No. 10 Sandy Owls Ready for First C-USA Championship

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The No. 10th-ranked Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team (21-8, 7-1 in Conference USA) will partake in the first ever C-USA Beach Volleyball Championship this weekend. The conference championship will take place at the John Hunt Park Sand Volleyball Complex in Huntsville, Alabama from April 28 to 30 in conjunction with the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association. As the No. 1 seed, the Owls receive a first-round bye and will play the winner of No. 4-seed UAB vs. No. 5-seed Coastal Carolina on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Eastern.

Championship Central

The Championship Central link will provide the schedule and other important information pertaining to the tournament.

Tournament Seedings

1. Florida Atlantic (No. 10)
2. FIU (No. 13)
3. Georgia State (No. 15)
4. UAB
5. Coastal Carolina
6. Southern Miss
7. ULM

Series History vs. Tournament Field

No. 13 FIU

All-time record: 4-16
Last time out: W, 5-0 at FIU Beach Bash Tournament (4/15/22)

No. 15 Georgia State

All-time record: 8-10
Last time out: W, 3-2 at UNF Tournament (4/1/22)

UAB

All-time record: 7-0
Last time out: W, 5-0 at March to May (3/19/22)

Coastal Carolina

All-time record: 2-0
Last time out: W, 5-0 at Stetson Beach Bash (3/26/22)

Southern Miss

All-time record: 2-0
Last time out: W, 5-0 at FSU Beach Bash (2/26/22)

ULM

All-time record: 1-0
Last time out: W, 4-1 at Carolina Classic (3/20/16)

About the Owls

The Owls are 21-8, which ties a single-season program record. FAU is also riding on an eight-match winning streak
As the No. 1 seed at the C-USA Tournament, the Owls are 7-1 in league play
FAU has tallied nine wins over ranked opponents with its biggest wins coming against No. 5 LSU (3-2), No. 11 Georgia State (3-2), No. 15 FIU (5-0) and No. 18 Pepperdine (3-2)
FAU is led by the winningest pair in school history in Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris, who are 22-6 on court one
Courts two and three are also strong with 18 wins apiece. Courtney Moon/Marketa Svozilova post an 18-6 record. Ellie Austin/Julie Honzovicova follow on court three with an 18-7 mark, as well as being tabbed C-USA Pair of the Week following the FIU Beach Bash Tournament

Scouting the Competition

FIU

The Panthers came in at No. 14 in the latest AVCA Poll, closing out the regular season 18-9
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 lead the team with a 20-7 record on court five, while Rachele Mancinelli/Emily Meyer follow with a 16-11 mark across courts two and three

Georgia State

GSU is 22-11 and is coming into the tournament riding on an eight-match winning streak
The Panthers' biggest wins this season have come against No. 18 South Carolina (4-1), No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast and (RV) Tulane
The Ferary sisters in Angel and Bella have been dominating the competition with a 31-2 record across flights three and four. Yasmin Kuck/Kayla Whetstone follow with a 19-9 mark on flights two and three

UAB

The Blazers have faced a tough schedule all season long, coming into the weekend with a 15-16 record, 3-4 in C-USA
UAB has closed out the regular season winning 10 of their last 12 matches
Rachel Tam/Adriana Pereira have played every match together on court one to compile an 18-12 record

Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina is 18-14 going into the postseason
The Chanticleers are led by Natalie Honzovicova/Ellie Hanford, who are 18-4 across flights two and three. Irena Drobnjak/Ellie Hanford went 8-1 on flight two late in the season

Southern Miss

The Golden Eagles are 11-24, having played several ranked opponents throughout the season
Kai Norman/Valeria Siakidou leads the team with a 13-14 mark mostly on court five. Aleksandra "Ola" Chudzik and Breleigh Favre have an 8-7 record on court one

ULM

ULM has a 10-20 record
Elizabeth Moreland/Brooke Hoven led all ULM pairs with 12 wins, mostly among courts three and four

FIU Beach Bash Tournament Recap

The Owls closed out the season on a high note with two 5-0 sweeps against (RV) Tulane and No. 15 FIU at the FIU Beach Bash Tournament
FAU won 5-0 against Tulane with straight-set wins among courts one through three
The Owls closed out the tournament with a dominating 5-0 win over FIU, marking the Owls' first sweep over the Panthers in school history. All five courts were won in straight sets

Upcoming

Selection Saturday for the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship will take place the night after the C-USA Championship title game.

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Ellie Austin

Erica Brok

Julie Honzovicova

Courtney Moon

Mackenzie Morris

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