Long Beach State University
Florida State
Beach Volleyball Loses Final Match At Death Volley Invitational To No. 7 Florida State
3/29/2025 11:00:00 AM | Women's Beach Volleyball
Long Beach State played four games in twenty-four hours over the two-day tournament.
BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 9 Long Beach State played their fourth and final match Saturday at the Death Volley Invitational hosted by LSU, falling 3-1 to No. 7 Florida State.
Megan Widener and Demi Wagdy, competing in the fifth flight, finished the weekend 3-1 overall after getting a point for Long Beach State (15-9) against Florida State (19-5). After taking the first set 21-16, Jordan Boulware and Kenzie Hultquist of Florida State were unable to continue, giving the Beach a 1-0 lead in the final match of the weekend.
The Seminoles would recover to take the win. Cara Sassack and Bailey Higgins were 21-17, 21-16 winners to even the score, and Natalie Glenn and Savanna Standage fell in the second flight as Florida State took a 2-1 lead.
The other two matches were very close, with Malia Gementera and Taylor Hagenah falling 22-20, 21-14 to Audrey Koenig and Alexis Durish in the top flight to clinch the match for the Seminoles. Tineke Hinton and Mahala Esser lost a close 25-23 first set in the fourth flight, and their match went unfinished.
The Beach will be back in action at the Best in the West tournament in Laguna Beach next weekend.
#7 FSU 3, #9 Long Beach State 1
1) Audrey Koenig/ Alexis Durish (FSU) def. Taylor Hagenah/ Malia Gementera (LBSU) 22-20, 21-14
2) Gelle Andrew/ Maddie Trusty (FSU) def. Natalie Glenn/ Savannah Standage (LBSU) 21-11, 21-15
3) Cara Sassack/ Bailey Higgins (FSU) def. Julia Westby/ Haley Carrington (LBSU) 21-17, 21-16
4) Tineke Hinton/ Mahala Esser (LBSU) vs. Makenna Wolfe/ Myriah Massey (FSU) 23-25 GAME UNFINISHED
5) Megan Widener/ Demi Wagdy (LBSU) def. Jordan Boulware/ Kenzie Hultquist (FSU) 21-16, Withdrawn
Order of Finish: 5, 3, 2, 1*
