#15 Beach Volleyball Drops Two on Saturday

Saturday, March 30

Miami Beach, Fla.

10 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

Grand Canyon University

2019 FAU Beach Volleyball vs Louisiana State

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

3/30/2019 6:21:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team lost a pair of close matches at the FIU Surf N' Turf Invitational, losing 3-2 to both 16^th-ranked Grand Canyon and no. 4 LSU. The Sandy Owls are 11-8 on the year.

Match 1 vs. #16 Grand Canyon
Carly Scarbrough and Nicole Navarro lost in straight sets on court two, 21-19, 21-13. On court one, Erica Brok and Mackenzie Morris fell 21-19, 21-12. Kaila Dorish and Savannah Pesante won the first set at no. 5 21-18, but fell victim to a GCU rally, clinching the match for the Lopes. Jillienne Cangelosi and Megan McGrath scored FAU's first point of the match with a 21-14, 25-23 win at no. 4. Amanda Silva and Nicole Grant won a thrilling fifth set 15-11 to win on court three. Kristi Tekavec and Mazarine Tsuji took a 21-14, 23-21 victory on the exhibition court.

#16 Grand Canyon 3, #15 Florida Atlantic 2
1. – Mikaela Raudsepp/Teagan DeFalco (GCU) def. Mackenzie Morris/Erica Brok (FAU), 21-19, 21-12
2. – Jessica Stansfield/Bella Bauman (GCU) def. Carly Scarbrough/Nicole Navarro (FAU), 21-19, 21-13
3. – Amanda Silva/Nicole Grant (FAU) def. Hannah Towne/Katie Hess (GCU), 21-17, 20-22, 15-11
4. – Jillienne Cangelosi/Megan McGrath (FAU) def. Taylor Jarzombek/Esmee Priem (GCU), 21-14, 25-23
5. – Jamie Walsh/Anaya Evans (GCU) def. Kaila Dorish/Savannah Pesante (FAU), 18-21, 21-18, 15-7
Exh. – Kristi Tekavec/Mazarine Tsuji (FAU) def. Micaela Mirabal/Ava Elia (GCU), 21-14, 23-21

Match 2 vs. #4 LSU
Dorish and Pesante lost in straight sets at no. 4, 21-17, 21-13. Brok and Morris suffered a similar fate on court one. Cangelosi and Mcgrath cut the Owls' deficit in half with a 21-16, 21-16 win at no. 3. Tsuji and Tekavec, playing together in a scoring match for the first time, claimed a 21-19 first set win on court five, but lost the second and third sets 21-19 and 15-13, allowing the Tigers to seal the victory. On court two, Silva and Grant won a marathon set one 31-29 and then took set number two 21-13 to earn their second win of the day. Sam Gott and Bailey Myott lost in straight sets on the exhibition court.

#4 LSU 3, #15 Florida Atlantic 2
1. – Claire Coppola/Kristen Nuss (LSU) def. Mackenzie Morris/Erica Brok (FAU), 21-16, 21-11
2. – Amanda Silva/Nicole Grant (FAU) def. Kahlee York/Kelli Agnew (LSU), 31-29, 21-17
3. – Jillienne Cangelosi/Megan McGrath (FAU) def. Toni Rodriguez/Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope (LSU), 21-16, 21-16
4. – Olivia Beyer/Maddie Ligon (LSU) def. Kaila Dorish/Savannah Pesante (FAU), 21-17, 21-13
5. – Allison Coens/Hunter Domanski (LSU) def. Mazarine Tsuji/Kristi Tekavec (FAU), 19-21, 21-19, 15-13
Exh. – Taryn Kloth/Ashley Allmer (LSU) def. Sam Gott/Bailey Myott (FAU), 21-11, 22-20

Quotable

FAU Head Coach Capri Grotowski
"We came out flat (against Grand Canyon) and only had a couple of teams execute well. We picked it up against LSU and were just a couple of points away from getting the win."

Up Next

The Owls travel to Tallahassee, Fla. for the FSU Beach Bash on April 5 and 6.

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