Beach Volleyball Drops Final Matches of Florida State Beach Bash

Sunday, February 27

Tallahassee, Fla. / Seminole Beach Volleyball Courts

8:15 A.M.

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Beach Volleyball Drops Final Matches of Florida State Beach Bash

2/27/2022 4:00:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

Box Score - UNF (PDF)Box Score - TCU (PDF)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Southern Miss drops the final two matches of the Florida State Beach Bash to North Florida and No. 6 TCU.

The Golden Eagles fell 4-1 in the morning match against North Florida. The Ospreys entered the match with a 1-1 record, the win coming yesterday against Tampa.

Southern Miss clipped the Ospreys in the 5th slot, with Valeria Siakidou Papakyriakou and Kai Norman winning in three sets, the pair and squad's first set victory of the year.

UNF took the remaining four sets 2-0 to pick up their second win of the season.

"We definitely would have loved to had a better result and come away with a team win; however, we were finally able to break through and get a pair win on the 5th court with Valeria Siakidou Papakyriakou and Kai Norman," head coach Shawn Taylor said.

The Black & Gold rounded out play at the Florida State Beach Bash against No. 6 TCU. The Horned Frogs entered the match 3-0, with wins against No. 13 Florida Atlantic, UAB, and No. 8 Cal Poly. Last season, TCU fell to LSU in the CCSA Championship match and was eliminated in two games at the NCAA Championships.

Again, the 5th pairing of Siakidou and Norman shined, falling in three sets against the undefeated Horned Frogs. On the No. 4 court, freshmen pair Taylor Pierce and Reagan Sandlin came two points shy of forcing a third set.

"Across the board we played great volleyball," says Taylor. "Our 5th pair almost squeezed out another win, but came up short."

"The other teams were just a little bit better. We improved every match and are playing great volleyball. This is very promising moving forward," Taylor said.

The Golden Eagles return to Hattiesburg for the week before traveling to the Bayou State for the Tiger Beach Invitational hosted by LSU. Play begins against C-USA foe UAB at 10:00 A.M. CST on Saturday, Mar. 5. While in Baton Rouge, Southern Miss will face Tulane, LSU, Texas A&M – Corpus Christi and Texas A&M – Kingsville along with UAB.

For updates, scores and more, follow Southern Miss on Twitter @SouthernMissBVB, Instagram @southernmissbvb or at SouthernMiss.com.

North Florida 4, Southern Miss Beach Volleyball 1

1. Taryn Griffey/Callie Workman (UNF) def. Breleigh Favre/Kellie Garraway (USMBVB) 21-14, 21-16
2. Carleigh Semeniuk/Lauren Galinis (UNF) def. Vanessa Hurnikova/Ola Chudzik (USMBVB) 21-17, 21-19
3. Leah Maloney/Marisa Rogers (UNF) def. Hallie Phelan/Olivia Hepworth (USMBVB) 21-19, 21-17
4. Chantel McMillan/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) def. Taylor Pierce/Reagan Sandlin (USMBVB) 21-16, 21-14
5. Valeria Siakidou/Kai Norman (USMBVB) def. Gabby O'Connell/Madeline Camp (UNF) 16-21, 21-19, 17-15

#6 TCU 5, Southern Miss Beach Volleyball 0

1. Daniela Alvarez/Tania Moreno (TCU) def. Breleigh Favre/Kellie Garraway (USMBVB) 21-16, 21-11
2. Alexis Filippone/Hailey Brockett (TCU) def. Vanessa Hurnikova/Ola Chudzik (USMBVB) 21-16, 21-16
3. Sutton MacTavish/Hailey Hamlett (TCU) def. Hallie Phelan/Olivia Hepworth (USMBVB) 21-10, 21-13
4. Megan Muret/Tara Patton (TCU) def. Taylor Pierce/Reagan Sandlin (USMBVB) 21-16, 22-20
5. Peyton Yamagata/Hayley Boll (TCU) def. Valeria Siakidou/Kai Norman (USMBVB) 18-21, 21-18, 15-11