| 3/14/2024 | No. 15 Women’s Beach Volleyball BOCA RATON, Fla. – The No. 16 Florida Atlantic Sandy Owls (9-4, 2-0 CUSA) are set for a big weekend in their second home tournament of the year, hosting their Florida Atlantic Beach Invitational on Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16 in Pompano Beach, Florida near the Pompano Beach Pier.Along with the Sandy Owls, this weekend’s field features No. 1 USC (12-2), CUSA foes No. 5 TCU (11-1) and rival No. 12 FIU (11-2), in addition to FGCU (9-7, 2-2 ASUN), and Palm Beach Atlantic (9-6). Florida Atlantic Beach InvitationalDateFriday, March 15 – Saturday, March 16LocationPompano Beach Pier | Pompano Beach, Fla.ScheduleFriday, March 15 7:50 a.m. – vs. No. 5 TCU | Live Stats 11:10 a.m. – vs. No. 1 USC | Live Stats Saturday, March 16 2:30 p.m. – vs. Palm Beach Atlantic | Live Stats 4:30 p.m. – vs. No. 12 FIU | Live Stats Follow the Sandy Owls X | Instagram | FacebookThe Sandy Owls will open up the weekend on Friday with a 7:50 a.m. first serve against No. 5 TCU. Florida Atlantic is tied 4-4 in the all-time series against TCU, but the Sandy Owls will look to snap a three-match skid against the Horned Frogs, which includes a 5-0 defeat in their last meeting on March 18 last season. The Sandy Owls will then take on the No. 1-ranked USC Trojans at 11:10 a.m. Florida Atlantic trails 0-5 all-time against USC and will look to earn their first win against the Trojans on Friday. In their last meeting, the Sandy Owls dropped a really tight 3-2 decision against USC on March 17, 2023.Florida Atlantic will return to action on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. against Palm Beach Atlantic. The Sandy Owls hold a perfect 4-0 record all-time against PBA, including a 5-0 victory last season on March 4, 2023. Florida Atlantic will wrap up the weekend against south Florida rival No. 12 FIU with a 4:30 p.m. first serve. The Sandy Owls trail FIU 16-6 all-time but have won four of their last seven against the Panthers, including a pair of wins last season which included defeating the Panthers for the 2023 CUSA Championship. UP NEXT Following this weekend’s tournament, the Sandy Owls will travel to Fort Myers on Wednesday, March 20 next weekend for a pair of midweek duals against PBA and FGCU. FOLLOW THE SANDY OWLS For updates, follow @FAUBeachVB on Twitter and Instagram, or like FAU Beach Volleyball on Facebook.Robes Law Group is the presenting sponsor of Florida Atlantic beach volleyball for the 2024 season. |
