The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Friday, March 30
Baton Rouge, La.
12:00 pm
UAB
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UAB Falls to No. 10 LSU; Defeats Jacksonville State
3/30/2018 5:42:00β―PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
BATON ROUGE, La. β The UAB beach volleyball team opened the LSU Beach Invitational with a split on Friday afternoon as the Blazers lost to the host Tigers 5-0 and returned to defeat Jacksonville State 5-0 in their second match at Mango's Beach Club.
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The Blazers opened the tournament with a 5-0 loss to the tenth-ranked Tigers. LSU won each match in straight sets, while the two most competitive matches came on courts two and three.
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On court two, Avei Logoleo and Haley Jared fell two points short in each set, dropping the first 22-20 and the second 21-19. Court three was also closely contested as Erin Bognar and Emily Martinez ultimately fell short 21-19, 21-18.
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UAB then returned the favor as they blanked the JSU Gamecocks and improved to 4-0 all-time against its in-state foe. Four of the five courts were decided in straight sets, while court four ended in a forfeit in favor of UAB has JSU had to withdraw in the second due to injury.
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"We didn't come out and play the way we are capable of against LSU and we need to be more consistent if we are going to compete with the nation's best week-in and week-out," said head coach Kyra Iannone. "We responded against Jacksonville State and we need to finish the tournament strong tomorrow against two talented teams."
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The Blazers return to action on Saturday with matches against opponents they have never played before in Texas A&M Kingsville (11 a.m.) and Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2 p.m.). Β Β
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No. 10 LSU 5, UAB 0
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Court 1: Claire Copploa/Kristen Nuss (LSU) def. Devon May/Kenley Adams (UAB) β 21- 10, 21-14
Court 2: Haleigh Nelson/Ashley Allmer (LSU) def. Avei Logoleo/Haley Jared (UAB) β 22-20, 21-19
Court 3: Olivia Powers/Hunter Domanski (LSU) def. Erin Bognar/Emily Martinez (UAB) β 21-19, 21-18
Court 4: Emmy Allen/Megan Davenport (LSU) def. Tressa Buckland/Kaylee McClure (UAB) β 21-11, 21-11
Court 5: Riley Young/Maddie Ligon (LSU) def. Gabbi Moreno/SalliAnne Napolitano (UAB) β 21-14, 21-14 Β
Exh: Jeni Clark/Emily Hardesty (LSU) def. Annie Pringle/Alex Kells (UAB) β 21-17, 19-21, 15-13
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UAB 5, JACKSONVILLE STATE 0
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Court 1: Devon May/Kenley Adams (UAB) def. Katie Will/Sadie Anderson (JSU) β 21-12, 21-7
Court 2: Avei Logoleo/Haley Jared (UAB) def. Hannah Kirk/Kaylie Milton (JSU) β 17-21, 21-16, 15-9
Court 3: Tressa Buckland/Kaylee McClure (UAB) def. Grace Jarnagin/Bethany Randall (JSU) β 21-19, 21-11
Court 4: Erin Bognar/Emily Martinez (UAB) def. Kailey Hughes/Shayla Schmidt (JSU) β 21-10, UAB up 6-4 when forfeit happened
Court 5: Gabbi Moreno/SalliAnne Napolitano (UAB) def. Maddie Cloutier/Kaylee Frear (JSU) β 21-11, 21-9
Exh: Annie Pringle/Alex Kells(UAB) def. Ashley Clingan/Kim Krutsinger (JSU) β 21-8, 21-7
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The Blazers opened the tournament with a 5-0 loss to the tenth-ranked Tigers. LSU won each match in straight sets, while the two most competitive matches came on courts two and three.
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On court two, Avei Logoleo and Haley Jared fell two points short in each set, dropping the first 22-20 and the second 21-19. Court three was also closely contested as Erin Bognar and Emily Martinez ultimately fell short 21-19, 21-18.
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UAB then returned the favor as they blanked the JSU Gamecocks and improved to 4-0 all-time against its in-state foe. Four of the five courts were decided in straight sets, while court four ended in a forfeit in favor of UAB has JSU had to withdraw in the second due to injury.
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"We didn't come out and play the way we are capable of against LSU and we need to be more consistent if we are going to compete with the nation's best week-in and week-out," said head coach Kyra Iannone. "We responded against Jacksonville State and we need to finish the tournament strong tomorrow against two talented teams."
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The Blazers return to action on Saturday with matches against opponents they have never played before in Texas A&M Kingsville (11 a.m.) and Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2 p.m.). Β Β
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No. 10 LSU 5, UAB 0
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Court 1: Claire Copploa/Kristen Nuss (LSU) def. Devon May/Kenley Adams (UAB) β 21- 10, 21-14
Court 2: Haleigh Nelson/Ashley Allmer (LSU) def. Avei Logoleo/Haley Jared (UAB) β 22-20, 21-19
Court 3: Olivia Powers/Hunter Domanski (LSU) def. Erin Bognar/Emily Martinez (UAB) β 21-19, 21-18
Court 4: Emmy Allen/Megan Davenport (LSU) def. Tressa Buckland/Kaylee McClure (UAB) β 21-11, 21-11
Court 5: Riley Young/Maddie Ligon (LSU) def. Gabbi Moreno/SalliAnne Napolitano (UAB) β 21-14, 21-14 Β
Exh: Jeni Clark/Emily Hardesty (LSU) def. Annie Pringle/Alex Kells (UAB) β 21-17, 19-21, 15-13
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UAB 5, JACKSONVILLE STATE 0
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Court 1: Devon May/Kenley Adams (UAB) def. Katie Will/Sadie Anderson (JSU) β 21-12, 21-7
Court 2: Avei Logoleo/Haley Jared (UAB) def. Hannah Kirk/Kaylie Milton (JSU) β 17-21, 21-16, 15-9
Court 3: Tressa Buckland/Kaylee McClure (UAB) def. Grace Jarnagin/Bethany Randall (JSU) β 21-19, 21-11
Court 4: Erin Bognar/Emily Martinez (UAB) def. Kailey Hughes/Shayla Schmidt (JSU) β 21-10, UAB up 6-4 when forfeit happened
Court 5: Gabbi Moreno/SalliAnne Napolitano (UAB) def. Maddie Cloutier/Kaylee Frear (JSU) β 21-11, 21-9
Exh: Annie Pringle/Alex Kells(UAB) def. Ashley Clingan/Kim Krutsinger (JSU) β 21-8, 21-7
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