The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Friday, March 19
Boca Raton, FL
9 a.m.
UAB
1
at
4
Florida Atlantic
No. 20 UAB Falls to No. 12 FAU, Florida Gulf Coast
3/19/2021 7:13:00β―PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
BIRMINGHAM β The No. 20 UAB beach volleyball team lost a pair of matches to No. 12 Florida Atlantic and Florida Gulf Coast on the opening day of the FAU Beach Bash in Boca Raton on Friday.
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UAB (6-9) fell to FAU by the score of 4-1, then dropped a heartbreaker to FGCU 3-2 in the afternoon match.
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After going down 2-0 to FAU with losses on courts four and five, Annie Pringle and Jenna Gathright registered a straight set 21-18, 21-14 victory over Kenley Adams and Courtney Moon to make the score 2-1.
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The Blazers pushed the Owls to the brink and almost pulled off the come-from-behind victory, but FAU was able to win in three sets on both courts one and two for the victory.
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Against FGCU, Ella Alexander and Jessica Ennis notched a 21-18, 21-18 victory on court five, and UAB's top pair of Rachel Tam and Mikayla Law-Heese earned a three set victory on court one 17-21, 21-13, 15-9.
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However, FGCU was able to win on courts two, three four for the victory. Both courts three and four went three sets.
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The Blazers return to the sand on Saturday with matches against No. 1 Florida State and No. 14 Stetson.
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UAB (6-9) fell to FAU by the score of 4-1, then dropped a heartbreaker to FGCU 3-2 in the afternoon match.
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After going down 2-0 to FAU with losses on courts four and five, Annie Pringle and Jenna Gathright registered a straight set 21-18, 21-14 victory over Kenley Adams and Courtney Moon to make the score 2-1.
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The Blazers pushed the Owls to the brink and almost pulled off the come-from-behind victory, but FAU was able to win in three sets on both courts one and two for the victory.
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Against FGCU, Ella Alexander and Jessica Ennis notched a 21-18, 21-18 victory on court five, and UAB's top pair of Rachel Tam and Mikayla Law-Heese earned a three set victory on court one 17-21, 21-13, 15-9.
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However, FGCU was able to win on courts two, three four for the victory. Both courts three and four went three sets.
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The Blazers return to the sand on Saturday with matches against No. 1 Florida State and No. 14 Stetson.
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