#18 Sandy Owls Down TCU 3-1

Saturday, April 7

Tallahassee, Fla.

10:00 AM

Florida Atlantic

TCU

Brittany Pellitteri (pictured) and Julia Lewkowicz won their match at no. 5 on Saturday.

4/7/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Beach Volleyball

April 7, 2018

Final Stats

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - (April 7, 2018) - For the second time in eight days, the no. 18 ranked Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team defeated TCU, this time by a score of 3-1 on Saturday. The match was part of the Seminole Beach Battle and was halted to due weather after the Sandy Owls clinched the match. FAU's second match of the day vs. UAB was canceled. FAU now stands at 17-12 on the season.

Recap

Gabrielle Dischler and Jessalyn Kinlaw gave FAU a 1-0 lead with a 21-18, 21-17 win on court two. The margin increased to 2-0 when Brittany Pellitteri and Julia Lewkowicz took a straight set win at no. 5. TCU cut the cushion in half with a 22-20, 21-15 decision at no. 1. The Sandy Owls clinched the match on account of Nicole Navarro and Kaila Dorish's narrow 15-11 set three triumph on court four. At no. 3, Mackenzie Morris and Erica Brok took a thrilling 35-33 first set win, but dropped the second set and trailed early in the third when action was stopped.

#18 Florida Atlantic 3, TCU 1

Cassie House/Haven Hill (TCU) def. Carly Scarborough/Amanda Silva (FAU) 22-20, 21-15
Gabrielle Dischler/Jessalyn Kinlaw (FAU) def. Jaelyn Greene/Jillian Bergeson (TCU) 21-18, 21-17
Jensyn Bledsoe/Molly Scheel (TCU) vs. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) 33-35, 21-15, 10-8, unfinished
Nicole Navarro/Kaila Dorish (FAU) def. Avery Arellano/Hannah Rogers (TCU) 19-21, 21-16, 15-11
Brittany Pellitteri/Julia Lewkowicz (FAU) def. Jordan Westendorff/Brooke Sassin (TCU) 21-18, 21-14