Friday, April 18
Austin, Texas / Wright-Whitaker Sports Complex
8 a.m.
Southern Miss
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Beach Volleyball Finishes First Day at Lone Star Invitational
4/18/2025 9:59:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
AUSTIN, Texas – Southern Miss (12-22) played three matches against top 20 programs in its first day in the Lone Star Invitational. The Golden Eagles narrowly missed out on upsetting No. 17 North Florida before closing the day with two losses to No. 7 Texas.
No. 17 North Florida 3, Southern Miss 2
The Golden Eagles came within five points of taking the program's first win over a ranked opponent in school history but were ultimately unable to pull off the top-20 upset over No. 17 North Florida (22-7). Laurel Dennis (Gulfport, Miss.) and Sadie McAda (Pleasanton, Texas) were able to take the first point of the match and claim their 21st pair win of the year, tying them with Kylie Grandy and Abbey Wilson for the most in a single season in school history.
Jessica Fairly (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) and Dylan Russell (Oklahoma City, Okla.) collected point No. 2 for the Golden Eagles, winning in three sets and taking the final set 15-13 to open up a 2-0 advantage in favor of Southern Miss. The 17th-ranked Ospreys though, pushed back and took two straight two-set wins at the third and fifth pairing to even the match 2-2.
All eyes turn to the top flight battle where Madison Cassidy (Baton Rouge, La.) and Zuzanna Michalska (Warsaw, Poland) forced the decisive third set after winning 21-17 in the second frame. Southern Miss' No. 1 pairing fell behind and dropped the ultimate set 15-10 as the Ospreys held on and staved off the upset-minded Golden Eagles.
Box Score
1 . Murphy, Mackenzie/Murray, Presley (UNF) 2-1 Cassidy, Madison/Michalska, Zuzanna (USM) 21-17 17-21 15-10
2 . Dennis, Laurel/McAda, Sadie (USM) 2-1 Feliciano Sanchez, Mariana/Espy, Madison (UNF) 18-21 21-16 15-11
3 . Pierce, Taylor/Humphries, Cameron (UNF) 2-0 Sanchez Delgado, Carmen/White, Jaden (USM) 21-12 21-14
4 . Fairly, Jessica/Russell, Dylan (USM) 2-1 Wooldridge, Hayden/Da Silva, Andrea (UNF) 18-21 24-22 15-13
5 . Notaro, Sophie/Anderson, Eden (UNF) 2-0 Thomas, Ryann/Gurgel Bahia, Giovanna (USM) 21-9 21-11
Order of finish: 2, 4, 5, 3, 1*
No. 7 Texas 5, Southern Miss 0
Southern Miss fell victim to the top ten Longhorns in Texas' first match of the day. Carmen Sanchez Delgado (Málaga, Spain) and Jaden White (West Palm Beach, Fla.) pushed the Longhorn threes to a third set but were unable to complete the reverse sweep, falling 15-13 in the deciding set.
Dennis and McAda came close to history but dropped the third set 15-8 to fall to 20-10 on the season. Texas took the remaining three scoring pairs in two sets to complete the 5-0 decision.
Box Score
1 . Charles, Chloe/Liisa Kuivonen, Eva (TX) 2-0 Cassidy, Madison/Michalska, Zuzanna (USM) 21-6 21-14
2 . Hashman, Katie/Robertson, Emma Grace (TX) 2-1 Dennis, Laurel/McAda, Sadie (USM) 16-21 21-10 15-8
3 . Parmelly, Maddison/Zolnercikova, Karin (TX) 2-1 Sanchez Delgado, Carmen/White, Jaden (USM) 21-7 18-21 15-13
4 . Butler, Macey/Sonneville, Noa (TX) 2-0 Martini Adamsone, Kitija/Gurgel Bahia, Giovanna (USM) 21-8 21-14
5 . Wickley, Kylie/Ogden, Hannah (TX) 2-0 Fairly, Jessica/Russell, Dylan (USM) 24-22 21-16
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5*, 3, 1
No. 7 Texas 5, Southern Miss 0
The Longhorns (23-9) followed up their first 5-0 decision over Southern Miss with another to cap off the night. Delgado and White again pushed their court to three sets before falling 15-9 in the third frame. Texas swept through the remaining pairing to take its 23rd win of the campaign.
Box Score
1 . Charles, Chloe/Liisa Kuivonen, Eva (TX) 2-0 Meinheit, Wiio/Boyd, Kenzie (USM) 21-10 21-12
2 . Hashman, Katie/Robertson, Emma Grace (TX) 2-0 Dennis, Laurel/McAda, Sadie (USM) 21-14 21-17
3 . Parmelly, Maddison/Zolnercikova, Karin (TX) 2-1 Sanchez Delgado, Carmen/White, Jaden (USM) 21-17 11-21 15-9
4 . Patton, Ava/Johnson, Vivian (TX) 2-0 Martini Adamsone, Kitija/Gurgel Bahia, Giovanna (USM) 21-17 21-18
5 . Wickley, Kylie/Ogden, Hannah (TX) 2-0 Russell, Dylan/Do, Y-Nhu (USM) 21-13 21-10
Order of finish: 2, 4, 1*, 5, 3
Up Next
Southern Miss' regular season ends with a match against Cal Poly in Austin before the Golden Eagles head to Foley, Ala., to begin the Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Championship.
