TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – (April 5, 2019) – The Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team lost both of its matches at the FSU Beach Bash on Friday. The Sandy Owls are now 11-10 on the year.
Match 1 vs. #3 Florida State
Sam Gott and Julia Lewkowicz were swept on court five. Savannah Pesante and Kaila Dorish recovered from a set one loss at no. 4 to force a third, but they were defeated 15-8 in the final frame to put the Seminoles up 2-0. Nicole Grant and Amanda Silva fell in straight sets at no. 2 to clinch the match for FSU. Jillienne Cangelosi and Megan Mcgrath lost by matching 21-18 scores on court two. Erica Brok and Mackenzie Morris dropped the first set at no. 1, 21-12. They won the second set 21-16 to send the match to the third, where they won 15-12. Carly Scarbrough and Mazarine Tsuji suffered a 21-15, 21-18 loss on the exhibition court.
#3 Florida State 4, #16 Florida Atlantic 1
1. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) def. Madison Fitzpatrick/Alaina Chacon (FS) 12-21, 21-16, 15-12
2. Sara Putt/Payton Rund (FS) def. Amanda Silva/Nicole Grant (FAU) 21-16, 21-15
3. Molly McBain/Payton Caffrey (FS) def. Megan Mcgrath/Jillenne Cangelosi (FAU) 21-18, 21-18
4. Avery Poppinga/Brooke Kuhlman (FS) def. Savannah Pesante/Kaila Dorish (FAU) 21-12, 15-21, 15-8
5. Kate Privett/Macy Jerger (FS) def. Sam Gott/Julia Lewkowicz (FAU) 21-18, 21-15
Ext. Morgan Chacon/Ashley Robert (FS) def. Mazarine Tsuji/Carly Scarborough (FAU) 21-15, 21
Match 2 vs. #17 Georgia State
Lewkowicz and Gott lost the first set on court five, but was able to take the second set 21-14, forcing a third, but the GSU duo won 15-12, giving the match’s first point to the Panthers. Dorish and Pesante won set one at no. 4, but couldn’t withstand a GSU rally, losing the third set 15-12. Cangelosi and McGrath came up just short in both sets at no. 3, 24-22, 21-19. On court two, Grant and Silva got swept, 21-18, 21-18. Brok and Morris sent court one to three sets, but lost the final frame 15-11. Bailey Myott and Lily Richman endured a pair of narrow losses on the exhibition court, 21-18, 21-19.
#17 Georgia State 5, #16 Florida Atlantic 0
1. Johnson, Georgia/Stasevich, Olivia (GSU) def. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) 21-15, 19-21, 15-11
2. Delmonte, Maddy/Hawes, Eden (GSU) def. Amanda Silva/Nicole Grant (FAU) 21-18, 21-18
3. Weiner, Brooke/Novack, Kate (GSU) def. Megan Mcgrath/Jillenne Cangelosi (FAU) 24-22, 21-19
4. Tresham, Becky/Gordon, Maddie (GSU) def. Savannah Pesante/Kaila Dorish (FAU) 17-21, 21-13, 15-12
5. McGinn, Ashley/Dorn, Kelly (GSU) def. Sam Gott/Julia Lewkowicz (FAU) 21-17, 14-21, 15-12
Ext. Bauchert, Ashley/Johnson, Mattie (GSU) def. Lily Richman/Bailey Myott (FAU) 21-18, 21-19
UP NEXT
The Owls face FIU at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 6 in their final match of the FSU Beach Bash.
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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.
