Sunday, March 26
Baton Rouge, La. / LSU Beach Volleyball Stadium
1 p.m.
Southern Miss
0
vs
3
No. 13 Washington
Beach Volleyball Drops Two Matches to Top-Ranked Opponents
3/26/2023 5:17:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
BATON ROUGE, La. – Southern Miss drops two matches in an abbreviated second day of LSU Beach Invitational. All matches today were on a rolling schedule and scores were final as soon as either team reached its third point.
"We had a great weekend of volleyball," said fourth-year head coach Shawn Taylor. "We had to play in the heat and in the swamp and it was nice to walk away with a set of wins on day one. We had to adapt over the course of the weekend for various reasons, including the threat of weather. I thought the team did a great job of managing the changes."
"Today's matches were played to decision rather than completion, which means all matches are halted once a team earned three wins. Any match progress is considered stopped right where it's at and ruled a no contest. The hard part about playing to decision versus completion is some of the hard-fought individual matches don't get recognized. Maybe even more so than a hitter throwing a no-hitter through eight to get a no decision. Our 3s and 5s had a great opportunity to get a team point against Washington and we had a similar chance to put a point or two on the board against LSU but they were able to get three wins on us."
Game One – No. 13 Washington 3, Southern Miss 0 (Unfinished)
Southern Miss suffered the first of two losses on the day to 13th-ranked Washington. Playing to decision, the Huskies were able to grab their third point of the day leaving the third and fifth sets unfinished.
At the third position, Hallie Phelan and Kellie Garraway took the first set over Washington but were unable to play for a point.
1. Chloe Loreen/Natalie Robinson (WASH) def. Vanessa Hurnikova/Ola Chudzik (USM) 21-16, 21-16
2. Piper Monk-Heidrich/Kendall Mather (WASH) def. Taylor Pierce/Reagan Sandlin (USM) 21-17, 21-17
3. Hallie Phelan/Kellie Garraway (USM) def. Scarlett Dahl/Paloma Bowman (WASH) 21-19
4. Teagan DeFalco/Mary Sinclair (WASH) def. Valeria Siakidou/Morgan Perry (USM) 21-15, 21-11
5. Hannah Yerex/Shannon Gormally (WASH) def. Ashlyn Rough/Madison Cassidy (USM) 21-16
Ext. Jacquelyn Strawn/Maeve Griffin (WASH) def. Wiio Meinheit/Dylan Russell (USM) 21-14
Game Two – No. 5 LSU, 3, Southern Miss 0 (Unfinished)
Playing their fifth all-time match against fifth-ranked LSU, Southern Miss fell in three scored sets. The Tigers jumped out to an early lead across the six courts being played, winning points at the first, fourth and fifth positions.
Taylor Pierce and Reagan Sandlin and Phelan/Garraway played close matches that were left unfinished with the Golden Eagles poised to take the second sets.
1. Kylie DeBerg/Ellie Shank (LSU) def. Vanessa Hurnikova/Ola Chudzik (USM) 21-16, 21-18
2. Grace Seits/Parker Bracken (LSU) def. Taylor Pierce/Reagan Sandlin (USM) 21-17, 15-15
3. Hannah Brister/Reilly Allred (LSU) def. Hallie Phelan/Kellie Garraway (USM) 23-21, 15-10
4. Lara Boos/Ella Larkin (LSU) def. Morgan Perry/Valeria Siakidou (USM) 21-12, 21-8
5. Brooke Bluetreich/Amber Haynes (LSU) def. Ashlyn Rough/Madison Cassidy (USM) 21-13, 21-10
Ext. Melia Lindner/Cassidy Chambers (LSU) def. Wiio Meinheit/Dylan Russell (USM) 21-17, 21-11
Up Next
"We got a lot better over the course of the weekend and had a great opportunity to compete against top-caliber competition," said Taylor. "We've got to put in another solid week of practice but are looking forward to our final stand of the season next weekend."
Southern Miss plays host to Central Arkansas, New Orleans and Nicholls over two days in Hattiesburg for the Beach Burg Invitational.
