No. 12 Sandy Owls Split on Day One of TCU Invitational

Friday, March 7

Fort Worth, Texas

1 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

Texas

3/7/2025 10:52:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

FORT WORTH, Texas – The No. 12 Florida Atlantic beach volleyball team split with a 3-2 loss to No. 13 Texas, and a 3-2 win over Boise State on Friday, the first day of the TCU Invitational.

Florida Atlantic moves to 8-2 overall and 1-1 in CUSA play. Texas improves to 10-1 overall and Boise State falls to 3-4.

NO. 12 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2 – NO. 13 TEXAS 3

Texas took the opening lead as Shantel Starling and Syndey Schroder dropped a straight-set match 21-19, 21-18 on court four. Florida Atlantic bounced back to even the match at 1-1 with a court five win by Olivia Strandberg and Maddie Sides at 21-16, 13-21, 15-8. Ashleigh Adams and Marketa Svozilova pushed the Sandy Owls in front 2-1 after capturing their ninth straight-set win of the season against Texas' top pair, 21-16, 21-14. The Longhorns evened the match at 2-2 on court three as Kate McLaughlin and Kendall Mignerey fell in two sets by a 21-18, 21-12 score. The match came down to court two. Klaire VanDeusen and Julie Honzovicova tried to rally back after dropping a tight opening set, but their comeback fell just short, dropping a three-set battle, 24-22, 17-21, 15-12, as the Longhorns clinched the 3-2 win.

Scores
1. Ashleigh Adams/Marketa Svozilova (FAU) def. Chloe Charles/Eva Liisa Kuivonen (UT) 21-16, 21-14
2. Emma Grace Robertson/Katie Hashman (UT) def. Klaire VanDeusen/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) 24-22, 17-21, 15-12
3. Karin Zolnercikova/Maddison Parmelly (UT) def. Kate McLaughlin/Kendall Mignerey (FAU) 21-18, 21-12
4. Macey Butler/Noa Sonneville (UT) def. Shantel Starling/Sydney Schroder (FAU) 21-19, 21-18
5. Olivia Strandberg/Maddie Sides (FAU) def. Ava Patton/Kylie Wickley (UT) 21-16, 13-21, 15-8

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

NO. 12 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 3 – BOISE STATE 2

The Sandy Owls started strong against the Boise State Broncos. McLaughlin and Mignerey put Florida Atlantic on the board first, earning a straight-set sweep on court three, 21-14, 21-14. The Owls extended their lead to 2-0 after Schroder and Starling captured another straight-set victory at the 4s, 21-18, 21-17. Florida Atlantic almost clinched the match at the 5s, but Strandberg and Sides dropped their second and third set to the Broncos, 18-21, 12-13, 15-13. Boise State evened the match at the 1s as Adams and Svozilova were defeated by the Bronco's top pair at 21-19, 21-17. It was the first loss of the season for the Owl duo. However, the Sandy Owls rallied to clinch the win on court two. VanDeusen and Honzovicova rallied back after dropping a close opening set and a third set deficit to complete the comeback 19-21, 21-13, 15-13, clinching the 3-2 win.

Scores
1. Addison Wolden/Ava Anderson (BSU) def. Ashleigh Adams/Marketa Svozilova (FAU) 21-19, 21-17
2. Klaire VanDeusen/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) def. Sharli O'Neil/Allyson Alden (BSU) 19-21, 21-13, 15-13
3. Kate McLaughlin/Kendall Mignerey (FAU) def. Emilia Guerra-Acuña/Charlee Ellena (BSU) 21-14, 21-14
4. Shantel Starling/Sydney Schroder (FAU) def. Addison Moss/Lily Patock (BSU) 21-18, 21-17
5. Avery Allen/Abbie Wolf (BSU) def. Olivia Strandberg/Maddie Sides (FAU) 18-21, 21-13, 15-13

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

NOTABLES

The Sandy Owls earned their first-ever win against Boise State.
Adams and Svozilova improved their impressive season-opening winning streak to nine games, finishing the day with a team-best 9-1 record.
VanDeusen and Honzovicova, and McLaughlin and Mignerey both moved to 6-4 on the season.
Starling and Schroder moved to 5-3, and Strandberg and Sides moved to 2-1 as a pair.

UP NEXT

Florida Atlantic closes out play in the TCU Invitational on Saturday, March 8, against No. 7 Florida State and host No. 4 TCU.

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