No. 12 Florida Atlantic's 2023 season came to a close against No. 5 LSU in NCAA Championship opening round

Friday, May 5

Gulf Shores, Ala.

1 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

LSU

Courtney Moon and Marketa Svozilova at 2023 NCAA Championship

No. 12 Florida Atlantic's 2023 season came to a close against No. 5 LSU in NCAA Championship opening round

5/5/2023 7:30:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

GULF SHORES, Ala. – No. 12 Florida Atlantic beach volleyball's (19-14, 1-1 C-USA) remarkable 2023 season came to a close on Friday in the NCAA Championship opening round. The Sandy Owls fell in a hard-fought 3-2 battle against the No. 5 LSU Tigers (27-21) to close out the 2023 season.

No. 12 FAU 2 – No. 5 LSU 3

Stephanie Young and Logan Mignerey got things started for the Sandy Owls earning a straight-set win against the No. 5 Tigers' Melia Lindner and Amber Haynes. Logan closed out the two-set battle with a kill to capture the 21-14, 21-18 win. LSU evened up the dual on court one as the Sandy Owls' top pair of Jillienne Cloud and Julie Honzovicova fell in a tough two-setter against LSU's Kylie Deberg and Ellie Shank, 21-17, 21-12. The Tigers then took their first lead of the match, securing another two-set victory on court two as Florida Atlantic's Christine Jarman and Ellie Austin fell in a 21-14, 21-15 battle against LSU's Grace Seits and Parker Bracken. Courtney Moon and Marketa Svozilova brought the Sandy Owls back even on court three, completing a three-set comeback to win 14-21, 21-17, 15-12 against the Tigers' Ella Larkin and Lara Boos. It all came down to court four with the Sandy Owls true freshmen pair of Ashleigh Adams and Emma Grace Robertson. After falling behind after the opening set 16-21, Adams and Robertson battled back to capture a 21-19 set two win to force a third and final decisive set. However, LSU snuck ahead in the third and eventually closed out the dual with a 15-10 win in set three, 16-21, 21-19, 10-15.

Scores
1. Kylie Deberg/Ellie Shank (LSU) def. Julie Honzovicova/Jillienne Cloud (FAU) 21-17, 21-12 (finished second)
2. Grace Seits/Parker Bracken (LSU) def. Christine Jarman/Ellie Austin (FAU) 21-14, 21-15 (finished third)
3. Marketa Svozilova/Courtney Moon (FAU) def. Hannah Brister/Reilly Allred (LSU) 14-21, 21-17, 15-12 (finished fourth)
4. Ella Larkin/Lara Boos (LSU) def. Emma Grace Robertson/Ashleigh Adams (FAU) 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 (finished fifth)
5. Stephanie Young/Logan Mignerey (FAU) def. Melia Lindner/Amber Haynes (LSU) 21-14, 21-18 (finished first)

Notables

The Sandy Owls close out the 2023 season at 19-14.
Julie Honzovicova finished with an impressive 9-1 record, and 24-9 and 24-8 individually, respectively.
Ellie Austin and Christine Jarman close out the 2023 campaign at 14-14.
Marketa Svozilova and Courtney Moon improved to 8-1 with their win over LSU to close out the season, and finish at 9-2 and 19-8 individually, respectively.
Ashleigh Adams and Emma Grace Robertson finish the season 5-4 as a pair and with a pair of 20-win seasons in their first collegiate season with the Sandy Owls.
Stephanie Young and Logan Mignerey improved to 7-5 in 2023 with their win over LSU, and finish at 16-11 and 13-9 individually, respectively.