Beach Volleyball Clips FGCU in Thriller, Advances to Semis

Thursday, April 18

DeLand, Fla.

3 p.m.

University of North Florida

No. 3 FGCU

UNF Beach volleyball players chaney howard and brittany pase celebrate a point at the beach volleyball courts on the campus of Stetson University.

Howard and Pase came up with the clincher Thursday.

4/18/2019 7:20:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

Howard and Pase Clinch Match at One Spot

DELAND, Fla. - The energy was high all afternoon, but when Chaney Howard and Brittany Pase clinched the match with a 16-14 triumph in the third set of the deciding point things got even more lively as the Ospreys (20-12) stormed the sand behind a quarterfinals win against FGCU, 3-2, Thursday, April 18.

Match 1 | UNF 3, FGCU 2

It was a grinder from the get go, with the two teams splitting two three-set matches at the number four and five pairs.
Emma Hanson and Giovanni Borgiotti snapped Dana Roskic and Callie Workman's win streak just shy of 10 matches. The UNF pair took the second set, but FGCU got the third, 15-13.
Kirby Smith and Lauren Galinis evened the match up with their third victory against FGCU (15-10) in as many matches.
Carolyn Cain and Antonia Harrison played their first-ever match as a pair, but they showed no signs of it. The duo won a huge momentum point, sweeping the second-slot match for a 2-1 UNF lead.
Pairs one and three went as down to the wire as possible, finishing within minutes of each other.
A seesaw affair ended up in FGCU's favor at the three slot. Just as FGCU evened the match, 2-2, Howard and Pase closed things out in dramatic style, claiming the clincher and decisive set, 16-14.

Match 1
UNF 3, FGCU 2
April 18, 2019 | Cooper Beach Courts | DeLand, Fla.

1. Brittany Pase/Chaney Howard (UNF) def. Amanda Carroll/Kirstine Garder (FGCU) 19-21, 21-17, 16-14
2. Antonia Harrison/Carolyn Cain (UNF) def. Katherine Puisis/Karissa Rhoades (FGCU) 23-21, 21-19
3. Snowy Burnam/Kayla Whetstone (FGCU) def. Madilyn McCarty/Nicole DeBolt (UNF) 19-21, 21-17, 17-15
4. Emma Hansen/Giovanna Borgiotti (FGCU) def. Dana Roskic/Callie Workman (UNF) 18-21, 21-13, 15-13
5. Kirby Smith/Lauren Galinis (UNF) def. Cortney VanLiew/Alayna Ryan (FGCU) 18-21, 21-16, 15-11

Match Notes
FGCU 15-10
North Florida 20-12
Order of finish: Doubles (4,5,2,3,1);
ASUN Beach Volleyball Championship
Quarterfinals
T-2:25

Wright's Words
"I think that's how a match is supposed to be, just really fun. I was proud of our entire team today. Our fives held down the fort, and to have the twos put us up 2-1 was huge. FGCU did a good job of scouting, but our twos played awesome. I'm really proud of Antonia and Carolyn. It then came down to Mads and Nicole and Brittany and Chaney, three seniors obviously, and both had terrific matches. I'm proud of us and they deserve that moment, and it positions us well to put our energy into Stetson tomorrow." -- Head coach Kristen Wright

Notes

Workman and Roskic had their nine-match winning streak snapped.
The Ospreys broke the 20-win milestone, eclipsing their win total from all of last season.
It was Cain and Harrison's first match as a pair.
It was Cain's first-ever match at the two slot.

Up Next
UNF collides with Stetson in the winner's bracket semis tomorrow at 11:30 a.m.