LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The second-ranked Florida State beach volleyball team (22-3) lost to No. 4 UCLA (15-1) twice on Sunday. The Seminoles lost the first match 4-1 and lost the second match 3-2.
Florida State finished their trip to Los Angeles 1-3 after splitting matches with No. 1 USC on Saturday. FSU’s final match of the weekend against UCLA went to third sets for pairs one and five before the Bruins of UCLA were able to pull out the win.
In the first match of the day, Florida State and UCLA split pairs two and four in the first wave of matches. UCLA took the four pairs in straight sets but FSU bounced back, winning on court two. Keara Rutz and Torrey Van Winden earned their 23
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The second-ranked Florida State beach volleyball team (22-1) split their two matches with No. 1 USC (13-1) on Saturday at Merle Norman Stadium in Los Angeles. It was FSU’s second win over the number one ranked team in the country this season.
USC took the first match 4-1 but the Seminoles responded by winning the second match 3-2. Alaina Chacon and Molly McBain clinched the match in a third set on court one for the Garnet and Gold.
“I am so proud of our team and our resiliency,” said head coach Brooke Niles. “We came out this morning and didn’t play like ourselves. We were tentative and not focused on our game plans. I’m so proud of how we adjusted after a quick turnaround, especially after being down 0-2 again. We kept fighting and clawing our way to each point.”
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GULF SHORES, Ala. – The second-ranked Florida State beach volleyball team (13-0) stayed unbeaten with three wins over ranked teams, No. 10 TCU, No. 11 Grand Canyon and No. 3 LSU.
“We battled today,” said head coach Brooke Niles. “There were a lot of ups and downs and we played some really tough teams but we never gave up and fought for every point. Our team showed a lot of character today and I’m so proud of them.”
No. 2 Florida State 5, No. 10 TCU 0
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