Fort Myers, Florida – The Florida Gulf Coast University beach volleyball team had a dominant 5-0 victory over Eckerd College and narrowly lost 3-2 to No. 20 Tampa.
casey johnson He was honored between games last weekend against Jacksonville for breaking FGCU's all-time win record of 69 games, which now stands at 73 wins.
“We started the day very strong against Eckerd and played a great brand of very clean volleyball,” the head coach said. chris sweat. “All the pairs went to tiebreakers against Tampa, and there was a lot of competition and screaming from the fans, which was a great atmosphere for a home opener.”
“Jeff has done a great job building the program and was outscoring us by a few points today. We stole the third set early in the season and we fought back to get that playoff-like feel. I liked the way it was done.”
once again, caitlin revers and nicole de oliveira The Eagles won their second game against Eckerd, 21-10, 21-12, in third place, and against Tampa, they gave the Eagles their first win by a score of 16-21, 21-19, 15-13.
No.2 pair of shelby beisner and Trinity Rosales They also picked up two wins with an easy win over the Tritons, 21-14, 21-5, and then fought through three sets to win 21-15, 18-21, 15-12.
Mia Thompson Lilly Hafner had a dominant 21-9, 21-6 victory in the first game against EC, but lost to Tampa 19-21, 21-16, 15-9.
jaycee carpenter and sydney magic They won 21-16, 21-17 against the Tritons and recovered through three sets, but lost 21-18, 13-21, 15-13.
with johnson emma songkrant He won 21-11, 21-16 against the Tritons and captivated the home crowd with his fighting spirit against the Trojans. The pair won the first set 21-17, but dropped the second set 17-21. Both teams took turns holding the lead, surpassing the winning mark of 15 points in the third set, but the Trojans ultimately won 19-17.
FGCU heads to the Tampa Invite and will first face Coastal Carolina (4-4) on Friday. First serve set is at 9am.
