No. 13 Florida Atlantic Dominates on Day One of FAU Beach Invitational

Saturday, March 15

Pompano Beach, Fla.

10:30 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

UAB

Julie Honzovicova at 2025 FAU Beach Invitational

No. 13 Florida Atlantic Dominates on Day One of FAU Beach Invitational

3/15/2025 10:07:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – The No.13 Florida Atlantic Sandy Owls finished perfect on day one of their home-opening Florida Atlantic Beach Invitational, earning a pair of 4-1 wins over CUSA foe UAB and No. 20 Georgia State.

Florida Atlantic improved to 10-4 overall and 2-1 in CUSA play, while UAB dropped to 10-6 and 1-1 in CUSA play, and Georgia State fell to 8-7 on the season.

NO. 13 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 4 – UAB 1

Florida Atlantic scored first as Maddie Sides and Shayna Wolf got their first career win as a pair, taking a straight-set sweep at the 5s, 21-11, 22-20. UAB tied the dual up at 1-1, taking a three-setter at the 4s, but Kate McLaughlin and Kendall Mignerey answered back with a two-set win at the 3s to push the Sandy Owls back in front, 2-1. Klaire VanDeusen and Julie Honzovioca got the dual-clinching win on court two, rallying to take a three-set win 18-21, 21-16, 15-10. Ashleigh Adams and Marketa Svozilova closed out the 4-1 win for the Sandy Owls, earning another comeback three-set win on court one, 17-21, 21-18, 15-10.

Scores
1. Ashleigh Adams/Marketa Svozilova (FAU) def. Olivia Stant/Jasmine Haas (UAB) 17-21, 21-18, 15-10
2. Klaire VanDeusen/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) def. Isabel Day/Claudia Stockard (UAB) 18-21, 21-16, 15-10
3. Kate McLaughlin/Kendall Mignerey (FAU) def. Sadie Sharpe/Azmabeth Infante (UAB) 21-17, 21-18
4. Klea Sirois/Lauren Cairo (UAB) def. Shantel Starling/Sydney Schroder (FAU) 21-15, 11-21, 16-14
5. Maddie Sides/Shayna Wolf (FAU) def. Ashley Torsone/Addison Atkins (UAB) 21-11, 22-20

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

NO. 13 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 4 – NO. 20 GEORGIA STATE 1

VanDeusen and Honzovicova got things started for Florida Atlantic, taking a dominant straight-set sweep on court two, 21-16, 21-12. Adams and Svozilova picked up their 11th straight-set sweep of the season, 21-19, 21-13, defeating GSU's top pair to push the lead to 2-0. Sides and Wolf clinched the match for the Sandy Owls, earning a comfortable two-set win at the 4s, 21-16, 21-11. The Panthers notched their first point of the dual on court five to make it 3-1, but McLaughlin and Mignerey sealed the 4-1 with a comeback three-set win on court three, 17-21, 21-18, 15-6.

Scores
1. Ashleigh Adams/Marketa Svozilova (FAU) def. Ayla Johnson/Aree Keller (GSU) 21-19, 21-13
2. Klaire VanDeusen/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) def. Savannah Ebarb/Destiny White (GSU) 21-16, 21-12
3. Kate McLaughlin/Kendall Mignerey (FAU) def. Ella Mozeleski/Aliisa Vuorinen (GSU) 17-21, 21-18, 15-6
4. Maddie Sides/Shayna Wolf (FAU) def. Danica Singleton/Michaela Jefferson (GSU) 21-16, 21-11
5. Kate Phelan/Noalani Nuez (GSU) def. Shantel Starling/Sydney Schroder (FAU) 26-24, 24-22

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

NOTABLES

The Sandy Owls improve to 11-1 all-time against the Blazers and 11-12 all-time vs. Georgia State.
Adams and Svozilova continue to dominate this season, pushing their record to a remarkable 13-1. The duo's straight-set win over No. 20 Georgia State marked their 11th sweep of the season.
McLaughlin and Mignerey, Honzovicova and VanDeusen, and Sides and Wolf all finished the day 2-0, improving their season records to 9-5, 8-6, and 2-0, respectively. The wins marked the first career pair wins for Sides and Wolf.

UP NEXT

The Sandy Owls will wrap up their home-opening weekend on Sunday with Top 5 matchups against No. 4 USC and No. 3 TCU.

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