Owls Defeat Georgia State, Drop to Florida State

Friday, April 1

Jacksonvllle, Fla.

8 AM

Florida Atlantic

Georgia State

Photo by: Garrett Robinson, UNF Athletics

4/1/2022 4:34:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

Box Score vs. GSU (PDF)Box Score vs. FSU (PDF)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The No. 10th-ranked Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team (13-8, 6-1 in Conference USA) split its matches on day one of the UNF Invitational. FAU commenced the morning with a 3-2 win over C-USA foe No. 11 Georgia State (13-10) to beat the Panthers for the second time in the last two weeks. The Owls finished the day with a 5-0 loss to No. 4 Florida State (18-4).

How It Was Decided vs. No. 11 Georgia State

Vs. No. 11 Georgia State (W, 3-2)
GSU's court four pair earned the first dual point of the match, as Jillienne Cangelosi/Kate McLaughlin fell, 16-21, 14-21. Almost déjà vu from last weekend's match against the Panthers, court five's Abby Jackson/Logan Mignerey tied up the match with a 21-18, 21-19 straight-set win. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris took care of business on court one with a 22-20, 21-16 victory, as the Owls pulled ahead 2-1. Ellie Austin/Julie Honzovicova clinched the match for the Owls with a 21-13, 21-17 feat on court three. Courtney Moon/Marketa Svozilova would drop a hard-fought match on court five, 21-15, 16-21, 13-15, but FAU started the weekend in Jacksonville with a 3-2 win.

Scores
1. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) def. Kelly Dorn/Elise Saga (GSUBVB) 22-20, 21-16 (finished third)
2. Eden Hawes/Maddy Delmonte (GSUBVB) def. Courtney Moon/Marketa Svozilova (FAU) 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 (finished fifth)
3. Ellie Austin/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) def. Kayla Whetstone/Yasmin Kuck (GSUBVB) 21-13, 21-17 (finished fourth)
4. Angel Ferary/Bella Ferary (GSUBVB) def. Jillienne Cangelosi/Kate McLaughlin (FAU) 21-16, 21-14 (finished first)
5. Abby Jackson/Logan Mignerey (FAU) def. Becky Tresham/Chloee Kleespies (GSUBVB) 21-18, 21-19 (finished second)
Ext. Alivia Orvieto/Christine Jarman (FAU) def. Destiny White/Ayla Johnson (GSUBVB) 21-16, 21-18

How It Was Decided vs. No. 4 Florida State

Vs. No. 4 Florida State (L, 5-0)
FSU earned the first two dual points on courts four and five, as the Owls dropped those matches 12-21, 19-21 and 15-21, 16-21 on those respective courts. Austin/Honzovicova battled in both sets, 17-21, 18-21, on court three, but ultimately fell short. Brok/Morris lost just their fifth match of the season, 19-21, 18-21. Moon/Svozilova put on a battle on court two with a 29-27 first set win. The pair would then drop the next two sets, 14-21, 10-15, as FAU fell, 5-0.

Scores
1. Maddie Anderson/Brook Bauer (FSU) def. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) 21-19, 21-18 (finished fourth)
2. Alaina Chacon/Madison Fitzpatrick (FSU) def. Courtney Moon/Marketa Svozilova (FAU) 27-29, 21-14, 15-10 (finished fifth)
3. Jordan Polo/Morgan Chacon (FSU) def. Ellie Austin/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) 21-17, 21-18 (finished third)
4. Raelyn White/Caitlin Moon (FSU) def. Jillienne Cangelosi/Kate McLaughlin (FAU) 21-12, 21-19 (finished second)
5. Anna Long/Kate Privett (FSU) def. Abby Jackson/Logan Mignerey (FAU) 21-15, 21-16 (finished first)
Ext. Keara Rutz/Makenna Wolfe (FSU) def. Maylin Bouffard/Mica Allison (FAU) 21-12, 21-14

Notables

Austin is now tied for fifth in school history in most court three wins in a season with 11
Jackson is now tied for fifth in most career wins on flight five with 16. Her partner Mignerey is up to nine wins on flight five this season, which is tied for the fifth most in school history
Brok/Morris inched their career winning total as a pair to 87. The pair is 16-5, tied for the eighth most wins in a season as a pair
The Owls extended a winning streak versus Georgia State to three

Up Next

FAU will finish their weekend in Jacksonville tomorrow with a match against No. 18 Pepperdine at noon followed by a 4 p.m. showdown versus North Florida.

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