No. 10 Sandy Owls Close Out Regular Season

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The No. 10th-ranked Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team (19-8, 6-1 in Conference USA) is set to play its final tournament of the regular season on Friday. FAU will head to Miami for the FIU Tournament and will face Tulane and FIU. After earning the most wins in a regular season last weekend, the Owls have the opportunity to match a single-season record in total wins with two victories on Friday.

Tournament Schedule

12:30 p.m. – (RV) Tulane
3 p.m. – No. 15 FIU

Series History vs. Tournament Field

(RV) Tulane

All-time record: 7-1
Last time out: W, 3-2 at FIU Surf N' Turf Invitational (3/26/21)

No. 15 FIU

All-time record: 3-16
Last time out: L, 3-2 at Stetson Beach Bash (3/27/22)

About the Owls

FAU is 19-8 and comes into the weekend ranked No. 10 in the latest AVCA Poll, which marks the fifth consecutive week the Owls have landed in the top 10
The Owls have come up with big wins over No. 5 LSU (3-2), No. 11 Georgia State (3-2), No. 18 Stetson (4-1) and No. 18 Pepperdine (3-2)
FAU is led by the winningest pair in school history in Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris, who are 20-6 on court one
Courts two and three are also strong with 16 wins apiece. Courtney Moon/Marketa Svozilova are coming off being named C-USA Pair of the Week and have a 16-6 record. Ellie Austin/Julie Honzovicova follow on court three with a 16-7 mark

Scouting the Competition

Tulane

The Green Wave have received votes for a number of weeks now in the AVCA Poll, as the team is 19-8 heading into the finals weeks of the regular season
Tulane has taken down teams from the likes of No. 17 Georgia State (3-2) and UAB (3-2)
The Green Wave is led by Haley Gibson/Savka Popovic, who have a 20-8 record mostly on courts four through five. Court one's pair in Kendall Peters/Maddie Speicher sport an 18-8 mark

FIU

The Panthers were No. 18 in the latest AVCA Poll, coming into this weekend with a 16-8 record and without a conference loss
FIU's most memorable wins this season have come against No. 10 FAU (3-2), No. 13 Georgia State (3-2) and No. 18 Stetson (5-0)
Lisa Luini/Kendall Mather have been hard to beat with a 19-5 record. Court one's pair in Giada Bianchi/Paige Kalkhoff lead the way with a 17-7 mark

FAU Paradise Classic Recap

The Owls finished 4-0 in their final home tournament of the year to tally a perfect 8-0 record in Paradise this season
FAU started out the weekend with two sweeps on Friday, beginning with a 5-0 win over Palm Beach Atlantic and leading into a 5-0 sweep of No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast
On Saturday, the Owls' Senior Day, FAU dominated over Saint Leo with all courts getting their wins in straight sets
The Owls finished out the weekend with a 4-1 victory over No. 20 FGCU. Abby Jackson/Logan Mignerey clinched the duals on court five

Upcoming

FAU will hold an intersquad scrimmage on Saturday, April 23 before heading to Huntsville, Alabama for the C-USA Championship from Thursday, April 28 to Friday, April 30.

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Players Mentioned

Ellie Austin

Erica Brok

Julie Honzovicova

Abby Jackson

Logan Mignerey

Courtney Moon

Mackenzie Morris

Marketa Svozilova

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