Pesante, Bouffard Bring Out The Brooms

Saturday, April 3

Boca Raton, Fla.

1 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

FGCU

4/3/2021 7:26:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball's Savannah Pesante and Maylin Bouffard crushed their competition at the FAU Sandy Owls Invitational, sweeping all four of their matchups, including Saturday's bouts with FGCU and Palm Beach Atlantic.

The 11th-ranked Owls (13-7) went 1-1 on Day Two of the FAU Sandy Owls Invitational, beating Palm Beach Atlantic 4-1 and falling 1-4 to FGCU, bringing them to 2-2 overall at the event. They played all four games without their Court One lineup of Erica Brok and Mackenzie Morris, and another key contributor in Kaila Dorish.

Pesante and Bouffard weren't alone in their dominance, as Courtney Moon and Abby Jackson swept three of their four matchups. Their contributions were timely, as this was FAU's final home event of the season.

Match One vs. FGCU
Pesante and Bouffard continued their red-hot run from Day One, sweeping their third consecutive match by a score of 21-14, 21-15. Kenley Adams and Ellie Austin forced a third set on Court One but lost a well-fought third set, 15-13. This game marked FAU's only loss to FGCU in three matchups this season.

Florida Atlantic 1, FGCU 4
1. Giovanna Borgiotti/Kirstine Garder (FGCU) def. Kenley Adams/Ellie Austin (FAU) 21-17, 16-21, 15-13
2. Kayla Whetstone/Kacie Johnson (FGCU) def. Jillienne Cangelosi/Logan Mignerey (FAU) 19-21, 24-22, 15-13
3. Maddison Parmelly/Lexie Hamilton (FGCU) def. Courtney Moon/Abby Jackson (FAU) 21-17, 21-16
4. Savannah Pesante/Maylin Bouffard (FAU) def. Emma Hansen/Madie Lichty (FGCU) 21-14, 21-15
5. Trinity Rosales/Jenna Banz (FGCU) def. Lily Richman/Alivia Orvieto (FAU) 21-15, 22-20

Match Two vs. Palm Beach Atlantic
FAU dismantled the Sailfish, winning all five matchups and sweeping four. Moon and Jackson returned to their overpowering Day One form, sweeping their opponents on Court Four for their third two-set win of the event. Ellie Austin and Kenley Adams added a sweep of their own, racing by their Palm Beach Atlantic counterparts with a 21-14 second set win. Lily Richman and Alivia Orvieto won a back-and-forth, three-set battle on Court Five, winning behind a strong 15-7 final frame.

Florida Atlantic, Palm Beach Atlantic
1. Ellie Austin/Kenley Adams (FAU) def. Jazz Schmidt/Lunden Evans (PBA) 21-19, 21-14
2. Lyndzey Minter/Abby Devido (PBA) def. Jillienne Cangelosi/Logan Mignerey (FAU) 22-20, 11-21, 16-14
3. Savannah Pesante/Maylin Bouffard (FAU) def. Emma Pieper/Olivia Finckel (PBA) 21-19, 21-8
4. Courtney Moon/Abby Jackson (FAU) def. Jessica Nodell/Sydney Wagner (PBA) 21-10, 21-11
5. Lily Richman/Alivia Orvieto (FAU) def. Gabriella Aziz/Julia Golichowski (PBA) 21-18, 16-21, 15-7
Ext. Campbell Atkins/Nieya Pelski (FAU) def. Kayleigh Hall/Devyn Kettner (PBA) 21-18, 21-16

QUOTABLE
"I'm really proud of the girls because they came out and they showed up," FAU coach Capri Grotowski said. "A lot of out younger players got a lot of good experience, so we're really happy with that. We're happy with the 2-2. It was a good weekend, tough weekend. We ended it at night, on Saturday, with a close match. We prevailed, so that's good."

UP NEXT
The Owls will head to Tallahassee for the FSU Unconquered Invitational, which runs April 9-10. The event will see FAU play ranked foes in No. 14 Stetson and No. 13 FIU, in addition to UNF and the College of Charleston.

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