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Beach Volleyball Splits Battle on the Bayou
Apr 12, 2025 | Women's Beach Volleyball
BATON ROUGE – Tulane Beach Volleyball spent its weekend at LSU's Death Volley for the annual Battle on the Bayou tournament. The Wave went 2-2 for the weekend, beating Texas A&M - Corpus Christi and Stephen F. Austin.
On Friday, Tulane won its first tournament match 3-2 against TAMU-CC. The Wave is now 2-1 over the Islanders during the 2025 season. Avery Burks landed 17 kills while McKenzie Cutler gave three blocks and five aces.
The Wave then took on the University of South Carolina, who came out on top 4-1.
Tulane played LSU on Saturday morning and fell 3-2 to the Tigers. Tulane clinched the final match of the tournament, however, as it beat Stephen F. Austin 3-2. McKenzie Cutler had a stunning 21 kills while Samantha Green had 16.
The Wave will host its final home tournament of the year, the NOLA Classic next weekend on April 18 and 19.
Tulane 3, TAMUCC 2
1. Emily Heintzelman/McKenzie Cutler (TULANE) def. Tess Spaansen/Madison Morrow (TAMUCC) 21-17, 21-13
2. Kristin Bobay/Millie Olsson (TAMUCC) def. Skylar Ensign/Molly Trodd (TULANE) 21-15, 24-22
3. Maria Duda Fernandes/Ashlyn Rough (TAMUCC) def. Sam O'Connor/Gigi Gallegos (TULANE) 21-18, 21-16
4. Sara Hall/Samantha Green (TULANE) def. Jade Bennettx/Bryce Ranney (TAMUCC) 21-16, 22-20
5. Amelia Mullen/Avery Burks (TULANE) def. Elizabeth Cortez/Kela Moreno (TAMUCC) 21-15, 17-21, 15-11
South Carolina 4, Tulane 1
1. Jolie Cranford/Julia Waugh (SC) def. Emily Heintzelman/McKenzie Cutler (TULANE) 23-25, 21-18, 15-12
2. Rachel Hartmann/Riley Whitesides (SC) def. Skylar Ensign/Molly Trodd (TULANE) 18-21, 21-13, 15-13
3. Sam O'Connor/Gigi Gallegos (TULANE) def. VB Trost/Evie Ziffer (SC) 23-21, 21-14
4. Sadie Nelson/Julianna Quintero (SC) def. Sara Hall/Samantha Green (TULANE) 21-16, 17-21, 16-14 5. Lauren Lawson/Kennedy Westendorff (SC) def. Amelia Mullen/Avery Burks (TULANE) 21-16, 21-18
LSU 3, Tulane 2
1. Parker Bracken/Gabi Bailey (LSU) def. Emily Heintzelman/McKenzie Cutler (TULANE) 21-14, 21-19
2. Skylar Ensign/Molly Trodd (TULANE) def. Elle Evers/Camryn Chatellier (LSU) 21-13, 21-13
3. Aubrey O'Gorman/Julia Sprecher (LSU) def. Sam O'Connor/Gigi Gallegos (TULANE) 21-16, 21-15
4. Sara Hall/Samantha Green (TULANE) def. Skylar Martin/Emily Meyer (LSU) 21-17, 21-18
5. Kate Baker/Tatum Finlason (LSU) def. Amelia Mullen/Avery Burks (TULANE) 18-21, 22-20, 18-16
Tulane 3, SFA 2
1. Katherine Hansen/Tessa Rogers (SFA) def. Emily Heintzelman/McKenzie Cutler (TULANE) 21-14, 17-21, 17-15
2. Molly Trodd/Skylar Ensign (TULANE) def. Elaina Amador/Kelly Johnson (SFA) 21-17, 21-15
3. Sam O'Connor/Gigi Gallegos (TULANE) def. Lizzie Denyer/Olivia Zeigler (SFA) 21-17, 21-17
4. Sara Hall/Samantha Green (TULANE) def. Ashley Boswell/Kylie Golden (SFA) 21-18, 21-13
5. Jennah Atchley/Victoria Simmang (SFA) def. Alexandra Hennessey/Kara Griffin-Ruwin (TULANE) 21-19, 15-21,
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