Matches begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 31 with the Golden Eagles' senior night at the conclusion of the 6 p.m. match on Friday.
Play continues on Saturday, April 1 with the final home match of the regular season at 5 p.m.
"We had a great weekend of volleyball," said fourth-year head coach Shawn Taylor. "We had to play in the heat and in the swamp and it was nice to walk away with a set of wins on day one. We had to adapt over the course of the weekend for various reasons, including the threat of weather. I thought the team did a great job of managing the changes."
"Today's matches were played to decision rather than completion, which means all matches are halted once a team earned three wins. Any match progress is considered stopped right where it's at and ruled a no contest. The hard part about playing to decision versus completion is some of the hard-fought individual matches don't get recognized. Maybe even more so than a hitter throwing a no-hitter through eight to get a no decision. Our 3s and 5s had a great opportunity to get a team point against Washington and we had a similar chance to put a point or two on the board against LSU but they were able to get three wins on us."
Game One – No. 13 Washington 3, Southern Miss 0 (Unfinished)
Southern Miss suffered the first of two losses on the day to 13th-ranked Washington. Playing to decision, the Huskies were able to grab their third point of the day leaving the third and fifth sets unfinished.
At the third position, Hallie Phelan and Kellie Garraway took the first set over Washington but were unable to play for a point.
1. Chloe Loreen/Natalie Robinson (WASH) def. Vanessa Hurnikova/Ola Chudzik (USM) 21-16, 21-16
2. Piper Monk-Heidrich/Kendall Mather (WASH) def. Taylor Pierce/Reagan Sandlin (USM) 21-17, 21-17
3. Hallie Phelan/Kellie Garraway (USM) def. Scarlett Dahl/Paloma Bowman (WASH) 21-19
4. Teagan DeFalco/Mary Sinclair (WASH) def. Valeria Siakidou/Morgan Perry (USM) 21-15, 21-11
5. Hannah Yerex/Shannon Gormally (WASH) def. Ashlyn Rough/Madison Cassidy (USM) 21-16
Ext. Jacquelyn Strawn/Maeve Griffin (WASH) def. Wiio Meinheit/Dylan Russell (USM) 21-14
Game Two – No. 5 LSU, 3, Southern Miss 0 (Unfinished)
Playing their fifth all-time match against fifth-ranked LSU, Southern Miss fell in three scored sets. The Tigers jumped out to an early lead across the six courts being played, winning points at the first, fourth and fifth positions.
Taylor Pierce and Reagan Sandlin and Phelan/Garraway played close matches that were left unfinished with the Golden Eagles poised to take the second sets.
1. Kylie DeBerg/Ellie Shank (LSU) def. Vanessa Hurnikova/Ola Chudzik (USM) 21-16, 21-18
2. Grace Seits/Parker Bracken (LSU) def. Taylor Pierce/Reagan Sandlin (USM) 21-17, 15-15
3. Hannah Brister/Reilly Allred (LSU) def. Hallie Phelan/Kellie Garraway (USM) 23-21, 15-10
4. Lara Boos/Ella Larkin (LSU) def. Morgan Perry/Valeria Siakidou (USM) 21-12, 21-8
5. Brooke Bluetreich/Amber Haynes (LSU) def. Ashlyn Rough/Madison Cassidy (USM) 21-13, 21-10
Ext. Melia Lindner/Cassidy Chambers (LSU) def. Wiio Meinheit/Dylan Russell (USM) 21-17, 21-11
Up Next
"We got a lot better over the course of the weekend and had a great opportunity to compete against top-caliber competition," said Taylor. "We've got to put in another solid week of practice but are looking forward to our final stand of the season next weekend."
Southern Miss plays host to Central Arkansas, New Orleans and Nicholls over two days in Hattiesburg for the Beach Burg Invitational.
Matches begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 31 with the Golden Eagles' senior night at the conclusion of the 6 p.m. match on Friday.
Play continues on Saturday, April 1 with the final home match of the regular season at 5 p.m.
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