THIBODAUX, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University Beach Volleyball team secured two dominant wins in the Bayou Battle Saturday afternoon in Thibodaux, La.
 
Southeastern (3-3) gained two wins over conference rivals Nicholls and New Orleans to end the weekend undefeated. Sophomore Mia McKinney and freshman Mia Sauers swept their opponents in both matches with commanding two set victories for the second week in a row. SLU's top pair Andrea Da Silva and Rachel Hartmann continue to lead the Lady Lions with a down to the wire match as they progress to 5-1 this season. The matchup against Mary Hardin-Baylor was cancelled due to a weather delay as SLU filled in the vacancy with a match against Nicholls. Southeastern controlled the match over Nicholls, limiting the Colonels to only one match victory.
 
Saturday's Results:

Match 1: Southeastern 3, New Orleans 2
	SLU	UNO	Winner	Score
1	Andrea Da Silva/Rachel Hartmann	Hannah Volpi/Valerie Vujnovich	SLU	21-12, 25-23, 15-11
2	Mia McKinney/Mia Sauers	Maria Ozaeta/Bria Garmon	UNO	21-17, 21-16
3	Alexis Logarbo/Maddie Shepston	Serena Baumgart/Anne Marie Hardouin	SLU	11-21, 21-19, 15-11
4	Makayla Hicks/Taylor Stockwell	Ivana de Carvalho Peixe/Nikelle Lander	UNO	21-13, 21-13
5	Erin Engel/Ysabella Lockwood	Ashle Salazar/Renata Dykstra	SLU	21-16, 21-16

Match 2: Southeastern 4, Nicholls 1
	SLU	NCH	Winner	Score
1	Andrea Da Silva/Rachel Hartmann	Aspen Steele/Kennedi Steele	SLU	21-13, 21-11
2	Mia Mckinney/Mia Sauers	McKay Wilson/McKenna Malone	SLU	21-10, 21-16
3	Alexis Logarbo/Maddie Shepston	Bethanie Durant/Brooklynn Wilkinson	SLU	21-10, 21-17
4	Erin Engel/Ysabella Lockwood	Kiera Heckel/Shelby McGee	NCH	21-19, 21-5
5	Jackie McGee/Makayla Hicks	Tierney Terrell/Carleigh Breaux	SLU	17-21, 28-26, 15-10

 
 
 
















SLU will return home to host its first Southeastern Invitational in program history March 8-9. The Lady Lions will host Central Arkansas, Texas A&M-Kingsville, McNeese and Spring Hill College for the weekend. SLU will open the two-day tournament against Central Arkansas March 8 at 1 p.m. before returning to the sand later in the evening at 5 p.m. to face McNeese.
 
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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