No. 10 Sandy Owls Claim Record for Regular Season Wins

Saturday, April 9

Boca Raton, Fla.

11 AM

Florida Atlantic

Saint Leo

4/9/2022 7:56:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

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

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The No. 10th-ranked Florida Atlantic University beach volleyball team (19-8, 6-1 in Conference USA) defended Paradise by winning both of its matches on the final day of the FAU Paradise Invitational. FAU began the day with a 5-0 win over Saint Leo (19-10), as all five courts won their matches in straight sets. The Owls closed out the tournament with a 4-1 thrilling victory over Florida Gulf Coast, as FAU finished their home slate 8-0 this season. The two wins also elevates the Owls to 19 on the year, which is a regular season program record for most victories.

How It Was Decided vs. Saint Leo

Vs. Saint Leo (W, 5-0)
FAU took care of business quickly against Saint Leo, wrapping up the match in a little under 1.5 hours in the 5-0 sweep. Mica Allison/Ellie Austin paired up on court four to earn the Owls their first dual point of the match with a 21-12, 21-10 win. Courtney Moon/Marketa Svozilova tallied a 21-16, 21-11 victory on court two, as the Owls went ahead 2-0. Abby Jackson/Logan Mignerey clinched the match on court five following a 21-13, 21-11 straight-set win. Courts one (Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris) and three (Jillienne Cangelosi/Christine Jarman) closed out the match with straight-set wins as well.

Scores
1. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) def. LeeAnn Potter/Nina Vattovaz (SLU) 21-13, 21-10 (finished fourth)
2. Marketa Svozilova/Courtney Moon (FAU) def. Aliya Fredette-Huffman/Jeanette Henderson (SLU) 21-16, 21-11 (finished second)
3. Jillienne Cangelosi/Christine Jarman (FAU) def. Ally-Reese Williams/Emma Miller (SLU) 21-15, 21-5 (finished fifth)
4. Mica Allison/Ellie Austin (FAU) def. Clare Flanagan/Brenna Reinhard (SLU) 21-12, 21-10 (finished first)
5. Abby Jackson/Logan Mignerey (FAU) def. Amanda Doherty/Elizabeth Sandoval (SLU) 21-13, 21-11 (finished third)
Ext. Kate McLaughlin/Alivia Orvieto (FAU) def. Angela Goggin (SLU)/Kelsie Roberts (FAU) 21-15, 21-14

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

Vs. No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast (W, 4-1)
Moon/Svozilova completed the clean sweep on court two for the Owls this weekend with a 21-17, 21-19 straight-set win. Cangelosi/Jarman on court four won their first set, 21-16, but fell in the final two, 16-21, 13-15, as FGCU tied up the dual, 1-1. Brok/Morris won their first set 21-13, and although the pair trailed midway through the second set, they prevailed to win their match with a 21-15 second set victory. Jackson/Mignerey took care of business in their first set, 21-16, but were unable to take care of the match in straight sets, narrowly losing set two, 20-22. The pair was able to come back in set three, 15-12, to clinch the dual match for FAU. Austin/Honzovicova came back and fought hard to win their match on court three, 22-24, 21-19, 15-13.

Scores
1. Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) def. Kacie Johnson/Maddison Parmelly (FGCU) 21-13, 21-15 (finished third)
2. Courtney Moon/Marketa Svozilova (FAU) def. Jaci Carpenter/Lexie Hamilton (FGCU) 21-17, 21-19 (finished first)
3. Ellie Austin/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) def. Shelby Beisner/Trinity Rosales (FGCU) 22-24, 21-19, 15-13 (finished fifth)
4. Snowy Burnham/Cortney Vanliew (FGCU) def. Christine Jarman/Jillienne Cangelosi (FAU) 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 (finished second)
5. Abby Jackson/Logan Mignerey (FAU) def. Kaitlyn Luebbers/Emma Hansen (FGCU) 21-16, 20-22, 15-12 (finished fourth)
Ext. Skylar English/Elizabeth Richmond (FGCU) def. Lily Richman/Maylin Bouffard (FAU) 21-14, 11-21, 15-11

Notables

Brok/Morris finished the weekend 4-0 to elevate their season record to 20-6, which marks the third most wins on court one in a single season
Jackson's two wins on court five today puts her tied for the second most victories on court five in school history. She is 19-8 on court five all time
Jarman tallied her 13th win on court four today, which is tied for the fifth most on court four in a single season
Cangelosi is fourth in school history in career wins with 62, while Moon is tied for the 10th with 40 and Austin follows with 39
Mignerey is second in program history in season wins on court five with 14
Austin/Honzovicova and are now tied with Moon/Svozilova for 12th in school history for most career wins with 16 each

Senior Day

Before the Owls' final match of the tournament, the following seniors were honored, each of whom played their final games at the FAU Beach Volleyball Complex:

Up Next

The Owls will finish out the regular season in Miami next Friday, April 15 with matches against Tulane at 12:30 p.m. and FIU at 3 p.m. at the FIU Tournament.

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