BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (March 19, 2017) – The No. 15-ranked FIU beach volleyball team went 1-1 during day two of the Tiger Beach Challenge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the Mango Beach Volleyball Club. The team split the two Coastal Collegiate Sports Association(CCSA) matches, losing to No. 8 LSU, 3-2, and defeating No. 17 Tulane, 4-1. The team advances to 9-6 on the season, and 5-2 in CCSA.
The Panthers fell one match short of a victory in their first contest on Sunday against the host Tigers. The No. 2 pair of Katie Hogan and Helene Thelle finished with strong a performanceover LSU's Ashley Allmer and Emmy Allen (21-13, 21-13).