{"id":173417,"date":"2026-03-01T02:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T02:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/173417\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T02:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T02:24:07","slug":"fgcu-splits-saturday-slate-with-tampa-and-fau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/173417\/","title":{"rendered":"FGCU splits Saturday slate with Tampa and FAU"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2013 Florida Gulf Coast beach volleyball (4-4) split its Saturday matchups, defeating Tampa 4-1, but falling to No. 14 FAU 4-1.<\/p>\n

The Eagles took a 4-1 Saturday morning win over Tampa behind victories from Alexis Keeter<\/a> and Ava Lilliquist<\/a> on court 1, Nicole De Oliveira<\/a> and Erin Miller<\/a> on court 2, Andrea Dietz<\/a> and Sydney Majick<\/a> on court 3 and Kristina Gluc<\/a> and Vanessa Moriarty<\/a> on court 5.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon tilt, Keeter and Lilliquist earned a 21-13, 21-13 win over Madeline Sides and Shantel Starling at the No. 1 pair, but the Owls took wins on courts 2-5 to secure the team victory.<\/p>\n

Next, FGCU heads to the TCU Invitational, beginning against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 9 a.m. on Friday, March 6.<\/p>\n

Full results from the two matches are below:

\nvs. Tampa

\n1 \u2013 Alexis Keeter<\/a>\/Ava Lilliquist<\/a> (FGCU) def. Hailey Wolfe\/Nevaeh Wolfe (UT) 21-16, 19-21, 15-12

\n2 \u2013 Nicole De Oliveira<\/a>\/Erin Miller<\/a> (FGCU) def. Kaelyn Fredette-Huffman\/Hailey Peterson (UT) 21-14, 21-12

\n3 \u2013 Andrea Dietz<\/a>\/Sydney Majick<\/a> (FGCU) def. Jordan Berglin\/Lauren Duke (UT) 21-16, 21-14

\n4\u00a0\u2013 Tess Schrenger\/Angel Williams (UT) def. Kaitlyn Beck<\/a>\/Emma Soncrant<\/a> (FGCU) 21-18, 21-17

\n5 \u2013 Kristina Gluc<\/a>\/Vanessa Moriarty<\/a> (FGCU) def. Brooke Green\/Samantha Ostrander (UT) 21-19, 18-21, 15-13<\/p>\n

vs. No. 14 FAU\u00a0

\n1 \u2013 Alexis Keeter<\/a>\/Ava Lilliquist<\/a> (FGCU) def. Madeline Sides\/Shantel Starling (FAU) 21-13, 21-13

\n2 \u2013 Ava Koehl\/Olivia Strandberg (FAU) def. Nicole De Oliveira<\/a>\/Erin Miller<\/a> (FGCU) 21-14, 11-21, 15-10

\n3 \u2013 Reese Edwards\/Kendall Mignerey (FAU) def. Andrea Dietz<\/a>\/Sydney Majick<\/a> (FGCU) 10-21, 21-17, 15-10

\n4 \u2013 Mia Scalon\/Claire Vandeusen (FAU) def. Elaina Millaway<\/a>\/Emma Soncrant<\/a> (FGCU) 12-21, 21-19, 15-10

\n5 \u2013 Cameron Knifton\/Alliston Spittal (FAU) def. Kristina Gluc<\/a>\/Vanessa Moriarty<\/a> (FGCU) 21-12, 21-15<\/p>\n

For more information on FGCU beach volleyball, follow @FGCU_BeachVB on Instagram<\/a>, X (Twitter)<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>, and visit fgcuathletics.com<\/a>.

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