Owls Drop Two on Day One in Gulf Shores

Friday, March 18

Gulf Shores, Ala.

Noon

Florida Atlantic

UCLA

Photo by: Mauricio Paiz

3/18/2022 8:33:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

Box Score vs. UCLA (PDF)Box Score vs. SC (PDF)

GULF SHORES, Ala. – The Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team (7-5) were defeated in a pair of matches on the opening day of the March to May. FAU lost to No. 1 UCLA, 3-0, followed by a 3-2 decision in No. 15 South Carolina's favor. The team endured hours of lightening delays in the morning, moving all matches to the afternoon. FAU's two matches were then played to decisions.

How It Was Decided vs. No. 1 UCLA

Match 1 vs. No. 1 UCLA (L, 3-0)
With both teams playing until the match was clinched, FAU dropped the contest, 3-0, but courts one, three and five forced a third set against the No. 1 team in the country. Court four was clinched first, as Ellie Austin and Mica Allison fell, 21-14, 21-17 in the first match playing as a pair this season. Also playing as a pair for the first time during the regular season, Marketa Svozilova and Julie Honzovicova fell, 21-17, 21-17 on court two. Erica Brok and Mackenzie Morris dropped the first set on court one, 21-18, but came back to win the second, 22-20. The pair lost the third set, 15-13, as the Bruins clinched their third dual point. During that time, Courtney Moon and Abby Jackson on court three and Jillienne Cangelosi and Christine Jarman on court five were in their third sets.

Scores
1. Lexy Denaburg/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 (finished third)
2. Lea Monkhouse/Rileigh Powers (UCLA) def. Marketa Svozilova/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) 21-17, 21-17 (finished second)
3. Courtney Moon/Abby Jackson (FAU) vs. Jaden Whitmarsh/Devon Newberry (UCLA) 16-21, 21-17, 8-11, unfinished
4. Natalie Myszkowski/Sophie Moore (UCLA) def. Ellie Austin/Mica Allison (FAU) 21-14, 21-17 (finished first)
5. Jillienne Cangelosi/Christine Jarman (FAU) vs. Jessie Smith/Marlie Monserez (UCLA) 21-11, 15-21, 13-14, unfinished

How It Was Decided vs. No. 15 South Carolina

Match 2 vs. No. 15 South Carolina (L, 3-2)
The Gamecocks earned the first point of the match in a straight-set decision (21-15, 21-9) over Jackson and Moon. Brok and Morris then tied the match up at 1-1 following a straight set 21-17, 21-15 win on court one. FAU went up 2-1 following a straight set decision by Cangelosi and Jarman on court five, but shortly after, South Carolina tied things up with a court four win. This left things up to court two, in which Honzovicova and Svozilova dropped a close match, 21-13, 15-21, 15-13 in three sets.

Scores
1. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) def. Skylar Allen/Whitley Ballard (SC) 21-17, 21-15 (finished second)
2. Lauren Wilcock/Jordan Smith (SC) def. Julie Honzovicova/Marketa Svozilova (FAU) 21-13, 15-21, 15-13 (finished fifth)
3. Kaeli Crews/Hannah Mackenhausen (SC) def. Abby Jackson/Courtney Moon (FAU) 21-15, 21-9 (finished first)
4. Abby Carroll/Peyton Gray (SC) def. Mica Allison/Ellie Austin (FAU) 21-18, 21-19 (finished fourth)
5. Christine Jarman/Jillienne Cangelosi (FAU) def. Sophie Manson/Sophie Bengoechea (SC) 21-16, 21-18 (finished third)

Notables

Brok and Morris now have 80 wins as a pair and 31 on court one
Cangelosi/Jarman have improved to 6-2 on the season
The court two, three and four pairs in both matches played with each other as pairs for the first time this season

Up Next

Day two of the March to May is set for tomorrow with the weather looking to not impact the schedule. The Owls face No. 7 Grand Canyon at 11 a.m. and tournament host UAB at 3 p.m. Eastern tomorrow.

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