University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Saturday, April 18
Elmwood, La. / White Sands
11 a.m.
Southern Miss
4
vs
1
ULM
Southern Miss Completes Regular Season at NOLA Classic
4/18/2026 3:57:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
Golden Eagles clinch No. 3 seed in Sun Belt Conference Championship next Thursday
ELMWOOD, La. – Southern Miss Beach Volleyball (14-18, 4-1 Sun Belt) split its final two duals of the NOLA Classic with a 4-1 win over ULM (6-24, 1-5 Sun Belt) and a 3-2 loss to (RV) Tulane (22-13, 1-5 C-USA).
Southern Miss' win over ULM completed the regular season match ups for the Sun Belt Conference and solidified the No. 3 seed for Southern Miss in next week's Beach Volleyball Championship in Foley, Alabama. Southern Miss will square off against the Warhawks for a fourth time on Thursday, April 23, to open its time in the tournament.
Southern Miss 4, ULM 1
Southern Miss picked up its fourth Sun Belt Conference win of the year with a 4-1 victory over ULM. The win improved Southern Miss to 4-1 in league play, setting a new program record for most conference wins and best conference winning percentage.
Zuzanna Michalska and Abby Lewis put Southern Miss ahead early in the first wave with a two-set (21-13, 21-16) win at the second pairing. ULM's Brooke Bankston and Maddie Peterson evened up the dual with a two-set (21-13, 21-15) win at the fourth flight.
In the second wave, Jaden White and Margarita Grigoreva opened the wave with a quick point to put the Golden Eagles back in front 2-1 overall. White and Grigoreva took the point as the fifth position, winning in back-to-back sets 21-18 and 21-15.
Southern Miss' top flight of Laurel Dennis and Sadie McAda held off a Warhawk comeback attempt to clinch the dual for Southern Miss. Dennis and McAda picked up set one 21-17 before ULM's Abby Ryno and Claire Williamson forced a third set with a 23-21 triumph in set two. The Golden Eagle 1s ran to a 15-10 final in the third set to pick up their 18th win of the season.
Giovanna Gurgel Bahia and Kitija Martini Adamsone finished off the ULM with a comeback win at flight No. 3. Bahia and Adamsone dropped the first set, 21-16, before rallying for a 21-17 second set and 15-12 third set to put the overall dual score at 4-1.
Box Score
*1. Laurel Dennis/Sadie McAda (USM) def. Abby Ryno/Claire Williamson (ULM) 21-17, 21-23, 15-10
2. Zuzanna Michalska/Abby Lewis (USM) def. Katie Felts/Avery Hunter (ULM) 21-13, 21-16
3. Giovanna Gurgel Bahia/Kitija Martini Adamsone (USM) def. Paige Ingersoll/Izabella Zukowska (ULM) 16-21, 21-17, 15-12
4. Brooke Bankston/Maddie Peterson (ULM) def. Iustina Corcoz/Y-Nhu Do (USM) 21-13, 21-15
5. Jaden White/Margarita Grigoreva (USM) def. Calliandra Otjen/Ava Sondrup (ULM) 21-18, 21-15
6. Samantha Rodriguez/Tulane Player (ULM) def. Kenzie Boyd/Ryann Thomas (USM) 21-17, 21-19
Order of finish: 6, 2, 4, 5, 1*, 3
(RV) Tulane 3, Southern Miss 2
The Green Wave staved off Southern Miss' attempt at the first Black & Gold win in the series as (RV) Tulane held on for a 3-2 win.
Katherine Hansen and Emma Morris outlasted Michalska and Lewis at the second pairing (24-22, 21-19) to put Tulane on the board. Southern Miss responded with back-to-back points at the fourth flight from Corcoz and Do (19-21, 21-14, 16-14) and at the fifth flight from Grigoreva and Thomas (21-19, 21-19).
At the 3s, Adamsone and Bahia took the Green Wave well into extra points in the first set before falling 26-24. Tulane's third pairing came back out in the second set and evened up the overall dual 2-2 with a 21-15 second set victory.
All eyes turned to the top flight battle where Dennis and McAda took set one 21-15 before Tulane's Molly Trodd and Skyler Ensign eked out a 21-19 set two. Trodd and Ensign put up an early lead and held off Dennis and McAda's efforts in the third set, giving Tulane a 15-10 set three win and 3-2 overall victory.
Box Score
*1. Molly Trodd/Skyler Ensign (TLN) def. Laurel Dennis/Sadie McAda (USM)15-21, 21-19, 15-10
2. Katherine Hansen/Emma Morris (TLN) def. Zuzanna Michalska/Abby Lewis (USM) 24-22, 21-19
3. Amirah Ali/Tawny Ensign (TLN) def. Kitija Martinia Adamsone/Giovanna Gurgel Bahia (USM) 26-24, 21-15
4. Iustina Corcoz/Y-Nhu Do (USM) def. McKenzie Cutler/Sam O'Connor (TLN) 19-21, 21-14, 16-14
5. Margarita Grigoreva/Ryann Thomas (USM) def. Gigi Gallegos/Giorgia Walther (TLN) 21-19, 21-19
6. Lauren Mann/Gabbi Kachinski (TLN) def. Kenzie Boyd/Brooklyn Bowdler (USM) 21-14, 21-10
Order of finish: 6, 2, 4, 5, 3, 1*
Southern Miss' win over ULM completed the regular season match ups for the Sun Belt Conference and solidified the No. 3 seed for Southern Miss in next week's Beach Volleyball Championship in Foley, Alabama. Southern Miss will square off against the Warhawks for a fourth time on Thursday, April 23, to open its time in the tournament.
