Let’s Go, Sandy Owls!

Congratulations to FAU’s “Sandy Owls” beach volleyball team, which ended the season ranked No. 10 in the nation! With a 21-8 finish, they broke the program’s record for regular season wins and tied the single season win record.

The team also took home all three Conference USA superlative awards. Congratulations to Erica Brok and Mackenzie Morris for earning C-USA Pair of the Year; to Julie Honzovicova for being named Freshman of the Year; and to Coach Capri Grotowski for being recognized as Coach of the Year. Brok and Morris also were named AVCA First Team All-American selections for the second consecutive year. We are so very proud of these individual and team accomplishments!

Over the weekend, the Sandy Owls earned an invitation to the NCAA Championship as one of two at-large teams selected from the east region. This marks the team’s first NCAA berth in school history. Florida Atlantic is the No. 8 seed and is set to face the No. 9 seed, Stanford, on Wednesday, May 4. We appreciate the many fans who came out this morning to wish the team well as they departed for Gulf Shores, Ala., where the championship will take place.

We wish our Sandy Owls the best of luck as they compete in the NCAA Championship this week, and we look forward to cheering them on with pride!

Go Owls!