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FAU Beach Volleyball Drops Second Match of the Day
3/2/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Beach Volleyball
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball dropped the second match of opening day to top 15-ranked FIU, 4-1.
Head Beach Volleyball Coach Capri Grotowski
On the FIU match:
We just didn't bring it to the FIU game. We showed up and played ok, but we didn't play to win. I think we played safe.
On playing Stetson and LSU which pits the Owls against three top 15-ranked teams in their first four matches:
It is a tough weekend right out of the gate. But, we are excited. We split with Stetson last year so it will be a big day.
Keys to the Match
- Court 1 - Match 1: Jessalyn Kinlaw had 14 kills in 19 attempts and 18 digs. Court partner Megan Rice added 13 kills, three blocks and six digs
- Court 2 - Match 2: Gabrielle Dischler recorded five kills. Teammate Brittany Pellitteri had 12 and two aces.
- Court 3 - Match 3: Candace Lacour tallied nine kills in 12 attempts. Carly Scarborough had 19 kills in 24 attempts and two aces.
- Court 1 - Match 4: Nicole Grant recorded 12 kills and seven digs while teammate Nicole Navarro added eight, an ace and 10 digs.
- Court 2 - Match 5: Ashlan Cunningham recorded 21 kills and 19 digs. Partner Julia Lewkowicz added 15 kills, two aces and nine digs
- Court 3 - Match 6: Sam Gott had 20 kills in 31 attempts, two service aces and five digs. Teammate Jazmine Barker added six kills in nine attempts and eight service aces while earning eight digs.
Results
No. 1 Katie Hogan/Federica Frasca (FIU) def. Jessalyn Kinlaw/Megan Rice (FAU) 21-19, 21-19
No. 2 Lima Bernier/Natalia Giron (FIU) def. Gabrielle Dischler/Brittany Bellitteri (FAU) 21-15, 21-14
No. 3 Candace Lacour/Carly Scarborough (FAU) def. Kari Peterson/Molly Shonk (FIU) 21-17, 21-17
No. 4 Anabela Sataric/Estefanie Bethancourt (FIU) def. Nicole Grant/Nicole Navarro (FAU) 21-17, 21-17
No. 5 Talia Thomas/Margherita Bianchin (FIU) def. Ashlan Cunningham/Julia Lewkowicz (FAU) 21-19, 18-21, 15-12
No. 6 Sam Gott/Jazmine Barker (FAU) def. Dorina Klinger/Mariana Dal Pozzo (FIU) 21-16, 15-21, 15-12
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 4, 1, 3, 2
Next Up
The Owls will next head to Stetson for its Spring Break Invitational where they will face host Stetson and LSU this Saturday, March 4.