Action starts up at 10 a.m. in the final match of the 2025 regular season.
No. 17 North Florida 3, Southern Miss 2
The Golden Eagles came within five points of taking the program's first win over a ranked opponent in school history but were ultimately unable to pull off the top-20 upset over No. 17 North Florida (22-7). Laurel Dennis (Gulfport, Miss.) and Sadie McAda (Pleasanton, Texas) were able to take the first point of the match and claim their 21st pair win of the year, tying them with Kylie Grandy and Abbey Wilson for the most in a single season in school history.
Jessica Fairly (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) and Dylan Russell (Oklahoma City, Okla.) collected point No. 2 for the Golden Eagles, winning in three sets and taking the final set 15-13 to open up a 2-0 advantage in favor of Southern Miss. The 17th-ranked Ospreys though, pushed back and took two straight two-set wins at the third and fifth pairing to even the match 2-2.
All eyes turn to the top flight battle where Madison Cassidy (Baton Rouge, La.) and Zuzanna Michalska (Warsaw, Poland) forced the decisive third set after winning 21-17 in the second frame. Southern Miss' No. 1 pairing fell behind and dropped the ultimate set 15-10 as the Ospreys held on and staved off the upset-minded Golden Eagles.
Box Score
1 . Murphy, Mackenzie/Murray, Presley (UNF) 2-1 Cassidy, Madison/Michalska, Zuzanna (USM) 21-17 17-21 15-10
2 . Dennis, Laurel/McAda, Sadie (USM) 2-1 Feliciano Sanchez, Mariana/Espy, Madison (UNF) 18-21 21-16 15-11
3 . Pierce, Taylor/Humphries, Cameron (UNF) 2-0 Sanchez Delgado, Carmen/White, Jaden (USM) 21-12 21-14
4 . Fairly, Jessica/Russell, Dylan (USM) 2-1 Wooldridge, Hayden/Da Silva, Andrea (UNF) 18-21 24-22 15-13
5 . Notaro, Sophie/Anderson, Eden (UNF) 2-0 Thomas, Ryann/Gurgel Bahia, Giovanna (USM) 21-9 21-11
Order of finish: 2, 4, 5, 3, 1*
No. 7 Texas 5, Southern Miss 0
Southern Miss fell victim to the top ten Longhorns in Texas' first match of the day. Carmen Sanchez Delgado (Málaga, Spain) and Jaden White (West Palm Beach, Fla.) pushed the Longhorn threes to a third set but were unable to complete the reverse sweep, falling 15-13 in the deciding set.
Dennis and McAda came close to history but dropped the third set 15-8 to fall to 20-10 on the season. Texas took the remaining three scoring pairs in two sets to complete the 5-0 decision.
Box Score
1 . Charles, Chloe/Liisa Kuivonen, Eva (TX) 2-0 Cassidy, Madison/Michalska, Zuzanna (USM) 21-6 21-14
2 . Hashman, Katie/Robertson, Emma Grace (TX) 2-1 Dennis, Laurel/McAda, Sadie (USM) 16-21 21-10 15-8
3 . Parmelly, Maddison/Zolnercikova, Karin (TX) 2-1 Sanchez Delgado, Carmen/White, Jaden (USM) 21-7 18-21 15-13
4 . Butler, Macey/Sonneville, Noa (TX) 2-0 Martini Adamsone, Kitija/Gurgel Bahia, Giovanna (USM) 21-8 21-14
5 . Wickley, Kylie/Ogden, Hannah (TX) 2-0 Fairly, Jessica/Russell, Dylan (USM) 24-22 21-16
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5*, 3, 1
No. 7 Texas 5, Southern Miss 0
The Longhorns (23-9) followed up their first 5-0 decision over Southern Miss with another to cap off the night. Delgado and White again pushed their court to three sets before falling 15-9 in the third frame. Texas swept through the remaining pairing to take its 23rd win of the campaign.
Box Score
1 . Charles, Chloe/Liisa Kuivonen, Eva (TX) 2-0 Meinheit, Wiio/Boyd, Kenzie (USM) 21-10 21-12
2 . Hashman, Katie/Robertson, Emma Grace (TX) 2-0 Dennis, Laurel/McAda, Sadie (USM) 21-14 21-17
3 . Parmelly, Maddison/Zolnercikova, Karin (TX) 2-1 Sanchez Delgado, Carmen/White, Jaden (USM) 21-17 11-21 15-9
4 . Patton, Ava/Johnson, Vivian (TX) 2-0 Martini Adamsone, Kitija/Gurgel Bahia, Giovanna (USM) 21-17 21-18
5 . Wickley, Kylie/Ogden, Hannah (TX) 2-0 Russell, Dylan/Do, Y-Nhu (USM) 21-13 21-10
Order of finish: 2, 4, 1*, 5, 3
Up Next
Southern Miss' regular season ends with a match against Cal Poly in Austin before the Golden Eagles head to Foley, Ala., to begin the Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Championship.
Action starts up at 10 a.m. in the final match of the 2025 regular season.
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