Lopes fall to No. 4 Florida State

Saturday, April 15

Tallahassee, Fla.

5:30 a.m.

Grand Canyon

Florida State

4/15/2017 7:57:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

By: Lisa Amsler

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. -- The Grand Canyon beach volleyball team was defeated by the powerful No. 4 Florida State squad 3-2 in their final match of the Florida State Alumni Weekend Tournament. The Lopes went 1-2 on the weekend and fall to 15-8 on the season.

In their sole match of the day, the Lopes put up a tough fight against the Seminoles, but were ultimately unable to come back from behind. Molly Turner and Tjasa Kotnik finished out their perfect weekend 3-0 with a 21-16, 20-22, 15-12 victory against the Seminoles' No. 1 pair in the only three-set match between the two schools.

Kelli Iverson and Jessica Clark earned the Lopes' second point of the day taking down their opponents 21-18, 21-15 on Court 5 right after Emily Reinking and Hannah Towne fell 21-17, 21-10. Tyanna Roy and Anna Unnasch were defeated in two quick sets as well, with scores of 21-11, 21-12, while it was left up to Rebecca Conrad and Jessica Stansfield to turn things around. The duo nearly overpowered their opponents in the first set, but their moves were no match for the Seminoles' dynamic No. 2 pair. Conrad and Stansfield were narrowly defeated 21-17, 21-12 to close out the day.

Florida State 3, Grand Canyon 2
1. Molly Turner/Tjasa Kotnik (GCU) def. Sierra Sanchez/Vanessa Freire (FSU) 21-16, 20-22, 15-12
2. Leigh Andrew/Brooke Kuhlman (FSU) def. Jessica Stanstfield/Rebecca Conrad (GCU) 21-17, 21-12
3. Francesca Goncalves/Katie Horton (FSU) def. Tyanna Roy/Anna Unnasch (GCU) 21-11, 21-12
4. Victoria Paranagua/Macy Jerger (FSU) def. Emily Reinking/Hannah Towne (GCU) 21-17, 21-10
5. Kelli Iverson/Jessica Clark (GCU) def. Hailey Luke/Eva Torruella (FSU) 21-18, 21-15
Ext. Nikki Esposito/Danielle Pennington (FSU) def. Leigh Stonerook/Micaela Mirabal (GCU) 15-21, 21-12, 15-10