Boca Raton, Fla. – The No. 12 FIU beach volleyball team (17-14, 1-1 CUSA) closed out the 2023 regular season with a 3-2 road win against No. 15 FAU at the "Battle of the Beach Burrow" this past weekend.
 
The Panthers went a perfect 3-0 for the final week of the regular season after defeating No.18 Stetson and St. Thomas University on Friday, April 14 at the FIU Tri-Dual.
 
The three wins have improved their record over the .500 mark and the Panthers will finish the season with a winning record for the tenth consecutive year. The victory against FAU was the Panthers' sixth win this season against a ranked opponent and extended their win streak to seven matches.
 
#12 FIU 3, #15 FAU 2
1 . Pokorna, Lucie/Vukobrat, Milica (FIU) 2-0 Austin, Ellie/Jarman, Christine (FAU) 21-10 21-18
2 . Cloud, Jillienne/Honzovicova, Julie (FAU) 2-1 Mancinelli, Rachele/Ribeiro, Roberta (FIU) 28-26 19-21 15-7
3 . Bianchi, Giada/Luini, Lisa (FIU) 2-0 Moon, Courtney/Svozilova, Marketa (FAU) 21-18 21-17
4 . Robertson, Emma Grace/Adams, Ashleigh (FAU) 2-0 Meyer, Emily/Davis, Anna (FIU) 21-15 21-14
5 . Bielak, Zuzanna/Pratesi , Alice (FIU) 2-0 Orvieto, Alivia/Young, Stephanie (FAU) 21-13 21-15
Order of finish: 4, 5, 3, 1, 2 
 
UP NEXT
The Panthers will head to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. to compete in the Conference USA Championships. Seeding and match times are yet to be determined as the tournament begins on Thursday, April 27 and concludes on Saturday, April 29. More information on the tournament will be posted on fiusports.com
 
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