MIAMI (March 16, 2022) – No. 19 FIU Beach Volleyball took on North Florida and No. 2 Southern Cal for the final day of the 2022 Surf N Turf Invitational on Wednesday. The Panthers topped the Osprey 4-1 before falling to the defending national champions by a score of 5-0.
 
The top Panther paring of Giada Bianchi and Paige Kalkhoff continued their winning way in Wednesday's opener against UNF by downing the Osprey 23-21 and 21-9 before falling to USC for the pair's first loss of the season.
 
On the fives court, the FIU pairing of Kendall Mather and Lisa Luini were the only Panthers to push the Trojans to a third set.
 
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FIU returns to the sand on Sunday, March 20 for a road dual with Webber International.
  
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#17 FIU Panthers 4, North Florida 1
1. Giada Bianchi/Paige Kalkhoff (FIU) def. Taryn Griffey/Callie Workman (UNF) 23-21, 21-9
2. Rachele Mancinelli/Emily Meyer (FIU) def. Carleigh Semeniuk/Lauren Galinis (UNF) 21-18, 21-19
3. Gina Lipscomb/Emma Erteltova (FIU) def. Leah Maloney/Marisa Rogers (UNF) 21-19, 21-8
4. Gabby O'Connell/Madeline Camp (UNF) def. Zuzanna Bielak/Roberta Ribeiro (FIU) 21-18, 21-19
5. Kendall Mather/Lisa Luini (FIU) def. Chantel McMillan/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) 21-14, 19-21, 15-11
Ext. Ella Erteltova/Paola Alvarado (FIU) def. Zoe Cahill/Anna Mallory (UNF) 21-17, 21-14
 
#2 Southern California 5, #19 FIU Panthers 0
1. Tina Graudina/Hailey Harward (USC) def. Giada Bianchi/Paige Kalkhoff (FIU) 21-14, 21-12
2. Megan Kraft/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Rachele Mancinelli/Emily Meyer (FIU) 21-15, 21-13
3. Delaynie Maple/Julia Scoles (USC) def. Gina Lipscomb/Emma Erteltova (FIU) 21-17, 21-13
4. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Roberta Ribeiro/Zuzanna Bielak (FIU) 21-17, 21-13
5. Mollie Ebertin/Sunny Villapando (USC) def. Kendall Mather/Lisa Luini (FIU) 22-20, 18-21, 15-10
Ext. Caroline Schafer/Paige Dreeuws (USC) def. Sophia Brandstetter/Paola Alvarado (FIU) 29-27, 21-19