-22, 21-14, 15-11
*3. Leanne Sorrel / Kyla Shappell (SHC) def. Moreland, Elizabeth / Hoven, Brooke (ULM) 21-14, 21-14
4. Brooke Borgmeyer / Linnea Beger (SHC) def. Nowak, Kaitlyn / Reynolds, Avery (ULM) 21-16, 18-21, 15-13
5. Briley Jane Becker / Emily Weinzapfel (SHC) def. Elder, Abigail / Bufkin, Abbey (ULM) 21-15, 21-14
Ext. Gray, Madison / Black, Tamsie (ULM) def. Courtney Faulkner / Jordan Atchison (SHC) 18-21, 21-19, 15-10
 
Order of finish: 5, 6, 4, 3*, 2, 1
 
Southern Miss 4, Spring Hill College 1
1. Breleigh Favre / Aleksandra Chudzik (USM) def. K. Fairly / J. Fairly (SHC) 19-21, 23-21, 15-13
*2. Kellie Garraway / Vanessa Hurnikova (USM) def. Boyer / Bonner (SHC) 20-15, 20-22, 15-12
3. Taylor Pierce / Olivia Hepworth (USM) def. Sorrel / Shappell (SHC) 19-21, 21-10, 15-11
4. Borgmeyer / Beger (SHC) def. Hallie Phelan / Reagan Sandlin (USM) 23-21, 22-20
5. Valeria Siakidou / Kai Norman (USM) def. Becker / Weinzapfel (SHC) 21-12, 21-15
Ext. Faulkner / Grace Harris (SHC) def. Wiio Meinheit / Dylan Russell (USM) 21-18, 21-16

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

The Badgers (19-7) will begin play in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Small College Championships in Tavares, Fla. on Thursday at a time and versus an opponent yet to be determined.