Southern Miss 4, ULM 1
Southern Miss picked up its fourth Sun Belt Conference win of the year with a 4-1 victory over ULM. The win improved Southern Miss to 4-1 in league play, setting a new program record for most conference wins and best conference winning percentage.
Zuzanna Michalska and Abby Lewis put Southern Miss ahead early in the first wave with a two-set (21-13, 21-16) win at the second pairing. ULM's Brooke Bankston and Maddie Peterson evened up the dual with a two-set (21-13, 21-15) win at the fourth flight.
In the second wave, Jaden White and Margarita Grigoreva opened the wave with a quick point to put the Golden Eagles back in front 2-1 overall. White and Grigoreva took the point as the fifth position, winning in back-to-back sets 21-18 and 21-15.
Southern Miss' top flight of Laurel Dennis and Sadie McAda held off a Warhawk comeback attempt to clinch the dual for Southern Miss. Dennis and McAda picked up set one 21-17 before ULM's Abby Ryno and Claire Williamson forced a third set with a 23-21 triumph in set two. The Golden Eagle 1s ran to a 15-10 final in the third set to pick up their 18th win of the season.
Giovanna Gurgel Bahia and Kitija Martini Adamsone finished off the ULM with a comeback win at flight No. 3. Bahia and Adamsone dropped the first set, 21-16, before rallying for a 21-17 second set and 15-12 third set to put the overall dual score at 4-1.
Box Score
*1. Laurel Dennis/Sadie McAda (USM) def. Abby Ryno/Claire Williamson (ULM) 21-17, 21-23, 15-10
2. Zuzanna Michalska/Abby Lewis (USM) def. Katie Felts/Avery Hunter (ULM) 21-13, 21-16
3. Giovanna Gurgel Bahia/Kitija Martini Adamsone (USM) def. Paige Ingersoll/Izabella Zukowska (ULM) 16-21, 21-17, 15-12
4. Brooke Bankston/Maddie Peterson (ULM) def. Iustina Corcoz/Y-Nhu Do (USM) 21-13, 21-15
5. Jaden White/Margarita Grigoreva (USM) def. Calliandra Otjen/Ava Sondrup (ULM) 21-18, 21-15
6. Samantha Rodriguez/Tulane Player (ULM) def. Kenzie Boyd/Ryann Thomas (USM) 21-17, 21-19
Order of finish: 6, 2, 4, 5, 1*, 3
(RV) Tulane 3, Southern Miss 2
The Green Wave staved off Southern Miss' attempt at the first Black & Gold win in the series as (RV) Tulane held on for a 3-2 win.
Katherine Hansen and Emma Morris outlasted Michalska and Lewis at the second pairing (24-22, 21-19) to put Tulane on the board. Southern Miss responded with back-to-back points at the fourth flight from Corcoz and Do (19-21, 21-14, 16-14) and at the fifth flight from Grigoreva and Thomas (21-19, 21-19).
At the 3s, Adamsone and Bahia took the Green Wave well into extra points in the first set before falling 26-24. Tulane's third pairing came back out in the second set and evened up the overall dual 2-2 with a 21-15 second set victory.
All eyes turned to the top flight battle where Dennis and McAda took set one 21-15 before Tulane's Molly Trodd and Skyler Ensign eked out a 21-19 set two. Trodd and Ensign put up an early lead and held off Dennis and McAda's efforts in the third set, giving Tulane a 15-10 set three win and 3-2 overall victory.
Box Score
*1. Molly Trodd/Skyler Ensign (TLN) def. Laurel Dennis/Sadie McAda (USM)15-21, 21-19, 15-10
2. Katherine Hansen/Emma Morris (TLN) def. Zuzanna Michalska/Abby Lewis (USM) 24-22, 21-19
3. Amirah Ali/Tawny Ensign (TLN) def. Kitija Martinia Adamsone/Giovanna Gurgel Bahia (USM) 26-24, 21-15
4. Iustina Corcoz/Y-Nhu Do (USM) def. McKenzie Cutler/Sam O'Connor (TLN) 19-21, 21-14, 16-14
5. Margarita Grigoreva/Ryann Thomas (USM) def. Gigi Gallegos/Giorgia Walther (TLN) 21-19, 21-19
6. Lauren Mann/Gabbi Kachinski (TLN) def. Kenzie Boyd/Brooklyn Bowdler (USM) 21-14, 21-10
Order of finish: 6, 2, 4, 5, 3, 1*
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