Saturday, February 25
Tallahassee, FL
8:00 AM
University of Washington
3
vs
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Florida International
Huskies Split Two Matches In Tallahassee
February 25, 2023 | Beach Volleyball
Tallahassee, Florida – The No. 20 ranked Husky beach volleyball team started the 2023 season off against two top 20 ranked opponents in Tallahassee, Florida at day one of the Seminole Beach Bash. The Huskies defeated No.16 ranked Florida International University 3-2 and pushed the second-ranked Florida State Seminoles in a 1-4 loss, where Washington's No. 1 pair of Natalie Robinson and Chloe Loreen knocked off the No. 1 FSU duo.
Head Coach Derek Olson was impressed with the team's effort. "Today was good overall. All I wanted to see was if they could carry over what we've been working on in practice to actual competition and I think they did just that. Across the board we competed," he said. "FIU is probably a better team than their ranking, they have a lot of great athletes so it was a great effort by our team. We also kept it very competitive against a very good FSU team. We had swings for match on Ct. 2 and Ct. 5 was close as well."
In the first win over FIU, Robinson became the Washington career beach wins leader, moving past Shayne McPherson with the 68th victory of her career.
Remarked on this accomplishment, Olson said, "I'm super proud of Natalie because I know how much she's sacrificing and how much she enjoys playing for UW. She's been the leader here for as long as I've been here so it's cool to see her get that recognition. Obviously Chloe has a huge role in that as well so it's really a testament to both of them."
The Huskies moved to 1-1 to start the season and will continue the tournament tomorrow against No. 19 South Carolina and Coastal Carolina.
Florida International
The Huskies faced FIU for the opening match of the 2023 season. Against the Panthers, all five pairs started the match at the same time. Chloe Loreen and Natalie Robinson picked up a 21-13, 21-18 win over Ribeiro/Pokorna at No. 1 for the first point for Washington. This was followed by a win at No. 4, Hannah Yerex and Scarlett Dahl. This pair defeated Luini/Meyer 21-19, 21-14 to grab the second win for the Huskies.
The Huskies clinch the win at the No. 3 pair Piper Monk-Heidrich and Kendall Mather who took down Bianchi, Pratesi 21-19, 21-19.
At No. 5, pair Teagan DeFalco and Shannon Gormally took on Bielak/Dimitriadas. The Huskies grabbed the first set win to the Panthers 21-18. FIU pushed back to win the second set 18-21 to force the third. In the tiebreak the Panthers prevailed 15-10.
Lastly, on court No. 3, Mary Sinclair and Paloma Bowman found themselves in a battle. The pair dropped their first set 19-21 to Mancinelli, Vukobrat but the Huskies battled back to secure the second set 26-24 to force a third. The Huskies were defeated in a tough fought third set ending at 11-15.
The Huskies defeated No. 16 ranked Florida International 3-2.
Florida State
Reigning national runner-up showed their strength, beating the Huskies 4-1. The Huskies held strong taking three out of five pairs to tiebreak sets. Pair No. 4 Hannah Yerex and Scarlett Dahl were first to finish their game, losing to Chacon/Moon 16-21, 11-21. Following this was pair No. 3, Paloma Bowman and Mary Sinclair falling short to Long/Polo 18-21, 17-21.
On court 5, Teagan DeFalco and Shannon Gormally put up a strong first set winning it 21-16. The Seminoles countered and took the second set 21-9 to force a third. This game came down to the wire with FSU winning it 15-11. Over on court 2, Huskies Piper Monk-Heidrich and Kendall Mather also won their first set 21-17. The second set went to the Seminoles with a nail-biting 24-22 victory to force the third set. The Seminoles prevailed with a 15-9 victory.
The last court to finish up was Natalie Robinson and Chloe Loreen on court 1. After winning the first set 24-22 the Huskies dropped their second set 16-21. The Huskies battled their way through the tiebreak to give the Huskies their only win of the match with an exciting finish of 20-18.
Washington Beach Volleyball
February 25, 2023
Tallahassee, Florida
Match 1
Washington – 3
Florida International – 2
1. Loreen/Robinson (UW) def. Ribeiro/Pokorna (FIU) – 21-13, 21-18
2. Monk-Heidrich/Mather (UW) def. Bianchi/Pratesi (FIU) – 21-19, 21-19
3. Mancinelli/ Vukobrat (FIU) def. Sinclair/Bowman (UW) – 19-21, 26-24, 15-11
4. Yerex/Dahl (UW) def. Luini/Meyer (FIU) – 21-19, 21-14
5. Bielak/Dimitriadas (FIU) def. DeFalco/Gormally (UW) – 21-18, 18-21, 15-10
Order of finish: 1, 4, 2, 5, 3
Match 2
Washington – 1
Florida State – 4
1. Loreen/Robinson (UW) def. Anderson/Kalkhoff (FSU) – 24-22, 16-21, 20-18
2. White/Durish (FSU) def. Monk-Heidrich/Mather (UW) – 17-21, 24-22, 15-9
3. Long/Polo (FSU) def. Sinclair/Bowman (UW) – 21-18, 21-17
4. Chacon/Moon (FSU) def. Yerex/Dahl (UW) – 21-16, 21-11
5. Wolfe/Hilton (FSU) def. DeFalco/Gormally(UW) – 16-21, 21-9, 15-11
Order of finish: 4, 3, 5, 2, 1
Head Coach Derek Olson was impressed with the team's effort. "Today was good overall. All I wanted to see was if they could carry over what we've been working on in practice to actual competition and I think they did just that. Across the board we competed," he said. "FIU is probably a better team than their ranking, they have a lot of great athletes so it was a great effort by our team. We also kept it very competitive against a very good FSU team. We had swings for match on Ct. 2 and Ct. 5 was close as well."
