No. 10 Sandy Owls to Play in UNF Invite

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The No. 10th-ranked Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team (12-7, 5-1 in Conference USA) has another slate of tough tests this weekend at the North Florida Invitational. UNF is hosting the tournament at the Coop in Jacksonville. The Owls will face three ranked teams and one who has received votes in this past week's AVCA Coaches Poll.

Match Schedule

Friday, April 1

8 a.m. – vs. No. 11 Georgia State
2 p.m. – vs. No. 4 Florida State

Saturday, April 2

Noon – vs. No. 18 Pepperdine
4 p.m. – vs. (RV) North Florida

Series History vs. Tournament Field

Georgia State

All-time record: 7-10
Last time out: W, 4-1 at Stetson Beach Bash (3/26/22)

Florida State

All-time record: 0-12
Last time out: L, 1-4 at FSU Beach Bash (2/27/22)

Pepperdine

All-time record: 0-0
Last time out: N/A

North Florida

All-time record: 6-5
Last time out: W, 3-2 at FSU Unconquered Invitational (4/9/21)

Scouting the Competition

No. 11 Georgia State

GSU moved up two spots from last week's AVCA Poll, tying for 11th in this week's poll. The Panthers are 12-9, 3-2 in C-USA, while previously coming off wins against Coastal Carolina (5-0) and Stetson (3-2) at the Stetson Beach Bash
GSU's top pair in Kelly Dorn and Elise Saga have logged an 12-4 record in the Panthers' No. 1 flight with five of those victories coming against ranked opponents
The Ferary sisters in Angel and Bella on court four are 19-2 on the season

No. 4 Florida State

The No. 4 Seminoles are 16-4 to begin the season with its only losses coming against No. 4/5 TCU (2-3 and 1-4), No. 2 USC (1-3) and No. 1 UCLA (2-3)
Alaina Chacon/Madison Fitzpatrick hold the best pair record at 13-1, 3-0 on court two and 10-1 on court three. Chacon leads the Seminoles with a 14-1 mark
Maddie Anderson/Brook Bauer hold it down on court one with a 10-3 record

No. 18 Pepperdine

The Waves enter this weekend with a 14-5 record with notable wins coming against Long Beach State (3-2) and CSU Bakersfield (3-2)
Melanie Paul/Madison Shields hold it down for Pepperdine with a 14-5 record, all on court one
Simone Priebe/McKenna Thomas hold the best record as a pair on the squad at 16-3 on court two

(RV) North Florida

UNF received votes in this past week's AVCA Poll, holding a 16-5 record this season. The Osprey have knocked off Coastal Carolina (3-2), Nebraska (4-1) and Palm Beach Atlantic (3-2 and 4-1), among other teams this season
Taryn Griffey/Callie Workman, UNF's court one pair, are 13-8 on the season
Court two's pair in Lauren Gallnis/Carlegh Semeniuk lead UNF with a 15-6 mark

The March to May

FAU went 3-1 last weekend at the Stetson Beach Bash, while taking down two of three C-USA opponents
The Owls started the weekend out on a high note with a 4-1 win over No. 18 tournament host Stetson. Courtney Moon/Marketa Svozilova clinched the match on court two with a 21-18, 21-15 victory
FAU finished up Saturday's action with a 4-1 feat over C-USA's No. 13 Georgia State. All courts were wrapped up in straight sets with Ellie Austin/Julie Honzovicova clinching the match on court three with a 21-12, 21-12 feat
FAU's only blemish on the weekend came against No. 19 FIU, as the Owls dropped the C-USA match 3-2 with its wins coming on court one from Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris and court four (Jillienne Cangelosi/Kate McLaughlin)
The Owls finished the weekend out strong with a sweep over C-USA opponent Coastal Carolina, 5-0. Austin/Cangelosi clinched the match on court three, 21-18, 21-14

Upcoming

The Owls will play its final home tournament, as the team hosts the Paradise Classic from Friday, April 8 to Saturday, April 9. FAU will host Palm Beach Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast and Saint Leo.

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Ellie Austin

Erica Brok

Jillienne Cloud

Julie Honzovicova

Courtney Moon

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