The historic 2023 season for the Warhawks came to an end on Friday in the first-ever Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Tournament.
ULM (31-4) came into the tournament as the fifth seed out of eight Sun Belt teams. The tournament consisted of a double-elimination setup, with teams earning their first loss being placed in a loser’s bracket. Two losses and it’s a bus ride home.
It all came down to a win-or-go-home fifth match between Hallie Phelan and Taylor Pierce for Southern Miss and Kaitlyn Nowak and Madeline Marquez for the Warhawks. Southern Miss took the first set before ULM won set two.