The Basics
- The No. 9-ranked – and third seeded – FIU beach volleyball team dropped a tough 3-2 decision, on Sunday, to No. 4 LSU in the semifinals of the 2019 Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Tournament at the Lakepoint Sporting Community in Emerson, Georgia. The Tigers were seeded second in this weekend's tournament. The Panthers fall to 17-11 on the season.
Semifinal Dual Details
(2) LSU 3, (3) FIU 2
FIU (17-11), LSU (29-5)
Rankings: FIU – AVCA No. 9/DiG No. 11, LSU – AVCA No. 4/DiG No. 4
Emerson, Georgia | LakePoint Sports Complex
- FIU dropped the first two matches of the dual before
Lina Bernier and
Erika Zembyla earned the first point for the Panthers with a 21-18, 23-21 win on court four.
Dorina Klinger and
Ronja Klinger secured the second point for FIU, in the last match of the dual, 21-13, 18-21, 17-15, on court two.
- The loss to the Tigers snaps FIU's three-dual winning streak, while LSU extends its wining streak to 16 duals.
Results
No. 1 – Clair Cappola/Kristen Nuss (LSU) def.
Federica Frasca/
Margherita Bianchin (FIU), 21-12, 21-15
No. 2 –
Dorina Klinger/
Ronja Klinger (FIU) def. Kahlee York/Kelli Agnew (LSU), 21-13, 18-21, 17-15
No. 3 – Toni Rodriguez/Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope (LSU) def.
Ali Denney/
Abbie Hughes (FIU), 21-14, 21-19
No. 4 –
Lina Bernier/
Erika Zembyla (FIU) def. Taryn Kloth/Maddie Ligon (LSU), 21-18, 23-21
No. 5 – Olivia Beyer/Hunter Domanski (LSU) def.
Katie Friesen/
Helene Thelle (FIU), 26-24, 21-18.
Up Next
FIU must now wait until Sunday, April 28, for the 2019 NCAA Beach Volleyball Selection Show, to learn its fate for the NCAA Championships, May 3-5, in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
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