HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southeastern Louisiana University Beach Volleyball team kicked off its 2023 slate in successful fashion at the Hub City Beach Bash, hosted by the University of Southern Mississippi, winning two of its three matches on day one of the event, knocking off Spring Hill 3-2 and Tennessee-Chattanooga 4-1 before falling to the host USM 5-0 in the nightcap Saturday at the USM Beach Volleyball Courts.
 
Saturday's Results:
 

Match 1: Southeastern 3, Spring Hill 2
	SLU	SHC	Winner	Score
1	Mia McKinney/Jolie Hidalgo	Kassandra Fairly/Jessica Fairly	SLU	21-14, 21-15
2	Jackie McGee/Eryn Wilks	Mikayla Boyer/Jaylyne Bell	SLU	22-20, 19-21, 15-13
3	Meagan Scuderi/Lauren Schlotzhauer	Kyla Shappell/Linnea Beger	SLU	21-16, 16-21, 15-8
4	Jolie Savoie/Ysabella Lockwood	Brooke Borgmeyer/Lily Mascari	SHC	21-11, 21-10
5	Mabry Ward/Alexis Logarbo	Elizabeth Hardouin/Isabella Muti	SHC	21-14, 21-11

Match 2: Southeastern 4, Tennessee-Chattanooga 1
	SLU	UTC	Winner	Score
1	Mia McKinney/Jolie Hidalgo	Neva Clark/Joy Courtright	SLU	21-6, 21-19
2	Jackie McGee/Eryn Wilks	Julia Davis/Madi Morris	SLU	21-19, 21-14
3	Meagan Scuderi/Lauren Schlotzhauer	Grace Frigaard/McKenna Faychak	SLU	19-21, 21-15, 15-12
4	Alexis Logarbo/Mabry Ward	Kaye Gresham/Madelina Myers-Osband	UTC	21-9, 21-11
5			SLU	2-0 (2-0), 2-0 (2-0)

Match 3: Southern Miss 5, Southeastern 0
	SLU	USM	Winner	Score
1	Mia McKinney/Jolie Hidalgo	Vanessa Hurnikova/Ola Chudzik	USM	21-16, 18-21, 15-8
2	Jackie McGee/Eryn Wilks	Taylor Pierce/Kellie Garraway	USM	21-9, 21-14
3	Meagan Scuderi/Lauren Schlotzhauer	Hallie Phelan/Kai Norman	USM	21-14, 21-16
4	Mabry Ward/Alexis Logarbo	Reagan Sandlin/Valeria Siakidou	USM	21-15, 21-18
5	Jolie Savoie/Ysabella Lockwood	Madison Cassidy/Ashlyn Rough	USM	21-10, 21-9
6*	Harlee Tupper/Eryn Wilks	Csanchez Delgado/Wiio Meinheit	USM	21-11, 23-25, 15-11
* - Does Not Count to Overall Team Score or Individual Records

 
The Lady Lions return to action with a pair of matches on Sunday with a pair of matches to close out the weekend. SLU (2-1) opens the day with the Championship Match of the Hub City Beach Bash at 1:00 p.m., looking to avenge their lone loss on Saturday when they take on the USM Golden Eagles (3-0) again. They close out the weekend right after at 3:00 p.m. against the William Carey Crusaders (4-3). Both matches will be played at the Southern Mississippi Beach Volleyball Courts.
 
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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