MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (March 11, 2017) - The No. 12-ranked FIU beach volleyball team (5-3, 3-1 in CCSA) had its three-match winning streak snapped, falling to the two-time defending national champion and current No. 1-ranked Trojans of USC, 4-1, on Saturday at the East Meets West Invitational at the Manhattan Beach Pier in Manhattan Beach, California. The Panthers concluded day one dropping a 4-1 decision to No. 4 UCLA.
The Panthers began the morning with a loss against the Trojans. FIU's No. 4 pair of Anabela Sataric and Estefanie Bethancourt defeated Joy Dennis and Jo Kremer (21-18, 21-11) bringing their season win streak to 7-0.