In the first win over FIU, Robinson became the Washington career beach wins leader, moving past Shayne McPherson with the 68th victory of her career.
Remarked on this accomplishment, Olson said, "I'm super proud of Natalie because I know how much she's sacrificing and how much she enjoys playing for UW. She's been the leader here for as long as I've been here so it's cool to see her get that recognition. Obviously Chloe has a huge role in that as well so it's really a testament to both of them."
The Huskies moved to 1-1 to start the season and will continue the tournament tomorrow against No. 19 South Carolina and Coastal Carolina.
Florida International
The Huskies faced FIU for the opening match of the 2023 season. Against the Panthers, all five pairs started the match at the same time. Chloe Loreen and Natalie Robinson picked up a 21-13, 21-18 win over Ribeiro/Pokorna at No. 1 for the first point for Washington. This was followed by a win at No. 4, Hannah Yerex and Scarlett Dahl. This pair defeated Luini/Meyer 21-19, 21-14 to grab the second win for the Huskies.
The Huskies clinch the win at the No. 3 pair Piper Monk-Heidrich and Kendall Mather who took down Bianchi, Pratesi 21-19, 21-19.
At No. 5, pair Teagan DeFalco and Shannon Gormally took on Bielak/Dimitriadas. The Huskies grabbed the first set win to the Panthers 21-18. FIU pushed back to win the second set 18-21 to force the third. In the tiebreak the Panthers prevailed 15-10.
Lastly, on court No. 3, Mary Sinclair and Paloma Bowman found themselves in a battle. The pair dropped their first set 19-21 to Mancinelli, Vukobrat but the Huskies battled back to secure the second set 26-24 to force a third. The Huskies were defeated in a tough fought third set ending at 11-15.
The Huskies defeated No. 16 ranked Florida International 3-2.
Florida State
Reigning national runner-up showed their strength, beating the Huskies 4-1. The Huskies held strong taking three out of five pairs to tiebreak sets. Pair No. 4 Hannah Yerex and Scarlett Dahl were first to finish their game, losing to Chacon/Moon 16-21, 11-21. Following this was pair No. 3, Paloma Bowman and Mary Sinclair falling short to Long/Polo 18-21, 17-21.
On court 5, Teagan DeFalco and Shannon Gormally put up a strong first set winning it 21-16. The Seminoles countered and took the second set 21-9 to force a third. This game came down to the wire with FSU winning it 15-11. Over on court 2, Huskies Piper Monk-Heidrich and Kendall Mather also won their first set 21-17. The second set went to the Seminoles with a nail-biting 24-22 victory to force the third set. The Seminoles prevailed with a 15-9 victory.
The last court to finish up was Natalie Robinson and Chloe Loreen on court 1. After winning the first set 24-22 the Huskies dropped their second set 16-21. The Huskies battled their way through the tiebreak to give the Huskies their only win of the match with an exciting finish of 20-18.
Washington Beach Volleyball
February 25, 2023
Tallahassee, Florida
Match 1
Washington – 3
Florida International – 2
1. Loreen/Robinson (UW) def. Ribeiro/Pokorna (FIU) – 21-13, 21-18
2. Monk-Heidrich/Mather (UW) def. Bianchi/Pratesi (FIU) – 21-19, 21-19
3. Mancinelli/ Vukobrat (FIU) def. Sinclair/Bowman (UW) – 19-21, 26-24, 15-11
4. Yerex/Dahl (UW) def. Luini/Meyer (FIU) – 21-19, 21-14
5. Bielak/Dimitriadas (FIU) def. DeFalco/Gormally (UW) – 21-18, 18-21, 15-10
Order of finish: 1, 4, 2, 5, 3
Match 2
Washington – 1
Florida State – 4
1. Loreen/Robinson (UW) def. Anderson/Kalkhoff (FSU) – 24-22, 16-21, 20-18
2. White/Durish (FSU) def. Monk-Heidrich/Mather (UW) – 17-21, 24-22, 15-9
3. Long/Polo (FSU) def. Sinclair/Bowman (UW) – 21-18, 21-17
4. Chacon/Moon (FSU) def. Yerex/Dahl (UW) – 21-16, 21-11
5. Wolfe/Hilton (FSU) def. DeFalco/Gormally(UW) – 16-21, 21-9, 15-11
Order of finish: 4, 3, 5, 2, 1
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