No. 17 Sandy Owls Drop Decisions Against No. 6 Cal, No. 2 UCLA

Saturday, March 30

Baton Rouge, La.

10:15 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

Cal

Ashleigh Adams at Florida Atlantic Beach Invitational

No. 17 Sandy Owls Drop Decisions Against No. 6 Cal, No. 2 UCLA

3/30/2024 8:47:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

BATON ROUGE, La. – The No. 17-ranked Florida Atlantic beach volleyball team (12-11, 2-2 CUSA) battled tough against the No. 6-ranked Cal Golden Bears (15-6, 0-0 PAC-12) and the No. 2-ranked UCLA Bruins (18-4, 1-0 PAC-12) but fell in a pair of 4-1 battles to close out play in the Death Volley Invitational on Saturday at LSU Beach Volleyball Stadium.

NO. 17 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 1 – NO. 6 CAL 4

Court four finished first as Florida Atlantic's Logan Mignerey and Kate McLaughlin fell in straight sets against Cal's Lara Boos and Jenna Colligan, 14-21, 12-21. The Golden Bears extended their lead to 2-0 on court three as Sloane Woolwine and Reese Edwards fell in a two-set battle against Cal's Alex Young-Gomez and Marilu Pally, 12-21, 15-21. Cal clinched the dual win on court five with the Sandy Owls' Mikayla Law-Heese and Olivia Strandberg falling in two sets against the Golden Bears' Ella Dreibholz and Portia Sherman, 14-21, 17-21. The Sandy Owls' 2s pair of Ashleigh Adams and Julie Honzovicova scored Florida Atlantic's first point on court two as the pair captured a three-set battle against Cal's Gia Fisher and Emma Donley, 21-15, 17-21, 15-13. However, Cal closed out the match with a win on court one as the Sandy Owls' top pair of Courtney Moon and Marketa Svozilova fell in a three-set match against the Golden Bears' Sierra Caffo and Kendall Peters, 17-21, 21-18, 10-15.

Scores
1. Sierra Caffo/Kendall Peters (Cal) def. Courtney Moon/Marketa Svozilova (FAU) 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 (finished fifth)
2. Julie Honzovicova/Ashleigh Adams (FAU) def. Gia Fisher/Emma Donley (Cal) 21-15, 17-21, 15-13 (finished fourth)
3. Alex Young-Gomez/Marilu Pally (Cal) def. Sloane Woolwine/Reese Edwards (FAU) 21-13, 21-15 (finished second)
4. Lara Boos/Jenna Colligan (Cal) def. Logan Mignerey/Kate McLaughlin (FAU) 21-14, 21-12 (finished first)
5. Ella Dreibholz/Portia Sherman (Cal) def. Mikayla Law-Heese/Olivia Strandberg (FAU) 21-14, 21-17 (finished third)

NO. 17 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 1 – NO. 2 UCLA 4

UCLA scored first on court four with Kate McLaughlin and Mikayla Law-Heese falling in straight sets to UCLA's Jaden Whitmarsh and Tessa Van Winkle, 10-21, 13-21. The Bruins scored another point on court five as Olivia Strandberg and Shayna Wolf falling in a two-set battle against Ensley Alden and Natalie Myszkowski, 17-21, 24-26. UCLA clinched the match on court one as Courtney Moon and Marketa Svozilova fall in straight sets against the Bruins top pair of Lexy Denaburg and Maggie Boyd, 21-10, 21-13. UCLA extended their lead to 4-0 on court two with Brooklyn Goedhart and Sloane Woolwine falling 18-21, 8-21 to the Bruin's Peri Brennan and Devon Newberry. The Sandy Owls rallied to pick up a win on court three as Julie Honzovicova and Ashleigh Adams reverse sweeped UCLA's 3s pair of Kenzie Brower and Jessie Smith, 17-21, 22-20, 17-15.

Scores
1. Lexy Denaburg/Maggie Boyd (UCLA) def. Courtney Moon/Marketa Svozilova (FAU) 21-11, 21-14 (finished third)
2. Peri Brennan/Devon Newberry (UCLA) def. Brooklyn Goedhart/Sloane Woolwine (FAU) 21-18, 21-8 (finished fourth)
3. Julie Honzovicova/Ashleigh Adams (FAU) def. Kenzie Brower/Jessie Smith (UCLA) 17-21, 22-20, 17-15 (finished fifth)
4. Jaden Whitmarsh/Tessa Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Kate McLaughlin/Mikayla Law-Heese (FAU) 21-18, 21-19 (finished first)
5. Ensley Alden/Natalie Myszkowski (UCLA) def. Olivia Strandberg/Shayna Wolf (FAU) 21-17, 26-24 (finished second)

NOTABLES

The Sandy Owls move to 0-1 all-time vs. Cal and 0-7 all-time against UCLA.
With their two wins today, Julie Honzovicova and Ashleigh Adams improved to 4-3 on the season.

UP NEXT

The Sandy Owls return to the Sunshine State next weekend as they head to Tallahassee for the Unconquered Invitational, hosted by Florida State on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6.

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