HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Grand Canyon edged LSU 3-2 at the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association beach volleyball tournament Friday, sending the Tigers into a win-or-go-home semifinal against TCU.
No. 3-seeded LSU will face top-seeded TCU at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. If the Tigers win, they’ll face No. 4-seeded Grand Canyon in the championship at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
On Friday, GCU clinched its win against LSU when Allanis Navas and Samaya Morin came back from dropping the first set to clinch the championship semifinal victory (15-21, 21-12, 15-12).
The Lopes earned their first win on Court 5, but LSU’s Lara Boos and Ella Larkin tied the match 1-1 by winning on Court 4, 21-18 and 21-11. The Tigers’ Kylie DeBerg and Ellie Shank followed with a win on Court 1, 21-16 and 21-18.
TCU won twice Friday to stay alive in the tournament. The Horned Frogs earned a 5-0 victory against Missouri State, then eliminated six-time champion Florida State 3-2 in the final match of the afternoon.
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