Florida Atlantic hosted East Carolina (8-3) (1-0) for their first conference match of the season Friday night. The Owls had a dominant first set, but the Pirates had a tight grip on the match as ECU won 3-1 in the AAC conference opener.
FAU made sure to have a get-right weekend with a dominant 3-0 stint by the Owls to win the Owls Paradise Classic. The wins came over Illinois State (5-8), Mercer (10-2), and Stetson (3-8) to improve Florida Atlantic’s record to 8-4 before American Athletic Conference play.
After taking a 2-0 match advantage FAU could not hold on as UCF scraped by the Owls. The close match was a battle of attrition as Central Florida gained their fifth straight victory of the season to reverse sweep the Owls 3-2.
The Seminoles (5-1) and Owls (5-2) both have had great starts to the season. Florida Atlantic wanted to have the opportunity to build their résumé as they faced off against #21 Florida State, but the ‘Noles were too strong as FAU fell 3-0.
The Owls close out their first road-trip on the season with a productive weekend in Lubbock, Texas. The Owls gained a 3-1 victory over Northern Arizona to complete a 2-1 road-trip. Florida Atlantic now has their fifth win of the season.
FAU volleyball went 1-1 on Friday in Day One of the Red Raider Classic with a come from behind victory over Green Bay and a hard fought loss against host team Texas Tech.
Owls gain their third sweep of the season versus rival FIU before they have two weekend road trips.
The battle of the birds went in favor of the Owls as they swept the Ball State Cardinals 3-0 in the final match of the Florida Atlantic Invitational.Set one started with FAU jumping out to a 9-4 lead before a
FAU lost a nail-biter to Bryant before completing a sweep of Seton Hall. The matches would give the Owls a 1-1 start to the season in the Florida Atlantic Invitational.