The Sandy Tigs Sweep Day One Of The Battle On The Bayou

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Da Boot Sports
4/10/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


   BATON ROUGE –The No. 12 LSU Beach Volleyball team went 2-0 on Friday against Central Arkansas and Texas A&M- Corpus Christi.
   The Sandy Tigs will compete in two matches to finish out the weekend on Saturday, starting at 10:30 AM CT against Texas A&M- Kingsville, followed by a 4:45 PM CT match Southeastern Louisiana. The Sandy Tigs are back on the road the following weekend at the Gulf Front Invitational in Clearwater Beach.

   LSU started out the day with a 5-0 sweep against Central Arkansas. Zayna Meyer and Kate Baker won in straight sets; 22-20 and 21-11; while Emily Hellmuth and Bella Lagemann secured the Tigers second point on Court 4; 21-16, 21-16. Tatum Finlason and Skylar Martin clinched the dual for the Tigers on Court 2; 21-12 and 21-14. Julia Specher and Kenzey McGatlin dominated on Court 1; 21-13 and 21-17; while Aubrey O’Goman and Molly LaBreche battled to three sets securing the sweep; 21-14, 20-22 and 15-9.

   After a short break, the Tigers swept the Texas A&M- Corpus Christi Islanders. Lagemann and Hellmuth got us started on Court 4 with a three-set win; 25-23, 20-22 and 15-13; while Baker and Meyer battled to three sets on Court 5; 22-24, 22-20 and 19-17. O’Gorman and LaBreche started the second wave of matches dominating Court 3; 21-10 and 21-8; while Martin and Finlason secured another straight set win on Court 2; 21-15, 21-6. Sprecher and McGatlin secured the sweep on Court 1; 21-16 and 21-16.
 
LSU 5, UCA 0

1. Kenzey McGatlin/ Julia Sprecher (LSU) def. Natalie Blum/ Anna Linskey (UCA) 21-13, 21-17
2. Tatum Finlason/ Skylar Martin (LSU) def. Chandler Lawrence/ Madelyn White (UCA) 21-12, 21-14
3. Aubrey O’Gorman/ Molly LaBreche (LSU) def. Ella Layzell/ Brooke Sharp (UCA) 21-14, 20-22, 15-9
4. Emily Hellmuth/ Bella Lagemann (LSU) def. Allison Heck/ Ella Weibert (UCA) 21-16, 21-16
5. Zayna Meyer/ Kate Baker (LSU) def. Liliana Irizarry/ Anna Jaworki (UCA) 22-20, 21-11

LSU 5, TAMUCC 0

1. Julia Sprecher/ Kenzey McGatlin (LSU) def. Madison Morrow/ Kristin Bobay (TAMUCC) 21-16, 21-16
2. Skylar Martin/ Tatum Finlason (LSU) def. Duda de Melo/ Millie Olsson (TAMUCC) 21-15, 21-6
3. Aubrey O’Gorman/ Molly LaBreche (LSU) def. Bryce Ranney/ Millie Bertaou (TAMUCC) 21-10, 21-8
4. Emily Hellmuth/ Bella Lagemann (LSU) def. Mia Stevens/ Saska Hernandez (TAMUCC) 25-23, 20-22, 15-13
5. Kate Baker/ Zayna Meyer (LSU) def. Lizzie Denyer/ Ashlyn Rough (TAMUCC) 22-24, 22-20, 19-17

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