HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The ULM beach volleyball team split its matches on Saturday at the Southern Miss Beach Invitational to salvage a match from the weekend at the Southern Miss Beach Volleyball Courts.
ULM dropped its first game of the day to Spring Hill, 3-2, before rebounding for a win over New Orleans, 3-2.
The Warhawks close the regular season next week at the Blazer Beach Bash at UAB, facing Mercer at 12 p.m. Friday, UAB at 11 a.m. Saturday and North Alabama at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Spring Hill 3, ULM 2
Spring Hill claimed the first three matches of the dual before ULM rallied to salvage the final two matches in a 3-2 loss Saturday morning.
The Badgers claimed the first point on court five as Briley Jane Becker and Emily Weinzapfel defeated
Abigail Elder and
Abbey Bufkin, 21-15, 21-14. SHC went up 2-0 on court four as Brooke Borgmeyer and Linnea Beger topped
Kaitlyn Nowak and
Avery Reynolds, 21-16, 18-21, 15-13. They clinched the dual with a win on court three, as Leanne Sorrel and Kyla Shappell swept
Elizabeth Moreland and
Brooke Hoven, 21-14, 21-14.
ULM built some momentum for the second match of the day, as
Rylin Adams and
Julia Blazek won on court two over Mikayla Boyer and Natalie Bonner, 20-22, 21-14, 15-11. On court one,
Audrey Brooks and
Kayla Gallant defeated Kassandra Fairly and Jessica Fairly, 18-21, 23-21, 15-12.
In an extra pair match,
Madison Gray and
Tamsie Black of ULM defeated SHC's Courtney Faulkner and Jordan Atchison, 18-21, 21-19, 15-10.
1. Brooks, Audrey/Gallant, Kayla (ULM) def. Kassandra Fairly/Jessica Fairly (SPRSVB) 18-21, 23-21, 15-12
2. Adams, Rylin/Blazek, Julia (ULM) def. Mikayla Boyer/Natalie Bonner (SPRSVB) 20-22, 21-14, 15-11
3. Leanne Sorrel/Kyla Shappell (SPRSVB) def. Moreland, Elizabeth/Hoven, Brooke (ULM) 21-14, 21-14
4. Brooke Borgmeyer/Linnea Beger (SPRSVB) def. Nowak, Kaitlyn/Reynolds, Avery (ULM) 21-16, 18-21, 15-13
5. BrileyJane Becker/Emily Weinzapfel (SPRSVB) def. Elder, Abigail/Bufkin, Abbey (ULM) 21-15, 21-14
Ext. Gray, Madison/Black, Tamsie (ULM) def. Courtney Faulkner/Jordan Atchison (SPRSVB) 18-21, 21-19, 15-10
Match Notes:
Spring Hill 19-6
ULM 8-18
Order of finish: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Weather: 56, sunny, W 3 mph
ULM 3, New Orleans 2
ULM took the fourth meeting between the Warhawks and Privateers, 3-2, Saturday afternoon, leaving the season series tied at 2-2.
Elder and Bufkin cruised to a sweep on court five to put ULM up 1-0, defeating Valerie Vujnovich and Taylore Louviere, 21-16, 21-11. The lead moved to 2-0 on court four as Nowak and Reynolds defeated Liz Gialanella and Ivana Peixe, 21-14, 21-18. The Warhawks clinched the match on court three as Moreland and Hoven topped Hannah Volpi and Maxine Walsh, 21-17, 21-15.
UNO took the final two matches of the day. Trinity Jackson and Alexa Spartz defeated Adams and Blazek on court two, 21-19, 23-21. On court one, Lucie Pokorna and Ania Esarte defeated Brooks and Gallant, 16-21, 21-17, 15-10.
In an extra pair match,
Madeline Williams and
Delaney Evans played into a third set but the match was unfinished against Tara Goolsby and Serena Baumgart. Williams and Evans won the first set, 21-19, and Goolsby and Baumgart won the second, 21-15.
1. Lucie Pokorna/Ania Esarte (UNO) def. Brooks, Audrey/Gallant, Kayla (ULM) 16-21, 21-17, 15-10
2. Trinity Jackson/Alexa Spartz (UNO) def. Adams, Rylin/Blazek, Julia (ULM) 21-19, 23-21
3. Moreland, Elizabeth/Hoven, Brooke (ULM) def. Hannah Volpi/Maxine Walsh (UNO) 21-17, 21-15
4. Nowak, Kaitlyn/Reynolds, Avery (ULM) def. Liz Gialanella/Ivana Peixe (UNO) 21-14, 21-18
5. Elder, Abigail/Bufkin, Abbey (ULM) def. Valerie Vujnovich/Taylore Louviere (UNO) 21-16, 21-11
Ext. Williams, Madeline/Evans, Delaney (ULM) vs. Tara Goolsby/Serena Baumgart (UNO) 21-19, 15-21, unfinished
Match Notes:
New Orleans 16-12
ULM 9-18
Order of finish: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Weather: 67, sunny, W 13 mph
