FRISCO, Texas – Southeastern's Mia Sauers and Gabriella Hrubanova have won Southland Conference Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week, announced Tuesday by the conference office.
Pair of the Week: Southeastern - Mia Sauers and Gabriella Hrubanova
Sauers and Hrubanova closed out a dominant weekend in the Sandy Polk Invitational, 2-0. As pair one, the duo helped Southeastern finish undefeated and extend its five match winning streak. Sauers and Hrubanova claimed a commanding 21-16, 21-14 win over Tarleton State while also gaining a reverse sweep against McNeese, 25-23, 21-13. Gabby ended the day hitting .379 with 17 kills, 29 attempts and only six errors versus McNeese while also recording four aces. The pair combined for 25 digs compared to the Cowgirls' 16 digs to end the match. The duo stands with a four-match winning streak as SLU holds its best mid-season record in program history.
2026 Southland Beach Volleyball Pairs of the Week
| DATE |
INSTITUTION |
PLAYER |
PLAYER |
| Feb. 24 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Madison Morrow |
Kristin Bobay |
| March 3 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Millie Olsson |
Maria Duda Fernandes de Melo |
| March 10 |
McNeese |
Rylee Lansing |
Victoria Simmang |
| March 17 |
Southeastern |
Makayla Hicks |
Cadie Kusy |
| March 24 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Millie Olsson |
Maria Dude Fernandes de Melo |
| March 31 |
Southeastern |
Mia Sauers |
Gabriella Hrubanova |
Southland weekly award winners are nominated and voted upon by each school’s sports information director. Voting for one’s own athlete is not permitted. To earn honorable mention, a student-athlete must appear on 25 percent of ballots.