Beach Volleyball Opens Play at AVCA Small College Championships

TAVARAS, Fla. – The Florida Southern College beach volleyball program opened play in the AVCA Small College Championship on Friday. The Mocs dropped both matches. Southern fell 4-1 against Palm Beach Atlantic and then dropped a close 3-2 decision against Texas A&M – Kingsville.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Palm Beach Atlantic 4, Florida Southern 1

1. Jazz Schmidt/Lunden Evans (PBABVB) def. Erica Ronda/Celia Greco (FSCBVB) 21-7, 21-13
2. Kayla Trefren/Haley Goodrich (FSCBVB) def. Abby Devido/Lyndzey Minter (PBABVB) 21-18, 25-27, 15-12
3. Emma Pieper/Olivia Finckel (PBABVB) def. Kennedy Mathews/Linzy Bozeman (FSCBVB) 21-11, 21-8
4. Jessica Nodell/Sydney Wagner (PBABVB) def. Bethany Jones/Madelyn Grim (FSCBVB) 22-20, 21-10
5. Gabriella Aziz/Julia Golichowski (PBABVB) def. Olivia D'Agostino/Sarah Crocker (FSCBVB) 21-13, 21-15

Texas A&M – Kingsville 3, Florida Southern 2

1. FSC  def. TAMK 21-19, 21-18
2. FSC def. TAMK 25-23, 14-21, 15-13
3. TAMK def. FSC 21-7, 21-11
4. TAMK def. FSC 21-13, 21-12
5. TAMK  def. FSC 24-22, 21-18

UP NEXT
The Mocs will continue play in the AVCA Small College Championship on Saturday with a 10 a.m. match against Tusculum.