BATON ROUGE, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University beach volleyball team suffered two tough losses Friday afternoon to open day one of the Battle on the Bayou in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
 
Southeastern (11-16, 3-4 SLC) started the day with a 4-1 loss to ULM (14-12). The Warhawks extended their two-match winning streak with two matches secured with a two-set advantage. Reigning Pair of the Week Andrea Da Silva and Rachel Hartmann helped SLU avoid the sweep with a tough three set victory.
 
The Lady Lions returned to the sand to close out day one with a tough 5-0 defeat to Jacksonville (12-15) later in the afternoon. Southeastern's pair one and two battled to force three sets but could not claim the win to counter the Dolphins in the end.
 
Friday's Results:
 

Match 1: ULM 4, Southeastern 1
	SLU	ULM	Winner	Score
1	Andrea Da Silva/Rachel Hartmann	Kaylie Beck/Tamsie Black	SLU	21-11, 16-21, 15-11
2	Ysabella Lockwood/Mia McKinney	Kaitlyn Beck/Claire Williamson	ULM	14-21, 21-11, 15-11
3	Alexis Logarbo/Maddie Shepston	Eden Anderson/Kate Taylor	ULM	19-21, 21-17, 15-11
4	Lauren Schlotzhauer/Erin Engel	Kaitlyn Nowak/Bailey Hope	ULM	21-19, 21-17
5	Emmaleigh Vincent/Mia Sauers	Katie Felts/Maggie Cox	ULM	19-21, 28-26, 25-23

 
 

Match 2: Jacksonville 5, Southeastern 0
	SLU	JU	Winner	Score
1	Andrea Da Silva/Rachel Hartmann	Olivia Szyszkiewicz/Anna Erickson	JU	21-17, 15-21, 15-12
2	Ysabella Lockwood/Mia McKinney	Jenna McNamara/Emily Kubicsko	JU	17-21, 22-20, 15-7
3	Alexis Logarbo/Maddie Shepston	Claire Mrukowski/Meredith Mrukowski	JU	21-11, 21-17
4	Emmaleigh Vincent/Mia Sauers	Katie Martinez/Kristina Nika	JU	21-16, 21-19
5	Lauren Schlotzhauer/Jackie McGee	Miller Reames/Hayden Garnett	JU	21-16, 21-13

 
 













SLU will return Saturday morning to rematch conference foe New Orleans at 9:15 a.m. before taking on LSU at 2 p.m. to cap the weekend. 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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