#16 Sandy Owls Drop Two of Three at Stetson Invitational

Tuesday, March 19

DeLand, FL

10 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

Stetson

2019 FAU Beach Volleyball vs Louisiana State

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

3/19/2019 6:54:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

DELAND, Fla. - The 16^th-ranked Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team lost twice to no. 10 Stetson on Tuesday, but swept Southeastern. The Sandy Owls are now 7-6 on the year.

Match 1 vs. No. 10 Stetson
Savannah Pesante and Kaila Dorish lost in straight sets at no. 4. On court five, Jillienne Cangelosi and Megan McGrath won the second set 21-17 to force a third, but came up just short, falling 15-11. The Hatters swept court one to clinch the match. Erica Brok and Mackenzie Morris dropped a pair of nailbiters on court two, 21-19, 21-18. Amanda Silva and Nicole Grant almost won in straight sets at no. 5, but were able to hold on to win set three 15-13. Sam Gott and Mazarine Tsuji won the first set on the exhibition court, but were unable to stave off a Stetson rally, losing 15-11 in the third.

#10 Stetson 4, #16 Florida Atlantic 1
1. S. Helland-Hansen/Carly Perales (STET) def. Carly Scarbrough/Nicole Navarro (FAU) 21-13, 21-15
2. Sammee Thomas/Darby Dunn (STET) def. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) 21-19, 21-18
3. Amanda Silva/Nicole Grant (FAU) def. Ana Costa/Rachel Noble (STET) 21-16, 20-22, 15-13
4. Julie Varga/Samantha Harris (STET) def. Kaila Dorish/Savannah Pesante (FAU) 21-18, 21-17
5. Rebecca Ingram/Quinci Birker (STET) def. Megan Mcgrath/Jillenne Cangelosi (FAU) 21-18, 14-21, 15-11
Ext. Alexa Richardson/Yasmin Kuck (STET) def. Sam Gott/Mazarine Tsuji (FAU) 18-21, 21-17, 15-11

Match 2 vs. Southeastern
McGrath and Cangelosi steamrolled their way to a 21-11, 21-4 victory on court five. Dorish and Pesante swept by matching 21-11 scores at no. 4. Brok and Morris clinched the match with a 21-11, 21-8 victory on court two. On court three, Silva and Grant won 21-8, 21-9 to put the Owls up 4-0. Scarbrough and Navarro took a 21-9, 22-20 decision on at no. 1 to complete the sweep

#16 Florida Atlantic 5, Southeastern 0
1. Carly Scarbrough/Nicole Navarro (FAU) def. Emily Boehlein/Courtney Krause (SEU) 21-9, 22-20
2. Mackenzie Morris/Erica Brok (FAU) def. Taylor Gregory/Keniah Rivera-Santiago (SEU) 21-11, 21-8
3. Amanda Silva/Nicole Grant (FAU) def. Sarah Castillo/Maggie Seagren (SEU) 21-8, 21-9
4. Kaila Dorish/Savannah Pesante (FAU) def. Hannah Kaszubowski/Kristen Sutherland (SEU) 21-11, 21-11
5. Jillenne Cangelosi/Megan Mcgrath (FAU) def. Elise Moralobo/Jordyn Stiger (SEU) 21-11, 21-4

Match 3 vs. No. 10 Stetson
Dorish and Pesante got back to their familiar position of being the first team to score, winning 21-9, 21-17 on court four. McGrath and Cangelosi were extended to a third set at no. 5, taking the frame 15-9 to put the Owls up 2-0. On court three, Silva and Grant fell in straight sets, followed by Morris and Brok suffering a pair of narrow defeats on court two, 21-19, 21-18. That brought the entire match down to the no. 1 teams. Scarbrough and Navarro overcame a stumble in the first set to win the second 21-19. However, their comeback attempt came up empty in the third, 15-9. Gott and Tsuji won on the exhibition court 21-13, 21-13.

#10 Stetson 3, #16 Florida Atlantic 2
1. S. Helland-Hansen/Carly Perales (STET) def. Carly Scarborough/Nicole Navarro (FAU) 21-15, 19-21, 15-9
2. Sammee Thomas/Darby Dunn (STET) def. Mackenzie Morris/Erica Brok (FAU) 21-19, 21-18
3. Ana Costa/Rachel Noble (STET) def. Amanda Silva/Nicole Grant (FAU) 21-18, 21-12
4. Kaila Dorish/Savannah Pesante (FAU) def. Samantha Harris/Julie Varga (STET) 21-9, 21-17
5. Jillenne Cangelosi/Megan Mcgrath (FAU) def. Rebecca Ingram/Quinci Birker (STET) 21-17, 10-21, 15-9
Ext. Sam Gott/Mazarine Tsuji (FAU) def. Katinka Krahn/Alice Pratesi (STET) 21-13, 21-13

Quotable

FAU Head Coach Capri Grotowski
"(We played) a pretty high level of volleyball. All of our teams played really well, just not always at the same time."

Up Next

The Owls return home to host the FAU Beach Bash on Saturday, March 23. FAU's first match starts at noon, the event is free and open to the public.

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