EMERSON, Ga. – (April 20, 2019) – The Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team defeated UNC-Wilmington before losing to Georgia State in the quarterfinals of the CCSA Tournament on Saturday.
Match 1 vs. UNC-Wilmington
Jillenne Cangelosi and Kaila Dorish swept on court five, 21-13, 21-14. Savannah Pesante and Sam Gott won the first set at no. 4, before losing the second. They rallied to take the third set 15-12. On court three, Nicole Navarro and Megan McGrath had a 21-13, 21-14 victory. Mackenzie Morris and Erica Brok posted a 21-18, 21-15 straight set win on court two. Amanda Silva and Nicole Grant came up short in both sets at no. 1, 21-19, 21-16.
Florida Atlantic 4, UNC-Wilmington 1
1. Maddy Kline/Katie McCullough (UNCW) def. Amanda Silva/Nicole Grant (FAU) 21-19, 21-16
2. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) def. Jaime Thomas/Halle Hunt (UNCW) 21-18, 21-15
3. Megan Mcgrath/Nicole Navarro (FAU) def. JM Lewandowski/Kyla Augustine (UNCW) 21-13, 21-14
4. Sam Gott/Savannah Pesante (FAU) def. Brynn Montgomery/Raquel Rooney (UNCW) 21-18, 14-21, 15-12
5. Jillenne Cangelosi/Kaila Dorish (FAU) def. Reagan Evans/Anna Grauel (UNCW) 21-13, 21-14
Match 2 vs. Georgia State
Navarro and McGrath lost in straight sets at no. 3, but Dorish and Cangelosi swept on court five to quickly even the score. On court four, Pesante and Gott rallied to force a third set, but came up just short, losing 15-10. Brok and Morris had to win extra points in both the first and third sets to once again tie the match. That brought everything down to court one, where the Panthers eked out a narrow 18-16 victory to advance to the semifinals.
Georgia State 3, Florida Atlantic 2
1. Delmonte, Maddy/Hawes, Eden (GSU) def. Amanda Silva/Nicole Grant (FAU) 13-21, 22-20, 18-16
2. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) def. Stasevich, Olivia/Johnson, Georgia (GSU) 23-21, 21-17, 17-15
3. Novack, Kate/Weiner, Brooke (GSU) def. Nicole Navarro/Megan Mcgrath (FAU) 21-10, 21-15
4. Tresham, Becky/Gordon, Maddie (GSU) def. Savannah Pesante/Sam Gott (FAU) 21-13, 19-21, 15-10
5. Kaila Dorish/Jillenne Cangelosi (FAU) def. McGinn, Ashley/Dorn, Kelly (GSU) 21-18, 22-20
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Capri Grotowski
“Close losses have been the story of our season and we had another one today, but we took huge strides as a program and there’s a lot to look forward to in the future.”
NOTABLES
Brok and Morris increased their school record career win total as a pair to 44.
Nicole Grant is second in school history with 65 career wins as an individual.
UP NEXT
The Owls finish with a 13-15 record and will return seven starters for the 2020 season.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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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.
