Beach Volleyball | March 04, 2018
JACKSONVILLE, Florida – Islanders Beach Volleyball wraps up the North Florida Tournament beating University of North Florida 3-2, marking their first win of the season.
The Islanders top pairing of
Selina Marolf and
Abigail DeVido defeated North Florida's Carina Hoff and Courtney Miller two sets to one. The opening set saw the Islanders win 21-18 before falling 18-21 in the second, and coming out with the 15-12 victory in the third.
Madison Green and
Rachel Young fell in the first set 18-21 but came back to win the second and third set 21-18 and 15-10. Green and Young were victorious against North Carolina-Wilmington falling in the first set 19-21 but coming back to win the second and third set 21-17 and 16-13 respectively.
Madi Fitzsimmons and
Demi McInnis pair together as the Islanders third duo on the sand. They took the first set 21-19 and fell 10-21 the second frame of their contest against the hosting Ospreys. The duo would come back to win the third set 15-13 however, while dropping UNF by a final team score of 3-2.
The Islanders also played a pair of matches with two of the top teams in the nation, falling to No. 13 Georgia State and No. 17 Florida Atlantic by scores of 5-0 and 4-1.
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The Islanders play in the Texas A&M – Kingsville tournament March 17
th and 18
th as they take on the TAMUK Javelinas.
