BOCA RATON, Fla. – (April 12, 2019) – The Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team lost a pair of match to #10/11 Stetson, both by 3-2 scores on Friday. The Owls conclude their regular season with a 11-13 record. FAU recognized its seven seniors prior to the second match.
Match 1 vs. #10/11 Stetson
Four of the five scoring matches required three sets. The only sweep came on court five, where the Hatters won in straight sets. Savannah Pesante and Sam Gott tied the score with a 15-11 third set victory at no. 4. Erica Brok and Mackenzie Morris gave the Owls the lead, taking the decisive frame 15-12 on court two. Stetson leveled the score 2-2 after earning a 15-12 set three triumph on court three. That brought the whole match down to the no. 1 pairs. Amanda Silva and Nicole Grant recovered from a 21-17 setback in the first set to force a third, but came up just short, dropping set three 15-10. Carly Scarbrough and Nicole Navarro swept on the exhibition court.
#10/11 Stetson 3, #17/19 Florida Atlantic 2
1. Carly Perales/S. Helland-Hansen (STET) def. Nicole Grant/Amanda Silva (FAU) 21-17, 17-21, 15-10
2. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) def. Darby Dunn/Sammee Thomas (STET) 16-21, 21-17, 15-12
3. Rachel Noble/Ana Costa (STET) def. Jillenne Cangelosi/Megan Mcgrath (FAU) 21-17, 16-21, 15-12
4. Savannah Pesante/Sam Gott (FAU) def. Yasmin Kuck/Alexa Richardson (STET) 21-8, 21-23, 15-11
5. Rebecca Ingram/Quinci Birker (STET) def. Kaila Dorish/Kristi Tekavec (FAU) 21-10, 21-14
Ext. Carly Scarborough/Nicole Navarro (FAU) def. Jae-Lyn Visscher/Katinka Krahn (STET) 21-10, 21-11
Match 2 vs. #10/11 Stetson
Jillienne Cangelosi and Megan McGrath lost in straight sets on court four. Gott and Pesante once again evened the score, this time overcoming a first set defeat, eventually winning set three 15-13. Brok and Morris fell to the Hatters the first set at no. 3 before rallying to take the match in three sets. On court two, Stetson swept to once again make court one the deciding factor. Grant and Silva lost another narrow decision, 16-14. Julia Lewkowicz and Ashlan Cunningham won the exhibition match in straight sets.
#10/11 Stetson 3, #17/19 Florida Atlantic 2
1. S. Helland-Hansen/Carly Perales (STET) def. Amanda Silva/Nicole Grant (FAU) 16-21, 23-21, 16-14
2. Sammee Thomas/Darby Dunn (STET) def. Carly Scarborough/Nicole Navarro (FAU) 21-12, 21-11
3. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) def. Rachel Noble/Ana Costa (STET) 21-19, 21-18
4. Alexa Richardson/Katinka Krahn (STET) def. Megan Mcgrath/Jillenne Cangelosi (FAU) 22-20, 21-18
5. Sam Gott/Savannah Pesante (FAU) def. Quinci Birker/Rebecca Ingram (STET) 12-21, 21-16, 15-13
Ext. Julia Lewkowicz/Ashlan Cunningham (FAU) def. Julie Varga/Jae-Lyn Visscher (STET) 21-15, 21-16
Quotable
“We had our chances to win in both matches, but we came up just short both times. It’s just frustrating to have all of these close losses to top-10 schools. I think we’ve had seven or eight of them this year. Hopefully, we can it right at conference (tournament).
UP NEXT
The Owls will travel to the CCSA Tournament in Emerson, Ga., which begins on Friday, April 19.
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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, visitwww.fau.edu.
