DELAND, Fla. (Feb. 29, 2020) – The 18th-ranked Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team extended its winning streak to six with a pair of victories on Saturday. The Sandy Owls defeated No. 7 Stetson 3-2 and St. Petersburg 5-0 to improve to 7-1 on the season. Stetson is the highest ranked opponent the Owls have defeated since March 4, 2018, when they beat No. 6 LSU.
Match 1 vs. #7 Stetson
Megan McGrath and Maylin Bouffard got the Owls on the board first with a 21-12, 21-18 victory, as No. 5 Sam Gott and Jillienne Cangelosi rallied from a first set defeat to win their match on court four and give FAU a 2-0 lead. A Stetson sweep on court two allowed them to cut its deficit in half. However, Kaila Dorish and Courtney Moon soon followed with a sweep at No. 3 to clinch the match for the Owls. Erica Brok and Mackenzie Morris suffered a straight set loss on court one. Jackie Farris and Lily Richman overcame a first set loss to earn the win on the exhibition court.
#18 Florida Atlantic 3, #7 Stetson 2
1. Carly Perales/S. Helland-Hensen (STET) def. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) 21-19, 21-18
2. Kyce Martins/Ana Costa (STET) def. Savannah Pesante/Ellie Austin (FAU) 21-16, 21-16
3. Kaila Dorish/Courtney Moon (FAU) def. Yasmin Kuck/Madison Bobes (STET) 21-14, 22-20
4. Sam Gott/Jillenne Cangelosi (FAU) def. Kamryn Johnson/Shae Henson (STET) 18-21, 21-19, 15-11
5. Megan McGrath/Maylin Bouffard (FAU) def. Rebecca Ingram/Quinci Barker (STET) 21-12, 21-18
Ext. Jackie Farris/Lily Richman (FAU) def. Katinka Krahn/Oda Stray Homme (STET) 15-21, 21-10, 15-10
Match 2 vs. St. Petersburg
McGrath and Bouffard made quick work of their opposition on court five, winning 21-8, 21-7. Gott and Cangelosi soon followed with a 21-9, 21-8 sweep at No. 4. Pesante and Austin sealed the win, taking court two 21-11, 21-10. Morris and Brok got back to their winning ways at the top of the lineup, sweeping at No. 1. Dorish and Moon needed a third set, but won that one 17-15 to complete the FAU sweep.
#18 Florida Atlantic 5, St. Petersburg 0
1. Mackenzie Morris/Erica Brok (FAU) def. Roberta Freitas/Petra Neciporuka (SPC) 21-10, 21-16
2. Savannah Pesante/Ellie Austin (FAU) def. Kateryna Dashevska/Andressa Parise (SPC) 21-11, 21-10
3. Kaila Dorish/Courtney Moon (FAU) def. Ieva Vasiliauskaite/Laura Galeano (SPC) 21-13, 18-21, 17-15
4. Sam Gott/Jillenne Cangelosi (FAU) def. Leticia Oliviera/Giovanna Costa (SPC) 21-9, 21-8
5. Megan McGrath/Maylin Bouffard (FAU) def. Daniela Prior/Julia Lima (SPC) 21-8, 21-7
Quotable
FAU Head Coach Capri Grotowski
“We showed up to play. We served really well and stayed calm when we needed to. The team brought out a lot of things that we have been working on in practice. Hard work pays off, and there are still plenty of things that we can continue to get better at.”
UP NEXT
The Owls travel to St. Petersburg next weekend for the Battle at the Bay Tournament, beginning on Friday, March 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 are a perfect 4-0 in bowl games, the most recent being a 52-28 victory over SMU in the 2019 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl. 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.
