"The match was exactly what we thought it would be - two evenly matched teams battling point-for-point in every single set," FGCU head coach Chris Sweat said. "All the credit to UNF for making a couple more big plays than we did and pulling out the win. The atmosphere was something I know everybody missed, and it was great to be back at the conference championship. It was definitely not the outcome that we wanted, but we will learn from it, grow from it and be back hungrier than ever next year."
After North Florida swept the four and five pairs, Maddison Parmelly and Lexie Hamilton got the comeback started with a 21-11, 21-15 win at No. 3 before Kayla Whetstone and Kacie Johnson evened up the match with a 21-15, 21-15 win at No. 2.
A short time later, Giovanna Borgiotti and Kirstine Garder forced a third set at No. 1 as the two teams split 21-19 decisions. The Ospreys won the final set 15-9, though, as they moved on to the championship, where they knocked off top-seeded, No. 16 Stetson 3-2 to claim the title.
Parmelly (Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall Heath HS) and Hamilton (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier HS/UNCW) were one of five pairs selected to the all-tournament team. They were one of three FGCU pairs to go 3-1 over the weekend, joining Whetstone/Johnson and Rosales/Banz, while pushing their season record to 17-13 together.
Whetstone and Johnson (Frisco, Texas/Lebanon Trail HS) finished a team-best 23-8 together this year while Rosales (Wilmington, N.C/Eugene Ashley HS) and Banz (Cambridge, Ontario/St. Benedict Catholic Secondary/Hawaii) went 13-12.
Whetstone (Arlington, Texas/Arlington Lamar HS), meanwhile, finishes her career with a program-record 67 victories. Borgiotti (Vienna, Va./George C. Marshall HS) also became just the third Eagle to tally 60 career victories, finishing third-best all-time with a 60-52 record.
All-Tournament Team
Dana Roskic & Antonia Harrison (North Florida) - Pair of the Tournament
Carleigh Semeniuk & Lauren Galinis (North Florida)
Carly Perales & Ana Costa (Stetson)
Maddison Parmelly & Lexie Hamilton (FGCU)
Irena Drobnjak & Sarlota Svobodova (Coastal Carolina)
FGCU's All-Tournament Team History
Maddison Parmelly/Lexie Hamilton - 2021
Snowy Burnam/Kayla Whetstone - 2019
Giovanna Borgiotti/Ashley Glickert - 2018
Madi Wilcox/Leigh Pudwill - 2017
Madi Wilcox/Elisa Anne Aldrich - 2016
Mackenzie Allen/Caroline Jordan - 2015
Kaitlin Holm/Whitney Masters - 2014
Kaitlin Holm/Whitney Masters - 2013
ASUN Championship Schedule/Results
Friday
Match 1: No. 4 Coastal Carolina 5, No. 5 Mercer 0
Match 2: No. 2 North Florida 5, No. 7 Jacksonville 0
Match 3: No. 3 FGCU 5, No. 6 North Alabama 0
Match 4: No. 1 Stetson 4, No. 4 Coastal Carolina 1
Match 5: No. 3 FGCU 4, No. 2 North Florida 1
Saturday
Match 6: No. 6 North Alabama 3, No. 7 Jacksonville 2
Match 7: No. 2 North Florida 4, No. 5 Mercer 1
Match 8: No. 4 Coastal Carolina 4, No. 6 North Alabama 1
Match 9: No. 1 Stetson 4, No. 3 FGCU 1
Match 10: No. 2 North Florida 3, No. 4 Coastal Carolina 2
Sunday
Match 11: No. 2 North Florida 3, No. 3 FGCU 2
Match 12: No. 2 North Florida 3, No. 1 Stetson 2
North Florida 3, FGCU 2
1. Dana Roskic/Antonia Harrison (UNF) def. Giovanna Borgiotti/Kirstine Garder 21-19, 19-21, 15-9
2. Kayla Whetstone/Kacie Johnson (FGCU) def. Taryn Griffey/Callie Workman 21-15, 21-15
3. Maddison Parmelly/Lexie Hamilton (FGCU) def. Marisa Rogers/Kirby Smith 21-11, 21-15
4. Lauren Galinis/Carleigh Semeniuk (UNF) def. Emma Hansen/Madie Lichty 21-18, 21-16
5. Carolyn Cain/Chantel McMillan (UNF) def. Trinity Rosales/Jenna Banz 21-19, 21-16
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