The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Friday, March 30
Baton Rouge, La.
12:00 pm
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LSU
UAB Falls to No. 10 LSU; Defeats Jacksonville State
3/30/2018 5:42:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
BATON ROUGE, La. – The UAB beach volleyball team opened the LSU Beach Invitational with a split on Friday afternoon as the Blazers lost to the host Tigers 5-0 and returned to defeat Jacksonville State 5-0 in their second match at Mango's Beach Club.
The Blazers opened the tournament with a 5-0 loss to the tenth-ranked Tigers. LSU won each match in straight sets, while the two most competitive matches came on courts two and three.
On court two, Avei Logoleo and Haley Jared fell two points short in each set, dropping the first 22-20 and the second 21-19. Court three was also closely contested as Erin Bognar and Emily Martinez ultimately fell short 21-19, 21-18.
UAB then returned the favor as they blanked the JSU Gamecocks and improved to 4-0 all-time against its in-state foe. Four of the five courts were decided in straight sets, while court four ended in a forfeit in favor of UAB has JSU had to withdraw in the second due to injury.
"We didn't come out and play the way we are capable of against LSU and we need to be more consistent if we are going to compete with the nation's best week-in and week-out," said head coach Kyra Iannone. "We responded against Jacksonville State and we need to finish the tournament strong tomorrow against two talented teams."
The Blazers return to action on Saturday with matches against opponents they have never played before in Texas A&M Kingsville (11 a.m.) and Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2 p.m.).
No. 10 LSU 5, UAB 0
Court 1: Claire Copploa/Kristen Nuss (LSU) def. Devon May/Kenley Adams (UAB) – 21- 10, 21-14
Court 2: Haleigh Nelson/Ashley Allmer (LSU) def. Avei Logoleo/Haley Jared (UAB) – 22-20, 21-19
Court 3: Olivia Powers/Hunter Domanski (LSU) def. Erin Bognar/Emily Martinez (UAB) – 21-19, 21-18
Court 4: Emmy Allen/Megan Davenport (LSU) def. Tressa Buckland/Kaylee McClure (UAB) – 21-11, 21-11
Court 5: Riley Young/Maddie Ligon (LSU) def. Gabbi Moreno/SalliAnne Napolitano (UAB) – 21-14, 21-14
Exh: Jeni Clark/Emily Hardesty (LSU) def. Annie Pringle/Alex Kells (UAB) – 21-17, 19-21, 15-13
UAB 5, JACKSONVILLE STATE 0
Court 1: Devon May/Kenley Adams (UAB) def. Katie Will/Sadie Anderson (JSU) – 21-12, 21-7
Court 2: Avei Logoleo/Haley Jared (UAB) def. Hannah Kirk/Kaylie Milton (JSU) – 17-21, 21-16, 15-9
Court 3: Tressa Buckland/Kaylee McClure (UAB) def. Grace Jarnagin/Bethany Randall (JSU) – 21-19, 21-11
Court 4: Erin Bognar/Emily Martinez (UAB) def. Kailey Hughes/Shayla Schmidt (JSU) – 21-10, UAB up 6-4 when forfeit happened
Court 5: Gabbi Moreno/SalliAnne Napolitano (UAB) def. Maddie Cloutier/Kaylee Frear (JSU) – 21-11, 21-9
Exh: Annie Pringle/Alex Kells(UAB) def. Ashley Clingan/Kim Krutsinger (JSU) – 21-8, 21-7
The Blazers opened the tournament with a 5-0 loss to the tenth-ranked Tigers. LSU won each match in straight sets, while the two most competitive matches came on courts two and three.
On court two, Avei Logoleo and Haley Jared fell two points short in each set, dropping the first 22-20 and the second 21-19. Court three was also closely contested as Erin Bognar and Emily Martinez ultimately fell short 21-19, 21-18.
UAB then returned the favor as they blanked the JSU Gamecocks and improved to 4-0 all-time against its in-state foe. Four of the five courts were decided in straight sets, while court four ended in a forfeit in favor of UAB has JSU had to withdraw in the second due to injury.
"We didn't come out and play the way we are capable of against LSU and we need to be more consistent if we are going to compete with the nation's best week-in and week-out," said head coach Kyra Iannone. "We responded against Jacksonville State and we need to finish the tournament strong tomorrow against two talented teams."
The Blazers return to action on Saturday with matches against opponents they have never played before in Texas A&M Kingsville (11 a.m.) and Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2 p.m.).
No. 10 LSU 5, UAB 0
Court 1: Claire Copploa/Kristen Nuss (LSU) def. Devon May/Kenley Adams (UAB) – 21- 10, 21-14
Court 2: Haleigh Nelson/Ashley Allmer (LSU) def. Avei Logoleo/Haley Jared (UAB) – 22-20, 21-19
Court 3: Olivia Powers/Hunter Domanski (LSU) def. Erin Bognar/Emily Martinez (UAB) – 21-19, 21-18
Court 4: Emmy Allen/Megan Davenport (LSU) def. Tressa Buckland/Kaylee McClure (UAB) – 21-11, 21-11
Court 5: Riley Young/Maddie Ligon (LSU) def. Gabbi Moreno/SalliAnne Napolitano (UAB) – 21-14, 21-14
Exh: Jeni Clark/Emily Hardesty (LSU) def. Annie Pringle/Alex Kells (UAB) – 21-17, 19-21, 15-13
UAB 5, JACKSONVILLE STATE 0
Court 1: Devon May/Kenley Adams (UAB) def. Katie Will/Sadie Anderson (JSU) – 21-12, 21-7
Court 2: Avei Logoleo/Haley Jared (UAB) def. Hannah Kirk/Kaylie Milton (JSU) – 17-21, 21-16, 15-9
Court 3: Tressa Buckland/Kaylee McClure (UAB) def. Grace Jarnagin/Bethany Randall (JSU) – 21-19, 21-11
Court 4: Erin Bognar/Emily Martinez (UAB) def. Kailey Hughes/Shayla Schmidt (JSU) – 21-10, UAB up 6-4 when forfeit happened
Court 5: Gabbi Moreno/SalliAnne Napolitano (UAB) def. Maddie Cloutier/Kaylee Frear (JSU) – 21-11, 21-9
Exh: Annie Pringle/Alex Kells(UAB) def. Ashley Clingan/Kim Krutsinger (JSU) – 21-8, 21-7
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