| 7/8/2025 | No. 15 Women’s Beach Volleyball BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic beach volleyball’s Marketa Svozilova was named College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-American Second Team, announced by the CSC on Tuesday. With the honor, Svozilova becomes the first CSC Academic All-American in program history. She is also one of just five beach volleyball players from the 46 total student-athletes nominated to the three NCAA Division I Academic All-America teams. Svozilova excelled on the sand and in the classroom, boasting a 3.97 GPA and graduating with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. A native of Brno, Czech Republic, Svozilova produced one of the best seasons in program history, finishing the 2025 campaign with a 26-5 record, which ranked second on the team. She earned AVCA Second Team All-American, AVCA Top Flight, CUSA Pair of the Year, and CUSA All-Conference First Team honors. Alongside Ashleigh Adams, Svozilova had a record-breaking season, tying the program record for single-season pair victories with an incredible 25-5 record, earning all of her wins on court one. Adams and Svozilova opened the season with a program-record-breaking 13-1 record, including a perfect 9-0 season-opening winning streak. The pair was named CUSA Pair of the Week a league-record four consecutive times (Feb. 25, March 4, March 11, March 18).At the CUSA Championship, the duo was perfect, going 4-0 with three-straight set wins at the No. 1 position against No. 9 seed Jacksonville State, twice against No. 2 seed Tulane, and defeating No. 4 UAB’s top pair in three sets to earn CUSA All-Tournament Team honors. Individually, Svozilova earned ranked wins in 2025 against No. 3 & No. 4 TCU, including a victory over 2025 national champion TCU’s 2024 Paris Olympian and top pair of Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno, in addition to defeating No. 7 Florida State, No. 10 LSU, No. 13 Texas, No. 13 & No. 20 Georgia State, No. 14 Washington, and No. 17 FIU twice. The CSC Academic All-America Women’s At-Large teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom. To be eligible, a student-athlete must hold a 3.50 cumulative GPA or better, in addition to being a key contributor on the sand. FOLLOW THE SANDY OWLS For updates, follow @FAUBeachVB on X and Instagram, or like FAU Beach Volleyball on Facebook. |
