HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The Eastern Kentucky University beach volleyball team fell 5-0 to No. 3 FGCU in the opening round of the ASUN Beach Volleyball Championship.
 
The Eagles jumped out to an early advantage, earning two straight-set victories in the No. 1 and No. 2 flights.
 
After dropping the opening set, Carlyn Mcallister and Amanda Floystad responded with a 21-19 win in the second set to force a decisive third set.
 
In the No. 4 and No. 5 flights, the Eagles secured straight-set wins to simultaneously clinch the match.
 
Battling to the end in the No. 3 flight, Mcallister and Floystad came up short in the final set, 15-9.
 
The Colonels will face Central Arkansas on Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, looking for their second ASUN Tournament victory in program history. EKU eliminated the Bears last season with a 3-0 victory. The two teams also met earlier this season, when the Colonels earned a 3-2 win.
 
EKU 0, FGCU 5
 

#	FLIGHTS	1	2	3
1	Molly Shomock and Riley Cutler	16-21	12-21
2	Gabriella Armitage and Elpida Pitsigkoni	14-21	13-21
3	Amanda Floystad and Carlyn Mcallister	11-21	21-19	9-15
4	Sami Deidesheimer and Arilyn Lee	17-21	11-21
5	Zsa Zsa Ferguson and Sutton Sales	19-21	9-21

 
Order of finish:2, 1, 3, 4, 5