No. 15 Florida Atlantic fell in a pair of top-10 duals to close out Unconquered Invitational Saturday

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – No. 15 Florida Atlantic beach volleyball (13-11) wrapped up play at the Unconquered Invitational on Saturday, falling against No. 5 LSU (20-9), 3-0, and No. 3 Florida State (26-3, 6-1 CCSA), 3-2, in Tallahassee.

NO. 15 FAU 0 – NO. 5 LSU 3

LSU captured their first point on court one as Ellie Austin and Christine Jarman fell against the Tigers’ Kylie Deberg and Ellie Shank in straight sets, 21-17, 12-21, 10-15. Logan Mignerey and Stephanie Young then fell in a two-set battle on court five, 21-18, 21-18, on court five to give LSU the 2-0 lead. The Tigers closed out the match on court two, as Ashleigh Adams and Julie Honzovicova fell 21-17, 21-15 to lift LSU to a 3-0 win. Courts three and four were left unfinished because the dual was played to decision due to inclement weather in the Tallahassee area.

Scores
1. Kylie Deberg/Ellie Shank (LSU) def. Ellie Austin/Christine Jarman (FAU) 21-19, 21-12 (finished first)
2. Parker Bracken/Grace Seits (LSU) def. Ashleigh Adams/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) 21-17, 21-15 (finished third)
3. Emma Grace Robertson/Jillienne Cloud (FAU) vs. Reilly Allred/Hannah Brister (LSU) 17-21, 12-20 (unfinished)
4. Courtney Moon/Marketa Svozilova (FAU) vs. Lara Boos/Ella Larkin (LSU) 27-25, 16-12 (unfinished)
5. Amber Haynes/Melia Linder (LSU) def. Logan Mignerey/Stephanie Young (FAU) 21-18, 21-18 (finished second)

NO. 15 FAU 2 – NO. 3 FSU 3

The Sandy Owls took the opening advantage as Jillienne Cloud and Julie Honzovicova earned a straight-set win over Florida State’s Anna Long and Jordan Polo, 23-21, 21-16. The Noles responded on court five with Logan Mignerey and Stephanie Young dropping a three-set battle against FSU’s Audrey Rothman and Raelyn White, 19-21, 21-18, 12-15. The Noles took the lead at 2-1 after Ellie Austin and Christine Jarman fell in a three-setter on court one against Florida State’s Maddie Anderson and Paige Kalkhoff, 21-17, 12-21, 10-15. FAU evened up the match with a huge win on court four as Courtney Moon and Marketa Svozilova earned a three-set comeback against the Noles’ Audrey Rothman and Raelyn White, 19-21, 21-17, 17-15. However, Florida State was able to pick up the final point with a court three victory as Ashleigh Adams and Emma Grace Robertson fell in a tight three-set battle, 21-18, 19-21, 10-15.

Scores
1. Maddie Anderson/Paige Kalkhoff (FSU) def. Ellie Austin/Christine Jarman (FAU) 17-21, 21-12, 15-10 (finished third)
2. Jillienne Cloud/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) def. Anna Long/Jordan Polo (FSU) 23-21, 21-16 (finished first)
3. Audrey Koenig/Caitlin Moon (FSU) def. Ashleigh Adams/Emma Grace Robertson (FAU) 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 (finished fifth)
4. Courtney Moon/Marketa Svozilova (FAU) def. Audrey Rothman/Raelyn White (FSU) 19-21, 21-17, 17-15 (finished fourth)
5. Alexis Durish/Makenna Wolfe (FSU) def. Logan Mignerey/Stephanie Young (FAU) 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 (finished second)