In their last regular-season tournament, the Bruins conquered the sand over the top-two teams in the nation. No. 3 UCLA beach volleyball (30-2, 7-0 Pac-12) traveled to San Luis Obispo to compete in the Center of Effort Challenge with the postseason tournaments looming in the near distance.
One of the Bruins’ main focuses as a team is mentality. In last week’s East Meets West Invitational, the blue and gold fell to then-No. 4 Florida State, tallying just its second loss of the season.
Gulf Shores, Ala. – The Florida State Seminoles concluded their season with a loss to No. 1 USC in the championship match after fighting back through the elimination bracket. The Seminoles earned their spot in the final match after a 3-2 victory over third-seed UCLA.
Alaina Chacon and Madison Fitzpatrick had a stellar weekend, going 6-1 at the tournament. Two of their wins were the only match points for the Seminoles against USC and against an unbeaten pair. The redshirt senior duo earned All-Tournament accolades at the second flight and have left their mark on the FSU program with 58 wins as a pair, placing them at second all-time.
Chacon leaves FSU with 104 career wins, 100 of which were dual wins placing her at second all-time for dual wins. She is also second for wins on court one with 45 and tied for fourth for wins on court two with 36. Fitzpatrick is third all-time for wins on court two with 39 and is tied at seventh for dual match wins with 85.
FSU 3, UCLA 2
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