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#17 FAU Beach Volleyball Splits Day Two at the Burrow Beach Bash
BOCA RATON, Fla. – (March 2, 2019) – The 17th-ranked Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team split its two matches at the Burrow Beach Bash on Saturday, defeating UAB 5-0 in its first match, but losing to #5 Florida State 4-1 in the nightcap. The Owls are now 6-2 on the year.
Match 1 vs. UAB
Keeping up what has been a season long tradition, Savannah Pesante and Kaila Dorish were the first team to score for the Owls, winning 21-12, 21-8 on court four. Jillienne Cangelosi and Megan McGrath made the score 2-0 for FAU, with a 21-15, 21-11 victory at no. 5. Nicole Grant and Amanda Silva clinched the win, taking the court three match by matching 21-12 scores. Erica Brok and Mackenzie Morris tied the school record for wins by a pair with their 21-14, 21-13 triumph at no. 2. Carly Scarbrough and Nicole Navarro held off the Blazers’ feisty top tandem in straight sets to seal the sweep. Ashlan Cunningham and Sam Gott swept the Stansel sisters on the exhibition court.
#17 Florida Atlantic 5, UAB 0
1. Carly Scarborough/Nicole Navarro (FAU) def. Kenley Adams/SalliAnne Napolitano (UAB) 21-14, 21-19
2. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) def. Jayme Bratsberg/Jaelyn Keene (UAB) 21-14, 21-13\
3. Nicole Grant/Amanda Silva (FAU) def. Tressa Buckland/Annie Pringle (UAB) 21-12, 21-12
4. Savannah Pesante/Kaila Dorish (FAU) def. Brittney Munro/Emily Martinez (UAB) 21-12, 21-8
5. Jillenne Cangelosi/Megan Mcgrath (FAU) def. Jenna Gathright/Emma Andraka (UAB) 21-15, 21-11
Ext. Ashlan Cunningham/Sam Gott (FAU) def. Ashlee Stansel/Brooke Stansel (UAB) 21-19, 21-14
Match 2 vs. No. 5 Florida State
Pesante and Dorish continued to be the team that broke through first for the Owls, winning in straight sets on court four, 21-15, 21-17. Cangelosi and McGrath pushed the Seminoles to extra points in the first set, and took the second, but came up just short in the third to even the match. Florida State was able to sweep at nos. 1-3, but not without facing stiff resistance from FAU. Julia Lewkowicz and Mazarine Tsuji swept FSU away on the exhibition court, 21-19, 21-15.
#5 Florida State 4, #17 Florida Atlantic 1
1. Brooke Kuhlman/Payton Rund (FS) def. Carly Scarborough/Nicole Navarro (FAU) 21-15, 21-12
2. Alaina Chacon/Madison Fitzpatrick (FS) def. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) 21-13, 21-15
3. Molly McBain/Kate Privett (FS) def. Nicole Grant/Amanda Silva (FAU) 21-14, 21-17
4. Savannah Pesante/Kaila Dorish (FAU) def. Payton Caffrey/Sara Putt (FS) 21-15, 21-17
5. Macy Jerger/Jenna Johnson (FS) def. Jillenne Cangelosi/Megan Mcgrath (FAU) 24-22, 17-21, 15-11
Ext. Julia Lewkowicz/Mazarine Tsuji (FAU) def. Bailey Reardon/Devan Hultquist (FS) 21-19, 21-15
Quotable
FAU Head Coach Capri Grotowski
“This morning (against UAB) was a tough match, but we played well and were able to sweep, which was awesome. We didn’t play bad against FSU, but we just made a couple more errors than they did, but you have to go for it playing against the fifth-ranked team in the nation. We’re getting there, we’re very close, but these are the growing pains.”
UP NEXT
The Owls will take some time off before playing in the FIU Invite on Friday, March 15.
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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.
