Owls Sweep Blazers Off Career Day for Bevelle

Sunday, October 26

Birmingham, Ala.

1 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

16-7,7-3American

UAB

8-14,1-9American

Fla. Atlantic

UAB

10/26/2025 5:17:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A career day for Kierstin Bevelle powered Florida Atlantic volleyball to finish the weekend perfect, sweeping the UAB Blazers, 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-18), on the road in Birmingham on Sunday.

FAU improves to 16-7 on the season and 7-3 in American play, and UAB falls to 8-14 overall and 1-9 in conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Owls jumped out to a quick 5-1 run, capped off by back-to-back kills from Olivia Hart, but the Blazers answered back, scoring six unanswered points to take their first lead of the set, 7-5. Kierstin Bevelle tied things back up at 11-11 after back-to-back kills of her own. UAB retook the advantage 12-11, but a kill from Libby Ashline and a pair of kills from Olivia Hart highlighted a 4-0 Owl run that put FAU in front by three at the media break, 15-12. The Owls maintained the momentum out of the break, outscoring the Blazers 3-1, capped off by an ace from Ashline, to extend the lead to five, 18-13, and force the Blazers' first timeout of the set. UAB battled back, going on a 5-1 run to cut the Owls' lead to just one at 19-18, however, FAU clutched up, producing a 6-1 set-ending run to capture the opening 1-0 lead, 25-19.

Set two was a back-and-forth battle through a close 11-10 UAB advantage, however, Anna Hartman's sixth kill of the day sparked a 5-0 run, giving the Owls a 15-11 lead at the second set media break. The Owls extended their lead to eight, leading 21-13, before UAB went on a 4-1 run to cut the lead to five, 22-17. However, the Owls closed the frame on a 3-0 run after another kill from Ashline and a pair of Blazer attack errors to take the 25-17 win and a two-set advantage, 2-0.

Like the opening set, the Owls started off strong, opening the third on a 5-1 run to spark an early Blazer timeout. UAB just couldn't find an answer for FAU's offensive attack as the Owls produced a 12-8 run to extend their lead to eight, 17-9, as the Blazers called their second and final timeout of the third. The Blazers tried to rally, cutting the FAU lead to five at 21-16, but Bevelle's 17^th kill of the day sparked the Owls' 4-2 match-closing run to capture the third 25-18, and clinch the 3-0 sweep.

STATS & NOTES

Bevelle had a career day, finishing with a career-high 17 kills, hitting .467, and adding five digs in the Sunday sweep.
Hart and Hartman also had fantastic days, finishing in double figures with 14 kills and 11 kills, respectively.
Emsley Venard powered the Owls' offense, dishing out a team-best 21 assists and helping lead the Owls to a .331 hitting performance in the match. Venard also recorded her fourth career double-double, finishing with a team-best 10 digs in the win.
Maggie Allred finished with a team-leading four blocks against the Blazers.
The Owls dominated the Blazers on Sunday, leading the match in kills (54), hitting percentage (.331), assists (47), service aces (3), digs (49), and blocks (6).
FAU also outpaced UAB in side-out percentage, leading the Blazers 63.6 percent to 45.9 percent.

UP NEXT
Florida Atlantic returns to Boca Raton next week as they get set to host the Wichita State Shockers on Friday, Oct. 31, and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Sunday, Nov. 2.

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