Owls Sweep UTSA on Senior Night

Friday, November 14

Boca Raton, Fla.

6 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

19-10,10-6American

UTSA

13-13,6-9American

UTSA

Fla. Atlantic

11/14/2025 10:51:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic volleyball closed out regular season play on Friday, earning a straight-set sweep against the UTSA Roadrunners, 3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-21), on Senior Night inside Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.

The Owls close out the regular season at 19-10 and 10-6 in American play, while UTSA falls to 13-13 overall and 6-9 in conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED
UTSA took the early advantage, leading 5-2, but a 4-0 FAU run gave the Owls their first lead of the match after a kill from Anna Hartman, 6-5. After a 10-10 tie, the Roadrunners retook the lead, holding a two-point advantage, 15-13, through the opening media break. UTSA extended its lead to 19-16, forcing the Owls to call their first timeout of the match, but following the break, the Owls scored three unanswered off a pair of Roadrunner errors and an ace from Erin Morrissey to tie the set at 19-19 and spark a UTSA timeout. The Roadrunners held set point at 24-22, but two kills from Hartman and one from Morrissey powered a set-ending 4-0 run as the Owls took the opening set, 26-24.

The Owls fell into a hole early in the second, trailing 12-5 to open the set. Florida Atlantic battled back, outscoring the Roadrunners 10-3 to fight back and tie things up at 15-15 after a kill from Maggie Allred, sparking UTSA to call a timeout. The two squads battled back and forth through a tight 22-21 FAU lead, but the Owls recorded back-to-back kills from Libby Ashline, Olivia Hart, and Kayla Richardson to secure the second set, 25-21, and give FAU the two-set lead.

Unlike the first two sets, Florida Atlantic came out firing in the third, opening the period on a 13-6 run. The Roadrunners battled back to cut the Owls' lead to three at 14-11, but FAU responded on a 4-1 run to extend its lead back to six, 18-12, and spark the Roadrunners to call a timeout. UTSA attempted to rally, battling back within two at 19-17 and 23-21, but the Owls capitalized on a pair of Roadrunner errors to close out the third, 25-21, and secure the straight-set sweep.

STATS & NOTES

Hartman led the way offensively for the Owls with a team-high 11 kills in the match.
Emsley Venard finished with a team-best 21 assists.
Isabelle Northam led the Owls' back row, recording a match-high 14 digs.
Allred paced the Owls at the net, tallying a team-high four blocks in the win.
As a team, the Owls led the Roadrunners in kills (41), assists (39), and service aces (6).
FAU also held an advantage in side-out percentage, outpacing UTSA 61.8 percent to 54.1 percent.

UP NEXT
With the regular season in the books, the Owls will now prepare for the American Volleyball Tournament on Nov. 21-23 in Tampa, Florida, at the Yuengling Center. Tournament matchups and seeding will be finalized after the final regular season matches on Sunday.

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