THIBODAUX, La. – In its second consecutive event at home, the Nicholls State University beach volleyball team dropped three matches at the Beach Bayou Battle on Friday, March 28 at Thibodaux Regional Sports Complex.
 
The Colonels won four flights across the three matches. In the first match of the day, Tierney Terrell, Addison Prine, Clarie Reed and Evelyn Trivino Espinosa won their matches before Peyton Ferree and Jordan Gamble lost a three-set thriller to clinch the match for the Rams.  
 
Terrell and Reed paired up to beat take the third flight against Loyola while Mason, Espinosa, Anderson and Mackenzie Glynn took the first sets in their flights against the Wolfpack.  In the finale, Prine and Gamble outlasted their matchup on court three in a three-set thriller.
 
MATCH ONE: Nicholls 2, Texas Wesleyan 3
Kali Liva and Victoria Smith def. Quincy Cummard and Olivia Lunt 21-16, 21-10
Emily White and Emily Lewis def. Peyton Ferree and Jordan Gamble 19-21, 22-20, 15-13
Tierney Terrell and Addison Prine def. Holland Hancock and Amber Smart 21-15, 21-15
Claire Reed and Evelyn Trivino Espinosa def. Reagan Fitzsimmons and Hope Miller 21-19, 21-11
Grace Pavleka and Audrey Rodgers def. Hailey Mason and Rubee Anderson 21-19, 21-10
 
MATCH TWO: Nicholls 1, Loyola 4
Kala Emanuelli and Madeline Corrall def. Cummard and Lunt 21-17, 21-8
Rose Vanney Lane and Samatha Guillette def. Prine and Gamble 22-20, 21-19
Terrell and Reed def. Mary Dinegar and Lily Clementine 21-6, 21-7
Isabella Rodrigue and Amaya Bazemore def. Mason and Espinosa 17-21, 21-19, 15-8
Kiarelis Martinez and Belin Duche def. Mackenzie Glynn and Anderson 12-21, 21-11, 15-7
 
MATCH THREE: Nicholls 1, Texas Wesleyan 4
 Kali Liva and Victoria Smith def. Cummard and Lunt 21-10, 21-4
Emily White and Emily Lewis def. Terrell and Reed 21-8, 24-22
Prine and Gamble def. Holland Hancock and Amber Smart 18-21, 21-12, 15-9
Reagan Fitzsimmons and Hope Miller def. Espinosa and Anderson 21-14, 21-16
Grace Pavleka and Audrey Rodgers def. Mason and Glynn 21-8, 21-18