Owls Sweep Day Two of FAU Beach Burrow Bash

Saturday, March 5

Boca Raton, Fla.

Noon

Florida Atlantic

UNCW

Photo by: Mauricio Paiz

3/5/2022 7:33:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

Box Score vs. UNCW (PDF)Box Score vs. PBA (PDF)

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The No. 12 Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team (6-2, 2-0 in Conference USA) extended their winning streak to five after earning two sweeps on Saturday. On the second day of the FAU Beach Burrow Bash, the Owls swept both UNCW (3-3) and Palm Beach Atlantic (7-3), 5-0. The Owls are now a perfect 4-0 at home.

Coach Capri's Comments

"I'm so proud of the team this weekend. I feel as though each and every one of our 19 players were a part of the success," said head coach Capri Grotowski. "Now we have some hard work to put in this week so we can do the same moving forward! Go Owls!!"

How It Was Decided vs. UNCW

Match 1 vs. UNCW, 5-0 (FAU)
Action on court four wrapped up first, as Jillienne Cangelosi and Christine Jarman earned a straight-set win, 21-14, 21-15. UNCW forced a third set on court five, but Mica Allison and Logan Mignerey pulled out the 15-10 win to clinch the second dual point for FAU. Erica Brok and Mackenzie Morris wrapped things up quickly on court one for the Owls' third point of the match (21-13, 21-16). On court three, the match finished up in straight sets courtesy of a dominating 21-6 first-set by Ellie Austin and Julie Honzovicova. Set two was much closer, but the duo elevated ahead for the 22-20 set-two win. Alivia Orvieto and Marketa Svozilova captured their first win as a pair, registering a 21-6, 22-20 feat on court two. FAU swept the Seahawks, 5-0.

Scores
1. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) def. Mattie Johnson/Sadie Sharkey (UNCW) 21-13, 21-16 (finished third)
2. Alivia Orvieto/Marketa Svozilova (FAU) def. Ashley Thompson/Grace Sistrunk (UNCW) 21-15, 21-19 (finished fifth)
3. Ellie Austin/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) def. Ellie Bucci/Tessa Rogers (UNCW) 21-6, 22-20 (finished fourth)
4. Jillienne Cangelosi/Christine Jarman (FAU) def. Holly Cornelius/Brianna Haggerty (UNCW) 21-14, 21-15 (finished first)
5. Mica Allison/Logan Mignerey (FAU) def. Tyla Cutrie/Kaley McLaughlin (UNCW) 21-15, 15-21, 15-10 (finished second)
Ext. Maylin Bouffard/Lily Richman (FAU) def. Jadyn Barry/Maddy Folks (UNCW) 21-10, 21-17

How It Was Decided vs. Palm Beach Atlantic

Match 2 vs. Palm Beach Atlantic, 5-0 (FAU)
Allison and Mignerey wrapped up the match on court five in two sets, 21-17, 21-15. The pair finished the weekend 3-0. A big block by Honzovicova helped the freshman and Austin deliver a straight-set win on court three in a 21-16, 21-13 match. Maylin Bouffard and Jarman won two hard-fought sets to secure the Owls' third dual point of the match. The pair pulled out the 25-23 second-set victory. Svozilova and Courtney Moon recorded 21-14 wins in both sets to tally the fourth point. The court one match was the game of the day. In set one, Brok and Morris were down by as many as four points, but earned the 21-19 win. PBA would not go away, coming back to win set two, 21-17, to force a third. The beginning of the third set was point-for-point, but Brok and Morris began to pull away at the end to produce a 15-12 set three win to clinch the Owls' third sweep of the weekend.

Scores
1. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) def. Jazz Schmidt/Lunden Evans (PBA) 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 (finished fifth)
2. Marketa Svozilova/Courtney Moon (FAU) def. Lyndzey Minter/Abby Devido (PBA) 21-14, 21-14 (finished fourth)
3. Ellie Austin/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) def. Abigail Mason/Gabriella Aziz (PBA) 21-16, 21-13 (finished second)
4. Maylin Bouffard/Christine Jarman (FAU) def. Emma Vann/Bailey Myott (PBA) 21-18, 25-23 (finished third)
5. Mica Allison/Logan Mignerey (FAU) def. Julia Golichowski/Karla Cantero (PBA) 21-17, 21-15 (finished first)
Ext. Abby Jackson/Alivia Orvieto (FAU) def. Lorrayne Silva/Caroline Henderson (PBA) 21-17, 21-17

Notables

Brok and Morris now have a seven-game winning streak, earning a 4-0 mark this weekend. The pair's 25 career wins on court one is now a school record
Moon and Svozilova played together in the second match to elevate their record to 6-1
Austin and Honzovicova went a perfect 4-0 this weekend
Orvieto earned her first win of the season, coming out big on court two with Svozilova in the UNCW match. The sophomore was 2-0 on court six this weekend
Austin now has a winning percentage of 0.680, which moves her up to No. 8 in school history

Up Next

The Owls will head to DeLand, Florida for the Stetson Sun-N-Sand Invite on Saturday, March 12 to face Stetson at noon and the reigning NCAA Champion USC at 4 p.m.

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