MOBILE, Ala. – The Coastal Carolina beach volleyball team played its final day of action at the Spring Hill College Invitational on Saturday. In similar fashion to Friday's outcome, the Chants split their pair of matches with a 3-2 loss to Spring Hill and a 5-0 shutout of Southern Mississippi.
 
Coastal finishes its opening weekend of play with an even 2-2 record. The Chants are back in action next weekend with four more matches at Tampa. In addition to playing Tampa, the Chants will also face UT Martin and Eckerd, and will get their first look at ASUN competition on Friday versus Jacksonville.
 
Match 1 – Spring Hill
For the second straight day the Chants suffered a 3-2 loss to the host school. 

Aleksandra Djuric and Shelby Ladewig once again took the third court in consecutive sets, sweeping Caroline Herrara and Allison Weimer. 

Tanner Gauthier and Kate Federico split their first two sets with Sarah Senft and Emily Greim before winning the fourth court in the third set, 15-13.

Spring Hill gathered its points on courts one, two and five, with the latter two matches being decided in three sets.
 
Match 2 – Southern Miss
After a near shutout in Coastal's 4-1 win over Southern Miss on Friday, the Chants completed the job on Saturday by blanking the Golden Eagles.
 
The Chants had sweeps on three courts, including Anaiah Boyer and Lucy Campbell at No. 2, Kate Federico and Tanner Gauthier at No. 4, and Anett Nemeth and Kaylin Eske at No. 5.
 
Coastal's first pairing of Leah Hardeman and Sydney Alvis fell in their middle set before taking the third, 15-11. Aleksandra Djuric and Shelby Ladewig recovered from a first-set loss to take the final two sets 26-24, 15-8 on the third court.

Spring Hill 3, Coastal Carolina 2
1. Payton Gidney/Kassandra Fairly (SHC) def. Hardeman, Leah/Alvis, Sydney (CCU) 21-18, 21-7
2. Brittany Bilotti/Taylor Hurst (SHC) def. Boyer, Anaiah/Campbell, Lucy (CCU) 23-21, 13-21, 15-10
3. Djuric, Aleksandra/Ladewig, Shelby (CCU) def. Caroline Herrara/Allison Weimer (SHC) 21-18, 21-18
4. Gauthier, Tanner/Federico, Kate (CCU) def. Sarah Senft/Emily Greim (SHC) 21-18, 17-21, 15-13
5. Emmarose Neibert/Emily Sullivan (SHC) def. Nemeth, Anett/Eske, Kaylin (CCU) 16-21, 21-15, 15-11
Ext. Ryann Horkavy/Cassidi Sterrett (SHC) def. Beck, Haylie/Hakansson, AK (CCU) 21-11, 19-21, 15-6
 
Coastal Carolina 5, Southern Miss 0
1. Hardeman, Leah/Alvis, Sydney (CCU) def. Kylie Grandy/Lindsey Legg (USM) 21-18, 15-21, 15-11
2. Boyer, Anaiah/Campbell, Lucy (CCU) def. Abbey Wilson/Cyan Blackdeer (USM) 21-13, 22-20
3. Djuric, Aleksandra/Ladewig, Shelby (CCU) def. Piper Matsumoto/Kellie Garraway (USM) 16-21, 26-24, 15-8
4. Federico, Kate/Gauthier, Tanner (CCU) def. Breleigh Favre/Olivia Hepworth (USM) 21-13, 21-19
5. Nemeth, Anett/Eske, Kaylin (CCU) def. Madison Lawler/Jessica Austin (USM) 21-18, 21-12
Ext. Kinsley Hanback/Chloe Klusman (USM) def. Beck, Haylie/Hakansson, AK (CCU) 12-21, 21-13, 15-8