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Mercer Beach Volleyball Falls to FGCU and North Florida
3/26/2016 12:00:00 AM | Beach Volleyball
FORT MEYERS, Fla. – For the second straight day Mercer suffered a pair of 3-2 losses against North Florida and Florida Gulf Coast in Fort Myers on Saturday. The Bears are now 6-8 on the season.
MATCH NO. 1 VS. NORTH FLORIDA
Like Friday's meeting, the match between Mercer and North Florida was highly contested.
The Bears were victorious in three sets at the No. 1 position, as Tori Penrod and Emily Krogman won by a score of 21-18, 19-21, 15-12.
The Orange and Black lost at the No. 2 and 3 spots in straight sets but the Mercer No. 4 pair of Morgan MacGilvary and Demi-Shay Watchorn won fairly easy by a final of 21-17, 21-13. However it was not enough, as Mercer fell at No. 5 in two sets to give the Ospreys the win.
Mercer is now 1-10 against North Florida in the all-time series.
FINAL SCORES
1. Tori Penrod/Emily Krogman (MER) def. MeganCrawshaw/Jessalyn Kinlaw (UNF) 21-18, 19-21, 15-12
2. Lauren Ford/Kimberly Ferguson (UNF) def. Sophie Peel/Emma Peel (MER) 24-22, 21-12
3. Katarina Raicevic/Courtney Miller (UNF) def. Gretja Otten/Jessica Johnson (MER) 21-15, 21-16
4. Ambre DeSaulnay/Chaney Howard (UNF) def. Claire Waliczek/Ellie James (MER) 21-14, 21-17
5. Morgan MacGilvary/Demi-Shay Watchorn (MER) def. Brittany Pase/Carina Hoff (UNF) 21-17, 21-13
MATCH 2 VS. FLORIDA GULF COAST
After three narrow defeats to begin the weekend, the Bears shuffled the teams for the final match against FGCU. Unfortunately, the Orange and Black fell by a final of 3-2 to the Eagles for the second straight day.
Last season's No. 1 pair of Penrod and Emma Peel were reunited at the top position and the duo impressed, claiming a straight-set 21-12, 22-20 triumph. Mercer's new No. 2 pairing of Krogman and Sophie Peel also performed well, winning by a score of 21-16, 21-13.
The Bears were agonizingly close to pulling out a win but fell at the No. 3, 4 and 5 spots in three sets. The Orange and Black won the first set in two of the three matches but were unable to pull out the victories.
Mercer is 5-6 against FGCU in the all-time series.
FINAL SCORES
1. Emma Peel/Tori Penrod (MER) def. Vanessa Benke/Eleonora Kazarian (FGCU) 21-12, 22-20
2. Emily Krogman/Sophie Peel (MER) def. Karissa Rhoades/Mackenzie Allen (FGCU) 21-16, 21-13
3. Amanda Carroll/Ashley Glickert (FGCU) def. Gretja Otten/Jessica Johnson (MER) 22-20, 19-21, 15-12
4. Madi Wilcox/Elisa Anne Aldrich(FGCU) def. Claire Waliczek/Ellie James (MER) 13-21, 21-16, 15-13
5. Caroline Jordan/Marlene Moeller(FGCU) def. Madison Kerr/Morgan MacGilvary (MER) 14-21, 21-19, 15-10
UP NEXT
Mercer returns home for its second match day of the season, as the Bears host No. 8 Georgia State on Tuesday, March 29 at 4 p.m. at the Beach Volleyball Complex.
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