These two girls are 5'10 junior Lily Justine (left) and 5'10 senior Sarah Sponcil (right) that made the UCLA game day post against Florida State on the UCLA beach volleyball Instagram page. Don't forget to follow UCLA beach volleyball on Instagram: @uclabeachvb Florida State had no game day photo on their Instagram but you can still follow them on Instagram as well: @fsubeachvolleyball.
Dear Readers~
On Friday, May 3, 2019 at 4 pm Central Time the #2 UCLA Bruins took on #3 Florida State Seminoles in a game of beach volleyball in the second round of the winner's bracket at the national championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama. With Florida State beating #6 Cal Poly and UCLA beating #7 Hawaii, the Bruins and Seminoles were ready to play each other.
The first team to finish were the 4's. The 4's include Madi Yeomans and Savvy Simo, for UCLA, against Molly McBain and Payton Caffrey, of Florida State. The first set ended at 21-13 with Molly and Payton up 1 set for Florida State. The second set ended at 21-19 with Madi and Savvy winning it for UCLA and causing a third set. The third set ended at 15-12 with Madi and Savvy taking that set and giving UCLA the first big win of the match.
The next team to finish were the 1's. That had Nicole and Megan McNamara, of UCLA, against Alaina Chacon and Madison Fitzpatrick, of Florida State. The first set ended at 21-19 with Alaina and Madison winning the first set for Florida State. The second set ended at 21-19 with Megan and Nicole winning it for UCLA and causing a third set. The third set ended at 15-7 with Nicole and Megan winning it for UCLA and putting UCLA ahead 2-0 against Florida State.
The next team to finish was the 5's. The 5's had Izzy Carey and Linsey Sparks, of UCLA, against Kate Privett and Macy Jerger, of Florida State. The first set ended at 21-13 with Lindsey and Izzy winning that set for UCLA. The second set ended at 21-18 with Kate and Macy winning that set for Florida State and causing a third set. The third set ended at 15-13 with Izzy and Lindsey winning it for UCLA and putting UCLA up 3-0 against Florida State.
The two games that didn't get to finish were the 2's and 3's. The 2's had Lily Justine and Sarah Sponcil, of UCLA, against Sara Putt and Payton Rund, for Florida State. The first set ended at 25-23 with Sara and Payton winning it for Florida State. The second set ended at 21-16 with Lily and Sarah winning that set for UCLA and causing a third set. The third set got to 9-9 before they suspended the game since UCLA had won the first 3 matches.
The other game that didn't finish was the 3's. That had Zana Muno and Abby Van Winkle, of UCLA, against Brooke Kuhlman and Avery Poppinga, of Florida State. The first set ended at 23-21 with Zana and Abby winning that set. The second set ended at 21-18 with Brooke and Avery winning that set for Florida State and causing a third set. The third set ended at 7-7 before they suspended it after UCLA had won the first 3 matches.
This is 5'8 freshman at UCLA, Lindsey Sparks competing in Gulf Shores, Alabama for the 2019 NCAA beach volleyball championships
With UCLA winning 3-0 against Florida State, the Bruins played LSU on the second day of the tournament to see who would be the first to enter the championships and who would be sent to the contender's bracket while Florida State was sent to the contender's bracket to face USC on day 2 as well. That concludes my blog covering the game between #2 UCLA and #3 Florida State as they competed against each other in Gulf Shores, Alabama for the 2019 NCAA beach volleyball national championships. Until next time, Miller out.
~J. Miller
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