Owls Earn Four-Set Win at Memphis

Friday, October 24

Memphis, Tenn.

8 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

15-7,6-3American

Memphis

10-14,1-8American

Fla. Atlantic

Memphis

10/24/2025 11:55:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – After dropping the opening set, Florida Atlantic volleyball rallied to win three in a row as the Owls captured a four-set win, 3-1 (22-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-19), at Memphis on Friday evening inside Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

The Owls improve to 15-7 on the season and 6-3 in American play, while Memphis falls to 10-14 overall and 1-8 in league play.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Owls opened the match on an 11-7 run, capped off by the third kill of the day from Olivia Hart. Memphis rallied back, tying the set at 13-13 and 14-14, but Anna Hartman connected on her fifth kill of the opening set to push FAU back in front 15-14 at the media break. After battling through a 20-20 tie late in the opening frame, the Owls struggled to match the Tigers down the stretch as Memphis closed the first on a 5-2 run to take the opening lead, 25-22.

After an uncharacteristic opening frame, Florida Atlantic began the second on a 9-6 run. However, Memphis quickly closed the gap, after scoring four unanswered, to retake the lead 10-9 and spark the Owls' first timeout of the second. The Tigers called their first timeout of the second, trailing 14-12, but it didn't help as Memphis couldn't match FAU's offensive success, as the Owls closed the set on a dominant 11-5 run to take the 25-17 win and tie the match at one set apiece, 1-1.

The Owls opened the third on a 5-1, maintaining a four-point advantage through a 10-6 lead, as Olivia Hart's 10th kill of the day sparked Memphis to call the first timeout of the set. The Owls continued their momentum, extending their lead to 16-8 after another kill from Hart. Memphis looked to battle back, producing an 8-1 run to cut the FAU lead to one, 17-16, forcing an Owls' timeout. The Tigers tested FAU, tying up the set at 20-20, but FAU captured the 2-1 lead after closing the third on a 5-2 run, capped off by Hart's 16th kill of the match.

FAU fell into a hole early in the fourth as Memphis scored seven unanswered points to open the frame, 7-0, sparking an early timeout from the Owls. Out of the break, FAU went on a 4-0 run to cut the deficit to three, before eventually tying things up at 9-9 after back-to-back-to-back kills from Kierstin Bevelle. After battling through a 16-16 tie, the Owls extended their lead back to three, 19-16, after a pair of Tigers' errors and a kill from Bevelle. Memphis cut the Owls' lead to two at 20-18, but FAU closed the match on a 5-1 run, capped off by a Bevelle kill, to secure the four-set win in Memphis.

STATS & NOTES

Friday's matchup was the first-ever meeting in Memphis and marked the Owls' first away victory over the Tigers.
Hart led the way for the Owls, recording her 10th career double-double with a team-best 17 kills, hitting .293, in addition to leading the team with 15 digs, and adding two service aces and two assists in the win.
Hartman and Bevelle also posted double-figures for the Owls, finishing with 12 and 11 kills, respectively.
Emsley Venard dished out a team-high 27 assists, while Victoria Hensley finished with 24 assists in the contest.
Maggie Allred led FAU at the net, tying a career-best seven blocks against the Tigers.
As a team, the Owls led the Tigers in every statistical category, including kills (58-49), hitting percentage (.280-.154), service aces (5-3), blocks (10-7), assists (57-48), and digs (60-59).

UP NEXT
On Sunday, the Owls will close out their two-game road trip, visiting the UAB Blazers on Oct. 26 for a 1 p.m. ET first serve inside Bartow Arena and on ESPN+.

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