FSU sports information:
The Florida State beach volleyball team came up short in the CCSA Championship on Saturday, defeating LSU in the semifinals before falling to Texas, 3-0, in the final.
The Seminoles earned their spot in the championship match with a 3-0 sweep of LSU in their fourth win over the Tigers this season and second in the postseason. FSU jumped out to an early lead with straight-set victories on courts two and five, and Carra Sassack and Bailey Higgins sealed the dual on court three with a 21-19, 21-15 win.
In the final, the Seminoles fell to Texas, 3-0. The Longhorns claimed courts two and five in hard-fought three-set matches to take a 2-0 lead, before securing the championship with another three-set win on court three. It marked Texas’ first CCSA title.
Florida State now turns its attention to the NCAA Tournament. The tournament bracket will be announced Sunday at 1 p.m. on NCAA.com, with play set for May 2-4 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
#8 Florida State 3, #11 LSU 0
#7 Texas 3, #8 Florida State 0
The Florida State beach volleyball team came up short in the CCSA Championship on Saturday, defeating LSU in the semifinals before falling to Texas, 3-0, in the final.
The Seminoles earned their spot in the championship match with a 3-0 sweep of LSU in their fourth win over the Tigers this season and second in the postseason. FSU jumped out to an early lead with straight-set victories on courts two and five, and Carra Sassack and Bailey Higgins sealed the dual on court three with a 21-19, 21-15 win.
In the final, the Seminoles fell to Texas, 3-0. The Longhorns claimed courts two and five in hard-fought three-set matches to take a 2-0 lead, before securing the championship with another three-set win on court three. It marked Texas’ first CCSA title.
Florida State now turns its attention to the NCAA Tournament. The tournament bracket will be announced Sunday at 1 p.m. on NCAA.com, with play set for May 2-4 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
#8 Florida State 3, #11 LSU 0
- Alexis Durish/Audrey Koenig (FSU) vs. Parker Bracken/Gabi Bailey (LSU) unfinished
- Gella Andrew/Maddie Trusty (FSU) def. Aubrey O’Gorman/Camryn Chatellier (LSU) 21-17, 21-17
- Carra Sassack/Bailey Higgins (FSU) def. Elle Evers/Julia Sprecher (LSU) 21-19, 21-15
- Makenna Wolfe/Myriah Massey (FSU) def. Tatum Finlason/Kate Baker (LSU) 21-12, 21-16
- Jordan Boulware/Kenzie Hultquist (FSU) vs. Emily Meyer/Skylar Martin (LSU) unfinished
#7 Texas 3, #8 Florida State 0
- Alexis Durish/Audrey Koenig (FSU) vs. Chloe Charles/Eva Liisa Kuivonen (UT) unfinished
- Emma Grace Robertson/Katie Hashman (UT) def. Gella Andrew/Maddie Trusty (FSU) 21-16, 14-21, 24-22
- Karin Zolnercikova/Maddison Parmelly (UT) def. Carra Sassack/Bailey Higgins (FSU) 21-7, 16-21, 15-10
- Noa Sonneville/Macey Butler (UT) def. Makenna Wolfe/Myriah Massey (FSU) 21-16, 14-21, 15-12
- Jordan Boulware/Kenzie Hultquist (FSU) vs. Ava Patton/Vivian Johnson (TX) unfinished
