The Spring Hill College beach volleyball team opened the Badger Beach Bash with wins over Hendrix (3-0) and Huntingdon (4-0), but suffered a close 3-2 loss to Tusculum at the Gulf Shores Public Beach on Friday.

The Sandy Badgers battled all three matches through rainy conditions throughout the first day of their home tournament. Their first match against Hendrix was delayed by an hour due to the weather.

Lily Mascari and Elizabeth Hardouin took care of business in their first wins of the season, defeating their opponent on the No. 2 court 21-18, 21-14. Jaylyne Bell and Ashlyn Whiteside dominated their first set on the No. 4 court 21-7 and finished things off with a 21-17 victory to secure the second point.

Mikayla Boyer and Mia Saavedra clinched the match with a 21-11, 21-12 victory on the No. 1 court. Whiteside and Saavedra each secured the first win of their collegiate career.

Spring Hill fell 3-2 in a close battle with Tusculum. The Pioneers claimed victories on the No. 2, 3 and 4 courts.

Emily Weinzapfel and Isabella Muti earned SHC’s first point of the match after taking their game to three sets (21-9, 17-21, 15-13). Boyer and Saavedra continued rolling with a 21-17, 21-16 win on the No. 1 court.

In their third and final match of the day, the Sandy Badgers swept the Hawks of Huntingdon, 4-0. Boyer and Saavedra finished the day undefeated with a 21-14, 21-8 win on court No. 1.

Ally Lane and Linnea Beger tacked on a win on court No. 2 (21-15, 21-10), their first of the year. The duos of Lily Mascari and Elizabeth Hardouin (21-13, 21-11) and Weinzapfel and Muti (21-14, 21-11) also claimed victories on their respective courts.

Match Details
Badger Beach Bash
Date: March 1
Venue (Location): Gulf Shores Public Beach (Gulf Shores, Ala.)

Results
Spring Hill 3, Hendrix 0
1. Mikayla Boyer/Mia Saavedra (SHC) def. Abby Collier/Kyler Greenlee (HEND) 21-11, 21-12
2. Ally Lane/Linnea Beger (SHC) vs. Eliana Oden/Mabrey Matz (HEND) 15-21, 21-8, unfinished
3. Lily Mascari/Elizabeth Hardouin (SHC) def. Morgan Ford/Kailey Carrico (HEND) 21-18, 21-14
4. Jaylyne Bell/Ashlyn Whiteside (SHC) def. Rebecca Slonina/Avery Evans-Brooks (HEND) 21-7, 21-17
5. Emily Weinzapfel/Isabella Muti (SHC) vs. Liz Roy/Hailey Gripka (HEND) 18-21, 21-12, unfinished
Ext. Prisca Garner/Irelyn Flynn (SHC) vs. Hayden Garris/Isabella Eurgil (HEND) 16-21, 14-15, unfinished

Records: Spring Hill (1-4), Hendrix (5-5)

Tusculum 3, Spring Hill 2
1. Mikayla Boyer/Mia Saavedra (SHC) def. Kyla Oppenhuis/Brynn Smith (TU) 21-17, 21-16
2. Olivia Browne/Morgan Browne (TU) def. Ally Lane/Linnea Beger (SHC) 21-17, 17-21, 15-13
3. Riley Rushing/Hannah Marsh (TU) def. Jaylyne Bell/Ashlyn Whiteside(SHC) 14-21, 21-16, 15-11
4. Charlyn Miller/Katie McLamb (TU) def. Lily Mascari/Elizabeth Hardouin(SHC) 25-23, 18-21, 15-13
5. Emily Weinzapfel/Isabella Muti (SHC) def. Morgan Willis/Katie Murphy (TU) 21-15, 21-13
Ext. Kassidy Mercado/Morgan Pacione (TU) def. Lillie Casey/Halie Hallmon (SHC) 21-9, 17-21, 15-13

Records: Tusculum (4-3), Spring Hill (1-5)

Spring Hill 4, Huntingdon 0
1. Mikayla Boyer/Mia Saavedra (SHC) def. Veronica Tikhomirova/Izzy Valldeperas (HUNT) 21-14, 21-8
2. Ally Lane/Linnea Beger (SHC) def. Ashlen Janowski/Ariel Helmick (HUNT) 21-15, 21-10
3. Jaylyne Bell/Ashlyn Whiteside (SHC) vs. Caroline Foote/Lindsey Holland (HUNT) 21-15, unfinished
4. Lily Mascari/Elizabeth Hardouin (SHC) def. Lydia Hitchcock/Bea Lindquist (HUNT) 21-13, 21-11
5. Emily Weinzapfel/Isabella Muti (SHC) def. Destin Roberts/Eva Ellenburg (HUNT) 21-11, 21-13
Ext. Cassidy Granger/Megan Pulizzano (SHC) def. Carryne Chancey/Bailey Tyler (HUNT) 21-14, 21-11

Records: Spring Hill (2-5), Huntingdon (2-9)

Up Next
Spring Hill will finish up the Badger Beach Bash with matches against Stevenson and Berry (Ga.) on Saturday.

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