Four Upsets, Two by No. 12 FIU, Highlight Friday’s Beach Play

  0 Wendy Mayer | March 31st, 2018 | Big West, CCSA, College - Beach, News, Pac-12, West Coast Conference

The AVCA Top 20 played 24 matches on Friday, with four upsets highlighting the slate. No. 11 Grand Canyon went 0-3, falling to No. 8 South Carolina, No. 12 Florida International and No. 18 Florida Atlantic, each by a 3-2 score. FIU in turn bested the No. 8 Gamecocks 4-1, while FAU also was a part of another upset, falling to Tulane 3-2 to wrap up its day at the Surf & Turf Invitational in Miami.

The big names held rank with No. 2 UCLA picking up three Top 20 wins, downing No. 7 Florida State (4-1), No. 12 FIU (5-0) and No. 18 FAU (5-0).

No. 3 Hawaii extended its school record win streak to 15 matches, blanking Cal State Bakersfield and Cal State Northridge at the Big West Challenge in Sacramento. No. 6 Cal Poly also made quick work of the Roadrunners and Matadors.

No. 10 LSU found success at home against Texas A&M-Kingsville (5-0) and No. 15 Arizona (3-2).

 

March 30, 2018 Top 20 Results

 Tournament Winning Team Losing Team Score Winning Team Recap Losing Team Recap
#14 Cal San Francisco 5-0. Link Link
#17 Stetson Mercer 5-0. Link Link
#17 Stetson Coastal Carolina 5-0. Link Link
Surf & Turf Invitational (Miami, Fla.)
#12 Florida International #11 Grand Canyon 3-2. Link
#8 South Carolina TCU 4-1. Link Link
#2 UCLA #7 Florida State 4-1. Link Link
#18 Florida Atlantic #11 Grand Canyon 3-2. Link
#2 UCLA #12 FIU 5-0. Link Link
#9 Georgia State Tulane 4-1. Link Link
#8 South Carolina #11 Grand Canyon 3-2. Link
#7 Florida State TCU 4-1. Link Link
#2 UCLA #18 Florida Atlantic 5-0. Link Link
#12 FIU #8 South Carolina 4-1. Link Link
Tulane #18 FAU 3-2. Link Link
#9 Georgia State TCU 3-2. Link Link
Big West Challenge (Sacramento, Calif.)
#3 Hawaii Cal State Bakersfield 5-0. Link Link
#3 Hawaii Cal State Northridge 5-0. Link Link
#6 Cal Poly Cal State Northridge 5-0. Link Link
#6 Cal Poly Sacramento State 5-0. Link Link
LSU Beach Invitational (Baton Rouge, La.)
#15 Arizona Texas A&M-Kingsville 4-1. Link Link
#10 LSU UAB 5-0. Link Link
#10 LSU #15 Arizona 3-2. Link Link
UNC Wilmington Dig & Dive Invitational (Wilmington, N.C.)
#20 College of Charleston Missouri Baptist 5-0. Link
#20 College of Charleston UNC Wilmington 4-1. Link Link

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Wendy Mayer

Wendy Mayer has worked in athletics media relations for the last 20 years. The Northwest Missouri State alumna is currently senior writer for Volleymob.com after spending the last 15 years with Purdue athletics.

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