Sweep Of Southern Miss Leads To CCSA Championship Semifinals

Saturday, April 24

Huntsville, Ala.

12:15 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

Southern Miss

Sweep Of Southern Miss Leads To CCSA Championship Semifinals

4/24/2021 1:42:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The 14^th-ranked Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team advanced to the CCSA Championship semifinals with a resounding 5-0 win over the No. 5-seeded Southern Miss Eagles.

Four of FAU's (18-10) five pairs claimed straight-set victories, with Mackenzie Morris and Erica Brok winning a three-set battle on Court One to secure the sweep. The Owls have now won two consecutive games with an impressive +8 scoring margin.

This will be the Owls' second-ever CCSA Championship semifinals appearance, as coach Capri Grotowski led the squad that far in 2017.

Match One vs. Southern Miss
The Owls handled their business efficiently against the Eagles, avoiding a third set for all but one of their points. Ellie Austin and Kenley Adams routed Southern Miss' Court Two pair by a score of 21-9, 21-17. Courtney Moon and Abby Jackson posted FAU's second-most lopsided victory on Court Five, beating their opposing pair 21-10, 21-17. FAU's Court Three (Jillienne Cangelosi/Kaila Dorish) and Four (Maylin Bouffard/Savannah Pesante) pairs also added straight-set wins. Brok and Morris, the Owls' All-Conference representatives, won a tight match on Court One, 21-17, 19-21, 15-13.

Florida Atlantic 5, Southern Miss 0
1. Mackenzie Morris/Erica Brok (FAU) def. Grandy, Kylie/Wilson, Abbey 21-17, 19-21, 15-13
2. Ellie Austin/Kenley Adams (FAU) Phelan, Hallie/Hop, Haley 21-9, 21-17
3. Kaila Dorish/Jillienne Cangelosi (FAU) def. Favre, Breleigh/Garraway, Kellie 21-12, 21-16
4. Maylin Bouffard/Savannah Pesante (FAU) def. Lawler, Madison/Hepworth, Olivia 21-19, 21-16
5. Courtney Moon/Abby Jackson (FAU) def. Siakidou, Valeria/Norman, Kai 21-10, 21-17

UP NEXT
The Owls will seek revenge against the No. 3-seeded FIU, which defeated them on Friday, at 10 a.m. ET on Sunday. If FAU wins that game, it will play in the CCSA Championship game - against Georgia State - for the first time ever at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

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