No. 10 Sandy Owls Earn Two Sweeps Friday

Friday, April 8

Boca Raton, Fla.

10 AM

Florida Atlantic

Palm Beach Atlantic

4/8/2022 6:40:00 PM | No. 15 Women's Beach Volleyball

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

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The No. 10th-ranked Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team (17-8, 6-1 in Conference USA) commenced the Paradise Invitational on a high note with two sweeps on Friday. FAU began the tournament with a 5-0 win over Palm Beach Atlantic (15-12) and followed that up with a 5-0 sweep over No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast (19-5). FAU will look to stay perfect in Paradise this season, as the Owls close out the Paradise Invite tomorrow.

How It Was Decided vs. Palm Beach Atlantic

Vs. Palm Beach Atlantic
Courtney Moon/Marketa Svozilova were able to get the job done quickly on court two, 21-12, 21-15, for the Owls' first point of the dual match. After dropping the first set, Mica Allison/Logan Mignerey fought back to win in three, 19-21, 21-17, 15-13. Court one's Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris clinched the third dual point for FAU following a 21-9, 21-15 feat. Jillienne Cangelosi/Christine Jarman followed up with a straight-set win on court five, 21-14, 21-19, while Ellie Austin/Julie Honzovicova put the icing on the cake with a straight-set win on court three, 21-16, 21-12. The Owls swept PBA for the second time this season.

Scores
1. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) def. Lunden Evans/Jazz Schmidt (PBABVB) 21-9, 21-15 (finished third)
2. Marketa Svozilova/Courtney Moon (FAU) def. Lyndzey Minter/Abby Devido (PBABVB) 21-12, 21-15 (finished first)
3. Ellie Austin/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) def. Julia Golichowski/Karla Cantero (PBABVB) 21-16, 21-12 (finished fifth)
4. Mica Allison/Logan Mignerey (FAU) def. Gabriella Aziz/Emma Vann (PBABVB) 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 (finished second)
5. Jillienne Cangelosi/Christine Jarman (FAU) def. Olivia Finckel/Abigail Mason (PBABVB) 21-14, 21-19 (finished fourth)
Ext. Abby Jackson/Alivia Orvieto (FAU) def. Lorrayne Silva/Caroline Henderson (PBABVB) 21-19, 24-22

How It Was Decided vs. No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast

Vs. No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast
Moon/Svozilova helped the Owls start out on the right foot once again with a 22-20, 21-12 win on court two. The Owls' second win of the dual match was courtesy of Cangelosi/Jarman who won 21-11, 19-21, 15-12. Brok/Morris clinched the match for FAU for the second time of the day with a 21-19, 22-20 hard-fought win. Allison/Mignerey won their first set on court five, 22-20, but dropped the second, 17-21. The pair was able to fight back to win their match with a 16-14 third set win. Austin/Honzovicova helped the Owls achieve the sweep with a 21-16, 21-13 victory.

Scores
1. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) def. Kacie Johnson/Maddison Parmelly (FGCU) 21-19, 22-20 (finished third)
2. Courtney Moon/Marketa Svozilova (FAU) def. Jaci Carpenter/Lexie Hamilton (FGCU) 22-20, 21-12 (finished first)
3. Ellie Austin/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) def. Shelby Beisner/Trinity Rosales (FGCU) 21-16, 21-13 (finished first)
4. Jillienne Cangelosi/Christine Jarman (FAU) def. Snowy Burnham/Cortney Vanliew (FGCU) 21-11, 19-21, 15-12 (finished second)
5. Mica Allison/Logan Mignerey (FAU) def. Kaitlyn Luebbers/Emma Hansen (FGCU) 22-20, 17-21, 16-14 (finished fourth)
Ext. Abby Jackson/Lily Richman (FAU) def. Skylar English/Mia Thompson (FGCU) 21-9, 21-14

Notables

Svozilova has moved to a tie for fourth in the most season wins on flight two in school history with 15
Brok/Morris' two wins today elevates their season record to 18-6, which is tied for seventh in most wins tallied by a pair in a season. The pair also boasts a 89-29 all-time record
Cangelosi and Jarman are now on a four-game winning streak as a pair. The pair is 11-4
After this morning's victory over PBA, Cangelosi achieved her 20th career win on flight five, which is tied for the most in school history
Austin's two wins today moved her to No. 10 in all-time career wins as an individual. She also broke the career record for most wins on court three with 25. Honzovicova now has 15 wins on court three this season, which is second to Austin for the most wins on court three in a season

Up Next

FAU will close out the Paradise Invitational tomorrow, starting with an 11 a.m. match against Saint Leo followed by a 3 p.m. contest against Florida Gulf Coast. The Senior Day ceremony will begin prior to the 3 p.m. match.

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