Beach Volleyball Finishes First Day at GSU Diggin’ Duals

ATLANTA – Southern Miss beach volleyball fell in two matches against No. 8 LSU and Florida Gulf Coast in the first day of the GSU Diggin' Duals. The Golden Eagles pushed FGCU to the brink, falling 4-1 and playing in two third set matches.

#8 LSU 5, Southern Miss 0
The Golden Eagles (12-16) opened tournament play against the nationally-ranked LSU Tigers, falling in two sets across the five duals and exhibition. Ola Chudzik and Valeria Siakidou Papakyriakou made a run at the Tigers as the third pairing, falling 21-17 and 21-18.

Florida Gulf Coast 4, Southern Miss 1
In a rematch from their first meeting of the season, the Eagles of Florida Gulf Coast took a 4-1 decision from Southern Miss. Chudzik and Siakidou Papakyriakou were able to complete a three-set win after dropping the first set 21-11 to take Southern Miss' only point of the match.

At the 3s, Ashlyn Rough and Dylan Russell took the Eagles to three sets, falling 15-11 in the rubber set.

UP NEXT
Southern Miss is back in action tomorrow in the final day of the GSU Diggin' Duals. The Golden Eagles begin play against No. 17 Stetson at 11:30 a.m. CT and conclude their weekend in Atlanta against host Georgia State at 4 p.m.

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Beach Volleyball Finishes First Day at GSU Diggin’ Duals

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Players Mentioned

Ola Chudzik

Ashlyn Rough

Dylan Russell

Valeria Siakidou Papakyriakou