STATISTICS | SOUTHERN MISS BOX | HBU BOX
BATON ROUGE, La. – Ally Carr and
Maxine Walsh were victorious on court two against Southern Miss (4-11) and
Veronica Corcoran and
Victoria Corcoran defeated HBU (3-13) in straight sets on court one Sunday at LSU Beach Volleyball Stadium, but New Orleans (3-8) fell to the Golden Eagles 4-1 and the Huskies 4-1 on the final day of the LSU Beach Invitational.
SOUTHERN MISS DEFEATS NEW ORLEANS 4-1
1. Kylie Grandy/Abbey Wilson (USM) def.
Victoria Corcoran/
Veronica Corcoran (UNO) 21-10, 13-21, 16-14
2. Ally Carr/Maxine Walsh (UNO) def. Breleigh Favre/Olivia Hepworth (USM) 24-22, 19-21, 15-8
*3. Valeria S. Papakyria/Haley Hop (USM) def.
Alexa Spartz/
Brianna Vega (UNO) 21-18, 21-9
4. Hallie Phelan/Kai Norman (USM) def.
Liz Gialanella/
Madeline Drake (UNO) 21-16, 21-12
5. Melanie Miller/Kaylie Beck (USM) def. No player/No player (UNO), by forfeit
* clinched match win for Southern Miss
The Privateers played a close opening set at No. 2, 3 and 4 with Carr and Walsh upending Breleigh Favre and Olivia Hepworth 24-22 at the twos. Down 19-14 in the second set, Carr and Walsh rallied but fell just short (21-19), going to a third set, while Veronica and
Victoria Corcoran dominated the second on court one 21-13 to force a tiebreaker.
The Corcoran twins led 14-11 but Kylie Grandy and Abbey Wilson escaped with the 16-14 win. Carr and Walsh looked exceptional in the third set on court two, clinching the court win 15-8, the pair's third win of the season.
HBU DEFEATS NEW ORLEANS 4-1
1. Veronica Corcoran/Victoria Corcoran (UNO) def. Lindsay Harris/Kylie Bryan (HBU) 21-17, 21-19
2. Brennan Miller/Maddie Butters (HBU) def.
Ally Carr/
Maxine Walsh (UNO) 21-17, 13-21, 15-11
3. Lauren Huggins/Allison Stanfill (HBU) def.
Alexa Spartz/
Brianna Vega (UNO) 21-19, 21-11
*4. Mary Alper/Kristen Kleymeyer (HBU) def.
Liz Gialanella/
Madeline Drake (UNO) 26-24, 21-18
5. Victoria Kenney/Kylann Griffith (HBU) def. No player/No player (UNO), by forfeit
* clinched match for HBU
The Corcoran twins finished the LSU Invitational 2-2 with a 21-17, 21-19 victory over the Huskies. Veronica and
Victoria Corcoran led 13-7 in set two on court one and left the first of two tournament trips in Baton Rouge with the win.
Carr and Walsh forced a tiebreaker with a 21-13 win in set two on court two and traded points early in the third before HBU was able to secure the 15-11 win.
Madeline Drake and
Liz Gialanella led 20-19 on court four but Mary Alper and Kristen Kleymeyer were able to rally and win 26-24, 21-18.
Alexa Spartz and
Brianna Vega kept it close on court three in set one (21-19).
NEXT UP
Midweek action awaits the Privateers with three matches in Hattiesburg Wednesday, March 24. New Orleans takes on host Southern Miss in a rematch at 10 a.m., Spring Hill at noon and Southeastern for the third time this season at 4 p.m.
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