No. 16 Sandy Owls fall against No. 5 TCU and No. 1 USC

Friday, March 15

Pompano Beach, Fla.

7:50 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

TCU

Courtney Moon and Marketa Svozilova vs. No. 1 USC

3/15/2024 9:50:00 PM | No. 15 Women's Beach Volleyball

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The No. 16 Florida Atlantic beach volleyball team opened up play in the Florida Atlantic Beach Invitational on Friday, falling in a pair of hard-fought battles against No. 5 TCU, 3-2, and No. 1 USC, 5-0.

NO. 16 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2 – No. 5 TCU 3

TCU scored first to take a 1-0 lead as Logan Mignerey and Alivia Orvieto dropped a two-set battle against TCU's Anete Namike and Ana Vergara, 21-16, 21-17. The Sandy Owls tied things up at 1-1 on court five. Mikayla Law-Heese and Olivia Strandberg defeated the Horned Frogs' Keagan Polk/Hallie Corinne Frist, 23-21, 21-16. The Horned Frogs retook the lead 2-1 after securing a two-setter on court one, as Courtney Moon and Marketa Svozilova fell 21-15, 21-16 against TCU's Anhelina Khmil and Hailey Hamlett. Florida Atlantic evened things up once more at two, capturing a two-set win on court three. Julie Honzovicova and Kate McLaughlin defeated Josie Sek and Tara Patton, 21-18, 21-17. The Sandy Owls battled until the very end on court two as Ashleigh Adams and Sloane Woolwine looked to rally to a two-set reverse sweep, but came up just short, falling against TCU's Alex Parkhurst and Sutton MacTavish, 18-21, 21-15, 15-12.

Scores
1. Anhelina Khmil/Hailey Hamlett (TCU) def. Courtney Moon/Marketa Svozilova (FAU) 21-15, 21-16 (finished third)
2. Alex Parkhurst/Sutton MacTavish (TCU) def. Ashleigh Adams/Sloane Woolwine (FAU) 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 (finished fifth)
3. Julie Honzovicova/Kate McLaughlin (FAU) def. Josie Sek/Tara Patton (TCU) 21-18, 21-17 (finished fourth)
4. Anete Namike/Ana Vergara (TCU) def. Logan Mignerey/Alivia Orvieto (FAU) 21-16, 21-17 (finished first)
5. Mikayla Law-Heese/Olivia Strandberg (FAU) def. Keagan Polk/Hallie Corinne Frist (TCU) 23-21, 21-16 (finished second)

NO. 16 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 0 – USC 5

USC took the opening lead on court four as the Trojans' Madison White and Ashley Pater defeated Logan Mignerey and Shayna Wolf, 21-17, 21-10. The Trojans won their second point on court five. TCU's Ainsley Radell and Mabyn Thomas defeated the Sandy Owls' Mikayla Law-Heese and Olivia Strandberg in three sets, 19-21, 21-18, 15-13. The Horned Frogs clinched the match on court one as Courtney Moon and Marketa Svozilova fell in straight sets against TCU's Megan Kraft and Delaynie Maple, 21-12, 21-13. TCU extended their lead to four after Grace Seits and Maddi Kriz captured a two-set win over Julie Honzovicova and Kate McLaughlin, 21-16, 21-14. USC then closed out the 5-0 sweep on court two as Ashleigh Adams dropped a two-set match against USC's Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse.

1. Megan Kraft/Delaynie Maple (USC) def. Courtney Moon/Marketa Svozilova (FAU) 21-12, 21-13 (finished third)
2. Audrey Nourse /Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Ashleigh Adams/Sloane Woolwine (FAU) 21-17, 21-18 (finished fifth)
3. Grace Seits/Maddi Kriz (USC) def. Julie Honzovicova/Kate McLaughlin (FAU) 21-16, 21-14 (finished fourth)
4. Madison White/Ashley Pater (USC) def. Logan Mignerey/Shayna Wolf (FAU) 21-17, 21-10 (finished first)
5. Ainsley Radell/Mabyn Thomas (USC) def. Mikayla Law-Heese/Olivia Strandberg (FAU) 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 (finished second)

NOTABLES

Olivia Strandberg and Mikayla Law-Heese moved to 8-5 and Kate McLaughlin and Julie Honzovicova moved to 7-6 on the season with their wins over No. 5 TCU.

UP NEXT

The Sandy Owls will wrap up play in the Florida Atlantic Beach Invitational on Saturday with matches against Palm Beach Atlantic at 2:30 p.m. and No. 12 FIU at 4:30 p.m.

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