Lady Lions Upset No. 3 San Jose State, Fall to No. 2 Islanders in SLC Tournament

4/23/2025 9:18:00 PM

Southeastern ends day one of the SLC Tournament with a split decision against San Jose State and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University beach volleyball team closed day one of the Southland Beach Volleyball Championship Tournament with a split decision against San Jose State and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Wednesday afternoon at Privateer Beach.

No. 6 Southeastern (13-19, 3-5 SLC) took care of business to advance in the tournament with a 3-2 victory over No. 3 San Jose State (12-19, 6-2 SLC) in its opening match. The Lady Lions upset the Spartans after securing early momentum in the match. Makayla Hick and Mia Sauers extended their three match winning streak against San Jose State with a 21-16, 21-19 victory on court three. Ysabella Lockwood and Kennedi Steele battled on court four to claim a 21-19, 14-21, 15-11 win while Aspen Steele and Anne Brauckmiller sealed the deal on court five with a two set victory.

SLU returned to the sand, suffering a 3-0 sweep against No. 2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (21-12, 7-1 SLC). The Islanders held all the momentum throughout the match after undergoing a short weather delay. Southeastern worked to gain a spark to close out the day, but could not counter attack against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to avoid the shutout.

The Lady Lions will return for day two of the SLC Beach Volleyball Championship Tournament Thursday morning at 11:30 a.m. in an elimination match against the winner of No. 4 Stephen F. Austin and No. 8 New Orleans. All matches will be played at Privateer Beach.

Wednesday's Results:

Match 1: Southeastern 3, San Jose State 2
	SLU	SJSU	Winner	Score
1	Mia McKinney/Alexis Logarbo	Sabrina Moore/Kiara Edwards	UF	21-18, 15-21 UF
2	Gabriela Hrubanova/Maggie Paiva	Jada Hall/Randi Reeves	SJSU	22-24, 21-18, 15-8
3	Makayla Hicks/Mia Sauers	Kylee Moore/Anna Salmon	SLU	21-18, 21-19
4	Ysabella Lockwood/Kennedi Steele	Addison DeMarse/Elon Milroy	SLU	21-14, 14-21, 15-11
5	Aspen Steele/Anne Brauckmiller	Aubrey McBride/Alexandra Dale	SLU	21-16, 21-19

Match 2: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3, Southeastern 0
	SLU	TAMUCC	Winner	Score
1	Alexis Logarbo/Mia McKinney	Madison Morrow/Tess Spaansen	TAMUCC	21-17, 21-14
2	Gabriela Hrubanova/Maggie Paiva	Kristin Bobay/Millie Olsson	TAMUCC	21-13, 21-18
3	Makayla Hicks/Mia Sauers	Elizabeth Cortez/Kela Moreno	UF	21-18, 14-19 UF
4	Kennedi Steele/Ysabella Lockwood	Bryce Ranney/Jade Bennett	TAMUCC	22-20, 21-16
5	Aspen Steele/Anne Brauckmiller	Ashlyn Rough/Duda Fernandes de M	UF	21-23, 16-13 UF

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