The Spring Hill College beach volleyball team fell to Southern Miss and Nicholls during the first day of the Beachburg Invitational at the Southern Miss Beach Volleyball Complex on Friday.

The Sandy Badgers (12-13) fell in both hard-fought matches against Division I opponents. The pair of Mikayla Boyer and Mia Saavedra came away with wins in both matches.

Boyer and Saavedra earned a win on the No. 1 court against the Golden Eagles (9-14, 2-4 SBC) after their game was taken to three sets (21-13, 15-21, 17-15). Elizabeth Hardouin and Lily Mascari claimed the only other point for SHC in a three-set comeback victory. (10-21, 21-19, 15-5).

Boyer and Saavedra (21-12, 21-15) clinched their second game of the day in the first flight in straight sets against the Colonels (8-19, 0-7 Southland). Linnea Beger and Ally Lane defeated their opponents in two sets (21-12, 23-21) and earned the only other point of the match against Nicholls.

Match Details
Beachburg Invitational
Host: Southern Miss
Date: March 29
Venue (Location): Southern Miss Beach Volleyball Complex (Hattiesburg, Miss.)

Results
Southern Miss 3, Spring Hill 2
Records: Southern Miss (9-14, 2-4 SBC), Spring Hill (12-12)
1. Mikayla Boyer/Mia Saavedra (SHC) def. Ola Chudzik/Sarah Murczek (USM) 21-12, 15-21, 17-15
2. Laurel Dennis/Sadie McAda (USM) def. Linnea Beger/Ally Lane (SHC) 21-16, 21-17
3. Morgan Perry/Dylan Russell (USM) def. Jaylyne Bell/Ashlyn Whiteside (SHC) 21-16, 12-21, 15-13
4. Elizabeth Hardouin/Lily Mascari (SHC) def. Madison Baldridge/Valeria Siakidou Pa. (USM) 10-21, 21-19, 15-5
5. Madison Cassidy/Ella Rodriguez (USM) def. Emily Weinzapfel/Halie Hallmon (SHC) 21-11, 21-12
Ext. Cassidy Granger/Isabella Muti (SHC) def. Ryann Thomas/Emmie Koszalka (USM) 22-20, 16-21, 15-8

Nicholls 3, Spring Hill 2
Records: Nicholls (8-19, 0-7 Southland), Spring Hill (12-13)
1. Mikayla Boyer/Mia Saavedra (SHC) def. Keira Heckel/Deniz Akgul (NICH) 21-12, 21-15
2. Linnea Beger/Ally Lane (SHC) def. Kennedi Steele/Shelby McGee (NICH) 21-12, 23-21
3. Bethanie Durant/Brooklynn Wilkinson (NICH) def. Jaylyne Bell/Ashlyn Whiteside (SHC) 12-21, 21-15, 15-13
4. McKay Wilson/McKenna Malone (NICH) def. Elizabeth Hardouin/Lily Mascari(SHC) 21-19, 21-13
5. Carleigh Breaux/Tierney Terrell (NICH) def. Emily Weinzapfel/Halie Hallmon (SHC) 10-21, 21-17, 15-8

Up Next
SHC will finish up its weekend at the Beachburg Invitational with a pair of matches against Loyola (La.) and Southern Miss on Saturday.

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