YOUNGSVILLE, La. – The Spring Hill College Sandy Badgers beach volleyball team split results with UTEP (4-1) and Houston Christian (4-1) at the Southeastern Sugar Beach Bash on Friday.
 
Spring Hill started with a strong 4-1 victory over Division I opponent UTEP before falling to Houston Christian 4-1.
 
Match Details
Spring Hill vs. UTEP / Houston Christian
Date: March 18
Time:  9 a.m. / 3 p.m.
Venue (Location): Sugar Beach (Youngsville, La.)

Results
Spring Hill 4, UTEP 1
1. Kassandra Fairly/Jessica Fairly (SHC) def. Sara Pustahija/Ema Uskokovic (UTEP) 21-10, 22-20
2. Mikayla Boyer/Jaylyne Bell (SHC) def. Krista Paegle/Serena Patterson (UTEP) 16-21, 21-16, 15-6
3. Kyla Shappell/Linnea Beger (SHC) def. Savannah Marenco/Paulina Acuna (UTEP) 21-18, 21-15
4. Brooke Borgmeyer/Elizabeth Hardouin (SHC) def. Aaliyah Austin/Deanna Almaguer (UTEP) 21-14, 21-17
5. Madison Hill/Marian Ovalle (UTEP) def. Emily Weinzapfel/Lily Mascari (SHC) 19-21, 21-16, 17-15

Houston Christian 4, Spring Hill 1 
1. Alison Stanfill/Maddie Butters (HBU) def. Kassandra Fairly/Jessica Fairly (SHC) 18-21, 21-12, 15-9
2. Kristen Kleymeyer/Lindsay Harris (HBU) def. Mikayla Boyer/Jaylyne Bell (SHC) 20-22, 21-14, 15-12
3. Abbey Bufkin/Abbey Reinard (HBU) def. Kyla Shappell/Linnea Beger (SHC) 21-16, 21-11
4. Brooke Borgmeyer/Elizabeth Hardouin (SHC) def. Gabi Axelrod/Paige Palmer (HBU) 21-19, 21-19
5. Mary Alper/Kylann Griffith (HBU) def. Emily Weinzapfel/Lily Mascari (SHC) 21-16, 21-17

Up Next
Spring Hill will head to Baton Rouge, La., to compete in the LSU Beach Invitational and face Division I opponents Washington, Southern Miss, Florida State and Texas A&M - Corpus Christi on March 25.
 
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