HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southeastern Louisiana University Beach Volleyball team completed its opening weekend of the season on Sunday at the Hub City Beach Bash, hosted by the University of Southern Mississippi, by splitting its two matches on the day, dropping the event's championship match to the host Golden Eagles 5-0 before knocking off the William Carey Crusaders 4-1 in the final match of the weekend at the USM Beach Volleyball Courts.
 
Sunday's Results:
 

Match 1: Southern Miss 5, Southeastern 0
	SLU	USM	Winner	Score
1	Mia McKinney/Jolie Hidalgo	Vanessa Hurnikova/Ola Chudzik	USM	28-26, 21-17
2	Jackie McGee/Eryn Wilks	Taylor Pierce/Kellie Garraway	USM	21-11, 21-23, 17-15
3	Meagan Scuderi/Lauren Schlotzhauer	Reagan Sandlin/Valeria Siakidou	USM	21-8, 21-7
4	Mabry Ward/Ysabella Lockwood	Hallie Phelan/Kai Norman	USM	21-14, 21-16
5	Carley Petty/Alexis Logarbo	Madison Cassidy/Ashlyn Rough	USM	21-16, 23-21
6*	Harlee Tupper/Allison Haerer	Csanchez Delgado/Morgan Perry	USM	21-15, 21-19
* - Does Not Count to Overall Team Score or Individual Records

 

 

Match 2: Southeastern 4, William Carey 1
	SLU	WCU	Winner	Score
1	Mia McKinney/Jolie Hidalgo	Kacey Lear/Rachel Hartmann	SLU	23-21, 11-21, 15-5
2	Jackie McGee/Eryn Wilks	Reagan Huff/Carly Merry	WCU	16-21, 21-16, 15-10
3	Meagan Scuderi/Lauren Schlotzhauer	Elaina Anderson/Mary Katherine	SLU	21-10, 21-12
4	Mabry Ward/Ysabella Lockwood	Lainey Brumfield/Abby Wright	SLU	21-10, 21-16
5	Carley Petty/Alexis Logarbo	Jacey Garriga/Avery Durdin	SLU	21-10, 21-15
6*	Harlee Tupper/Jolie Savoie	Amy Wright/Izzy Hanks	SLU	21-12, 21-11
* - Does Not Count to Overall Team Score or Individual Records

 
SLU Head Volleyball Coach Jeremy White on the team's performance: "We're extremely proud of our performance this weekend. We competed well in every match, played through adversity and grew as a team. It's going to be a fun season."
 
The Lady Lions (3-2) return to action next weekend in Baton Rouge at the Tiger Beach Challenge hosted by LSU. Southeastern opens play on Saturday with an 11:00 a.m. match against Central Arkansas (0-4) and round out the day with a 6:00 p.m. match against North Alabama (1-3). All matches will be played at the LSU Beach Volleyball Stadium.
 
DIGGIN' IT CLUB / S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the Southeastern volleyball program are encouraged to join the Diggin' It Club. Lion volleyball alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners.
 
All membership fees and donations to both the Diggin' It Club and S Club (volleyball) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern volleyball program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting www.LionUp.com.
 
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