HOLLYWOOD, Fla. | The wait is over! Florida Memorial Beach volleyball scores its first victory since March 2021 in the season-opening tri-match against St. Thomas. Despite having no head coach for the tri-match, the Lions rose to the occasion and defeated the Bobcats 3-2 in the opening match to break the winless streak before falling to the Southeastern Fire 5-0 in the following contest.
The pairings of
Arianna Ortiz +
Daja Newton,
Rafaela Nogueira +
Olivia Dodd, and
Kira Staudenmeir +
Cabriella Boutese propelled FMU to the game-one victory at the Suellen H. Fardelmann Cooper City Sports Complex.
The remaining combinations for the team were as follows:
Caroline Souza +
Maria Rodriguez
Agustina Busque +
Brianna Cooper
The split moves FMU to 1-1 to start the new season and 1-1 in conference play.
The Lions return to action on Friday, March 1, where they'll travel to Ave Maria to take on the Gyrenes. Match time is TBA in Ave Maria, Fla.
