Beach Volleyball at its Best

FAU Women's Beach Volleyball Heads to NCAA Championship for second-ever appearance

Florida Atlantic University is on a roll. 

Just weeks after the FAU men’s basketball team competed in the Final Four, the women’s beach volleyball team is now set to make its second-ever NCAA Championship appearance. 

And talk about beach volleyball at its best. 

The Sandy Owls are the No. 22 seed in the tournament that will take place May 5-7 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. 

FAU supporters organized a surprise send-off for the beach volleyball team Tuesday at Neiman Marcus Boca Raton’s Mariposa restaurant. The 17players and their coaches gathered for a private celebration lunch and kudos from city leaders including Mayor Scott Singer and City Council Members Yvette Trucker and Fran Nachlas. 

The Sandy Owls will face off against the No. 5 LSU Tigers in the opening round (a single elimination bracket) on Friday, May 5 for a 1 p.m. ET first serve.

The quarterfinals and semifinals will take place on May 6 and be televised on ESPN2 while the national championship on May 7 will be televised on ESPN.

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