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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, March 8
Santa Monica, CA
1:00 p.m.
Grand Canyon
0
vs
5
Florida International
Caelen Hiller and Kaitlynn Ausmus
Grand Canyon Drops Inaugural Sand Volleyball Match
3/8/2013 5:05:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
Grand Canyon’s inaugural AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball match was a 5-0 loss to No. 8 Florida International in Santa Monica, Calif., Friday.
The No. 3 team of Caelen Hiller and Kaitlynn Ausmus took the first set 21-16, before falling in the final two to Camila Rosado and Laura Duffy, 21-12, 15-11.
The other four GCU teams all dropped matches 2-0.
“This was a good reminder for a first-year program that we’re a work in progress, even though we’re striving to get better each day,” said GCU coach Kris Naber. “It was good to get the first match out of the way and see what we need to work on.”
Grand Canyon will take on USC and CSU Bakersfield in Los Angeles Thursday.
No. 8 Florida International 5, Grand Canyon 0
1. Kate Stepanova/Maryna Samoday (FIU) def. Kristen Johannsen/Mackenzie Phelps (GCU) 21-14, 21-7
2. Ksenia Sukhareva/Jessica Mendoza (FIU) def. Sara Bowden/Shannon Dugan (GCU), 21-9, 21-16
3. Camila Rosado/Laura Duffy (FIU) def. Caelen Hiller/Kaitlynn Ausmus (GCU) 16-21, 21-12, 15-11
4. Jessica Gehrke/Tina Toghyani (FIU) def. Jessica Posse/Chloe Jenkins (GCU) 21-12, 21-11
5. Elly Citron/Maria Coukoulis (FIU) def. Brittney Spackman/Courtney Spackman (GCU) 21-16, 21-13
The No. 3 team of Caelen Hiller and Kaitlynn Ausmus took the first set 21-16, before falling in the final two to Camila Rosado and Laura Duffy, 21-12, 15-11.
The other four GCU teams all dropped matches 2-0.
“This was a good reminder for a first-year program that we’re a work in progress, even though we’re striving to get better each day,” said GCU coach Kris Naber. “It was good to get the first match out of the way and see what we need to work on.”
Grand Canyon will take on USC and CSU Bakersfield in Los Angeles Thursday.
No. 8 Florida International 5, Grand Canyon 0
1. Kate Stepanova/Maryna Samoday (FIU) def. Kristen Johannsen/Mackenzie Phelps (GCU) 21-14, 21-7
2. Ksenia Sukhareva/Jessica Mendoza (FIU) def. Sara Bowden/Shannon Dugan (GCU), 21-9, 21-16
3. Camila Rosado/Laura Duffy (FIU) def. Caelen Hiller/Kaitlynn Ausmus (GCU) 16-21, 21-12, 15-11
4. Jessica Gehrke/Tina Toghyani (FIU) def. Jessica Posse/Chloe Jenkins (GCU) 21-12, 21-11
5. Elly Citron/Maria Coukoulis (FIU) def. Brittney Spackman/Courtney Spackman (GCU) 21-16, 21-13
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