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Beach Volleyball Closes The March to May
3/9/2019 5:22:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
GULF SHORES, Ala. - In the final day of its weekend trip to Gulf Shores, Ala., Southern Miss (2-11, 0-4 CCSA) concluded The March to May with back-to-back losses to Spring Hill and No. 18 Georgia State.
Match 1
The Badgers, in their third meeting against the Golden Eagles this season, found a 4-1 win Saturday morning. Piper Matsumoto and Kellie Garraway nabbed Southern Miss' lone point with a three-set win at the No. 3 pairing. Matsumoto and Garraway won the first and third sets to secure the win. Jessica Austin and Madison Lawler went the distance at the No. 5 pairing, but fell in the third set, 15-12.
Spring Hill swept the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 pairings. The two teams still have two more meetings this season, including a home match on April 6 at the Southern Miss Beach Courts.
Match 2
Georgia State, who's ranked No. 18 in the AVCA Coaches Poll, got the best of the Golden Eagles in a 3-2 win. Austin and Lawler picked up an early lead for the Golden Eagles at the No. 5 pairing, winning in straight sets, 21-16, 23-21. Olivia Hepworth and Breleigh Favre followed with their second win of the weekend at the No. 4 pairing. The duo knocked off Ashley McGinn and Bekah Brodbeck after dropping the first set.
However, the Panthers answered with two-set wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 pairings. Matsumoto and Garraway nearly found their second win of the day, but fell 15-12 in the third set at the No. 3 pairing. Southern Miss and Georgia State are schedule to meet at least one more time this season at the Tiger Beach Challenge in Baton Rouge, La.
The Golden Eagles are back in the sand when they head to Tennessee-Martin and Austin Peay for midweek matches on March 13 and March 14, respectively. They will continue the road swing with The Governor's Challenge at Austin Peay next weekend.
GAME 8 (Day 2 – game 2): Spring Hill 4, Southern Miss 1
Court 1: Payton Gidney/Kassandra Fairly (SH) def. Kylie Grandy/Lindsey Legg (SM): 21-12, 21-18
Court 2: Brittani Billotti/Taylor Hurst (SH) def. Abbey Wilson/Cyan Blackdeer (SM): 21-10, 21-19
Court 3: Piper Matsumoto/Kellie Garraway (SM) def. Caroline Herrera/Allison Weimer (SH): 23-21, 17-21, 15-9
Court 4: Sarah Senft/Emily Greim (SH) def. Olivia Hepworth/Breleigh Favre (SM): 21-14, 21-19
Court 5: Emma Rose Neibert/Emily Sullivan (SH) def. Jessica Austin/Madison Lawler (SM): 22-20, 15-21, 15-12
GAME 10 (Day 2 – game 5): Georgia State 3, Southern Miss 2
Court 1: Eden Hawes/Georgia Johnson (GS) def. Kylie Grandy/Lindsey Legg (SM): 21-16, 21-19
Court 2: Maddy Delmonte/Olivia Stasevich (GS) def. Abbey Wilson/Cyan Blackdeer (SM): 21-11, 21-19
Court 3: Brooke Weiner/Kate Novack (GS) def. Piper Matsumoto/Kellie Garraway (SM): 16-21, 21-15, 15-12
Court 4: Olivia Hepworth/Breleigh Favre (SM) def. Ashley McGinn/Bekah Brodbeck (GS): 19-21, 21-10, 15-11
Court 5: Jessica Austin/Madison Lawler (SM) def. Mattie Johnson/Kelly Dorn (GS): 21-16, 23-21
