University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Southern Miss
16-11,7-9Sun Belt
Marshall
16-11,9-7Sun Belt
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Miss. | 23 | 15 | 25 | 0 |
| Marshall | 25 | 25 | 27 | 3 |
11/13/2026 9:13:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Southern Miss (16-11, 7-9 Sun Belt) fell to Marshall (16-11, 9-7) 3-0 (23-25, 15-25, 25-27) in its final regular season match this season at the Cam Henderson Center. The Golden Eagles finished with more kills, 46-45, but Marshall hit .279 to Southern Miss .168 mark and pulled out two close sets.
The Southern Miss offense had strong stretches and cold spells throughout the match and couldn't hear up at the right times to close out sets one and three. Marshall finished with 61 digs, nine blocks and five aces, compared with 58 digs, four blocks and two aces for Southern Miss. Sadie McAda led the Golden Eagles with 13 kills, while Elly Stewart and Aubrey Judd added eight apiece. Tarah Yunes provided a spark off the bench in the third set with six kills. Allie Hazelwood recorded her 10th double-double of the season with 37 assists and 10 digs. Sunni Sheppard led the team with 21 digs, and Kaylee Lowther had 11.
How It Happened
Marshall opened the first set with a 10-3 lead, helped by five team blocks. Southern Miss regrouped during a timeout and scored six straight points, including three Wells kills, to pull within 10-9. McAda caught fire midway through the set, with back-to-back kills helping give the Golden Eagles a 15-12 lead at the media timeout. She added another kill to make it 18-16, and Stewart's kill later brought the score to 22-20, butMarshall closed with a 5-1 run to take the set 25-23.
The second set stayed close early, and Southern Miss briefly moved ahead 9-8. Lowther's first kill of the season, block assists by Hazelwood and Johnson, and another McAda kill helped the Golden Eagles take the lead. Marshall responded with a run to go up 13-10, then stretched its advantage to 19-12 and forced Southern Miss to use both timeouts. Judd recorded a kill out of the timeout, but Marshall kept control and won the set 25-15.
Kills by Yunes, Judd and McAda, along with block assists from Judd and Stewart, helped Southern Miss take a 5-2 lead in the third. Marshall quickly erased the deficit, but a Lillie Johnson kill, and two Hazelwood aces helped the Golden Eagles regain control at 13-9. Yunes delivered consecutive kills to make it 19-13, but Marshall rallied to take a 24-23 lead. Two straight Southern Miss kills gave the Golden Eagles set point at 25-24. Marshall answered with three consecutive points to win the set 27-25 and the match.
Up Next
Southern Miss will travel to Foley, Ala., to face Coastal Carolina (12-13, 8-7 Sun Belt) in the first round of the 2026 Sun Belt Volleyball Championship on Thursday, Nov. 19.
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