No. 12 Sandy Owls remain perfect with wins over Utah and Palm Beach Atlantic

Friday, February 28

Miami, Fla.

10 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

Utah

Photo by: Mauricio Paiz

No. 12 Sandy Owls remain perfect with wins over Utah and Palm Beach Atlantic

2/28/2025 10:05:00 PM | No. 15 Women's Beach Volleyball

MIAMI – The Florida Atlantic beach volleyball team, ranked No. 12 nationally, extended their impressive season-opening winning streak to 6-0, earning wins over Utah, 4-1, and Palm Beach Atlantic, 5-0, on the first day of the FIU Invite.

The Sandy Owls remain perfect on the season at 6-0 and 1-0 in CUSA play. Utah received their first defeat of the season, dropping to 4-1 overall and Palm Beach Atlantic dropped their second contest of 2025, falling to 5-2 on the season.

NO. 12 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 4 – UTAH 1

The Owls scored first as Kate Stoughton and Shantel Starling picked up their first win as a pair this season, defeating Utah's Lauren Sayre and Maeve Griffin in straight sets, 21-13, 21-18. Florida Atlantic extended its lead to 2-0 after Julie Honzovicova and Klaire VanDeusen secured a three-set win at the 2s against the Utes' Bella Vezzani and Langley Griffin, 22-20, 17-21, 15-12. Utah finally got on the board on court three as Kate McLaughlin and Kendall Mignerey dropped a straight-set battle with the Utes' Kylie Pitzak and Elly Collins, 20-22, 14-21, however the Sandy Owls answered right back to clinch the match at the 5s with Olivia Strandberg and Shayna Wolf taking a three-set comeback win against Utah's Sonja Wessel and Elle Burleson, 14-21, 21-15, 15-8. Florida Atlantic's top pair closed out the match to give the Owls the 4-1 win after earning their fifth straight-set win of the season. The victory was versus Utah's top pair of Katie McAlister and Quincy Stephens, 21-11, 21-18.

Scores
1. Marketa Svozilova/Ashleigh Adams (FAU) def. Katie McAlister/Quincy Stephens (UTAH) 21-11, 21-18
2. Julie Honzovicova/Klaire VanDeusen (FAU) def. Bella Vezzani/Langley Griffin (UTAH) 22-20, 17-21, 15-12
3. Kylie Pitzak/Elly Collins (UTAH) def. Kate McLaughlin/Kendall Mignerey (FAU) 22-20, 21-14
4. Kate Stoughton/Shantel Starling (FAU) def. Lauren Sayre/Maeve Griffin (UTAH) 21-13, 21-18
5. Olivia Strandberg/Shayna Wolf (FAU) def. Sonja Wessel/Elle Burleson (UTAH) 14-21, 21-15, 15-8

Order of Finish: 4, 2, 3, 5, 1

NO. 12 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 5 – PALM BEACH ATLANTIC 0

Honzovicova and VanDeusen scored first for the Sandy Owls, picking up a straight-set win against Palm Beach Atlantic's Katelyn Nadeau and Camdyn Albrecht, 21-13, 21-12. Sydney Schroder and Starling extended the Owls lead to 2-0 after earning a straight-set win on court four, 21-17, 21-14. Svozilova and Adams clinched the match for Florida Atlantic, with their sixth straight-set win of the season, this time over the Sailfish's top pair of Anna Dunbar and Serena Baumgart, 21-12, 21-11. McLaughlin and Mignerey pushed the Sandy Owls lead to 4-0 after bouncing back to get their first win of the weekend in a 21-11, 21-11 win over PBA's Savannah DeCarlo and Sydney Corbett. Strandberg and Wolf sealed the Owls' first sweep of the season, taking their fifth straight-set win of the deal at the 5s.

Scores
1. Marketa Svozilova/Ashleigh Adams (FAU) def. Anna Dunbar/Serena Baumgart (PBA) 21-12, 21-11
2. Julie Honzovicova/Klaire VanDeusen (FAU) def. Katelyn Nadeau/Camdyn Albrecht (PBA) 21-13, 21-12
3. Kate McLaughlin/Kendall Mignerey (FAU) def. Savannah DeCarlo/Sydney Corbett (PBA) 21-11, 21-11
4. Sydney Schroder/Shantel Starling (FAU) def. Abby Plevin/Annika Huhtamaki (PBA) 21-17, 21-14
5. Olivia Strandberg/Shayna Wolf (FAU) def. Desi Waterman/Angela Goggin (PBA) 21-13, 21-16

Order of Finish: 2, 4, 1, 3, 5

NOTABLES

The Sandy Owls earned their first win over Utah and improved to 7-0 all-time against Palm Beach Atlantic.
Marketa Svozilova and Ashleigh Adams extended their perfect record to 6-0, earning their fifth and sixth straight-set wins of the season.
Klaire VanDeusen and Julie Honzovicova and Kate McLaughlin and Kendall Mignerey both improved their season records to a team second-best 4-2.
Olivia Strandberg and Shayna Wolf remain unbeaten on the season at 3-0 after their win over Palm Beach Atlantic, and Sydney Schroder and Shantel Starling improved to 3-2 on the season after earning a win over Utah.

UP NEXT

The Sandy Owls continue play in the FIU Invite on Saturday, taking on Southern Miss at 12 p.m. ET, before closing out play against CUSA rival No. 17 FIU at 4 p.m. ET.

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