#15 FAU Beach Volleyball Drops Two on Saturday
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – (March 30, 2019) – The Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team lost a pair of close matches at the FIU Surf N’ Turf Invitational, losing 3-2 to both 16th-ranked Grand Canyon and no. 4 LSU. The Sandy Owls are 11-8 on the year.
Match 1 vs. #16 Grand Canyon
Carly Scarbrough and Nicole Navarro lost in straight sets on court two, 21-19, 21-13. On court one, Erica Brok and Mackenzie Morris fell 21-19, 21-12. Kaila Dorish and Savannah Pesante won the first set at no. 5 21-18, but fell victim to a GCU rally, clinching the match for the Lopes. Jillienne Cangelosi and Megan McGrath scored FAU’s first point of the match with a 21-14, 25-23 win at no. 4. Amanda Silva and Nicole Grant won a thrilling fifth set 15-11 to win on court three. Kristi Tekavec and Mazarine Tsuji took a 21-14, 23-21 victory on the exhibition court.
#16 Grand Canyon 3, #15 Florida Atlantic 2
1. – Mikaela Raudsepp/Teagan DeFalco (GCU) def. Mackenzie Morris/Erica Brok (FAU), 21-19, 21-12
2. – Jessica Stansfield/Bella Bauman (GCU) def. Carly Scarbrough/Nicole Navarro (FAU), 21-19, 21-13
3. – Amanda Silva/Nicole Grant (FAU) def. Hannah Towne/Katie Hess (GCU), 21-17, 20-22, 15-11
4. – Jillienne Cangelosi/Megan McGrath (FAU) def. Taylor Jarzombek/Esmee Priem (GCU), 21-14, 25-23
5. – Jamie Walsh/Anaya Evans (GCU) def. Kaila Dorish/Savannah Pesante (FAU), 18-21, 21-18, 15-7
Exh. – Kristi Tekavec/Mazarine Tsuji (FAU) def. Micaela Mirabal/Ava Elia (GCU), 21-14, 23-21
Match 2 vs. #4 LSU
Dorish and Pesante lost in straight sets at no. 4, 21-17, 21-13. Brok and Morris suffered a similar fate on court one. Cangelosi and Mcgrath cut the Owls’ deficit in half with a 21-16, 21-16 win at no. 3. Tsuji and Tekavec, playing together in a scoring match for the first time, claimed a 21-19 first set win on court five, but lost the second and third sets 21-19 and 15-13, allowing the Tigers to seal the victory. On court two, Silva and Grant won a marathon set one 31-29 and then took set number two 21-13 to earn their second win of the day. Sam Gott and Bailey Myott lost in straight sets on the exhibition court.
#4 LSU 3, #15 Florida Atlantic 2
1. – Claire Coppola/Kristen Nuss (LSU) def. Mackenzie Morris/Erica Brok (FAU), 21-16, 21-11
2. – Amanda Silva/Nicole Grant (FAU) def. Kahlee York/Kelli Agnew (LSU), 31-29, 21-17
3. – Jillienne Cangelosi/Megan McGrath (FAU) def. Toni Rodriguez/Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope (LSU), 21-16, 21-16
4. – Olivia Beyer/Maddie Ligon (LSU) def. Kaila Dorish/Savannah Pesante (FAU), 21-17, 21-13
5. – Allison Coens/Hunter Domanski (LSU) def. Mazarine Tsuji/Kristi Tekavec (FAU), 19-21, 21-19, 15-13
Exh. – Taryn Kloth/Ashley Allmer (LSU) def. Sam Gott/Bailey Myott (FAU), 21-11, 22-20
Quotable
FAU Head Coach Capri Grotowski
“We came out flat (against Grand Canyon) and only had a couple of teams execute well. We picked it up against LSU and were just a couple of points away from getting the win.”
UP NEXT
The Owls travel to Tallahassee, Fla. for the FSU Beach Bash on April 5 and 6.
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Florida Atlantic University Athletics:
FAU Athletics is comprised of 21 intercollegiate teams involving 450 student athletes that compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, volleyball, beach volleyball, cheer and dance. The Owls are a NCAA Division I-A (FBS) institution and compete in Conference USA and the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) (Beach Volleyball, Men’s Swimming). The Owls have been playing football since 2001 and have captured two bowl games. The dance team finished its 2014 season No. 8, nationally. FAU Cheer won a national championship in 2016.
About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University, with an annual economic impact of $6.3 billion, serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six county service region in southeast Florida. FAU’s world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University is placing special focus on the rapid development of critical areas that form the basis of its strategic plan: Healthy aging, biotech, coastal and marine issues, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, informatics, lifespan and the environment. These areas provide opportunities for faculty and students to build upon FAU’s existing strengths in research and scholarship. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.
