DELAND, Florida (Feb. 27, 2021) – The FIU beach volleyball team battled No. 14 South Carolina and No. 15 TCU on the Cooper Beach Courts at the Stetson Spring Fling on Saturday. The Panthers fell to the Gamecocks 4-1 and the Horned Frogs 3-2.

During the first dual against South Carolina, Abbie Hughes and Paige Kalkhoff were the lone pair to bring home a win, defeating their opposition 19-21, 21-11,15-10 on court two. Against the Horned Frogs, Lina Bernier and Gina Lipscomb knocked off TCU on court three with the 21-17, 21-17 win. Federica Frasca and Roberta Ribeiro won on court two with a 21-15, 21-17 score.

FIU closes out the tournament when the team faces the 11th-ranked Hatters at 10 a.m. and No. 12 Florida Atlantic at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28.

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FIU 1, South Carolina 4
1. Skylar Allen/Katie Smith (SC) def. FRASCA, Federica/ROBEIRO, Roberta (FIU) 21-18, 21-14
2. HUGHES, Abbie/KALKHOFF, Paige (FIU) def. Alyssa Keller/Abby Carroll (SC) 19-21, 21-11, 15-10
3. Madison Brabham/Hannah Mackenhausen (SC) def. MANCINELLI, Rachele/ERTELTOVA, Emma (FIU) 21-10, 18-21, 15-6
4. Jess Vastine/Jordan Smith (SC) def. BERNIER, Lina/LIPSCOMB, Gina (FIU) 16-21, 21-17, 15-12
5. Morgyn Greer/Carly Schnieder (SC) def. BRANDSTETTER, Sophia/BIANCHI, Giada (FIU) 23-21, 21-9
Ext. FORBES, Presley/ACOSTA CONLEY, Cecil (FIU) def. Kaeli Crews/Avery Davis (SC) 15-21, 21-17, 15-13

FIU 2, TCU 3
1. Danela Alvarez/Tania Moreno Mateeva (TCU) def. HUGHES, Abbie/KALKHOFF, Paige (FIU) 21-16, 21-11
2. FRASCA, Federica/ROBEIRO, Roberta (FIU) def. Olivia Blackburn/Maria Gonzalez (TCU) 21-15, 21-17
3. BERNIER, Lina/LIPSCOMB, Gina (FIU) def. Hailey Brockett/Josie Miller (TCU) 21-17, 21-17
4. Caroline White/Rochelle Scott (TCU) def. MANCINELLI, Rachele/BIANCHI, Giada (FIU) 23-21, 16-21, 15-11
5. Jordan Westendorff/Megan Jacobsen (TCU) def. FORBES, Presley/ACOSTA CONLEY, Cecil (FIU) 21-13, 21-15
Ext. DAVIS, Anna/O'KEEFE, Serah (FIU) vs. Hayley Boll/Trinity Cavanaugh (TCU) 21-16, 13-21, unfinished