Good Morning, Owl Family. Florida Atlantic has announced a two-game home-and-home football series with ULM. The first is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Monroe, Louisiana, and the second is set for Flagler Credit Union Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2027.

The series marks the return of an early program familiarity between the two schools with the teams playing as members of the Sun Belt Conference. ULM was the first SBC member to play at FAU on Oct. 23, 2004, before the Owls had fully transitioned to FBS status.

🏈 : FULL RUNDOWN, INCLUDING LEGENDARY COACH SCHNELLENBERGER’S TAKE ON WHAT THAT FIRST GAME MEANT
 

What else do we have mixed into today’s Brew? Check it out below!

⛳️ NaShawn Tyson earned an at-large bid to NCAA Tallahassee Regional
🏐 Adams + Svozilova named to All-America Second Team
🎾 Three women’s tennis players were named All-Conference by the AAC
🦉 And much, much more

🔼 Sandy Piece of HERstory. After a record-breaking season, FAU BVB's Ashleigh Adams and Marketa Svozilova were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America Second Team. The Sandy Owls' No. 1 pair has had a record-breaking season, tying the program record for single-season pair wins with 25.
 
The honor marks the first career AVCA honors for Adams and Svozilova, who become just the fifth and sixth players in program history to receive All-American honors.

The No. 15-ranked Florida Atlantic BVB team was also well-represented in the 2025 Conference USA postseason awards:

CUSA Coach of the Year: Steve Grotowski
CUSA Pair of the Year: Ashleigh Adams
CUSA All-Conference First Team: Ashleigh Adams, Julie Honzovicova, Kate McLaughlin, Kendall Mignerey, and Marketa Svozilova
CUSA All-Freshman Team: Mia Scanlon and Shantel Starling

🔼 Beach, Please. We’ve Got This. For just the third time in program history, the No. 13 seed Florida Atlantic BVB team will compete in the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship, taking on No. 4 seed LMU in the opening round this morning at 9 a.m. ET in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Fans can catch all the action live on ESPN2.

The Sandy Owls won their second Conference USA title last Saturday and their third conference title in program history.

🏐 : SCOUTING REPORT & MORE

🔼 Stop the Bidding. FAU sophomore NaShawn Tyson has earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tallahassee Regional, taking place May 12-14 at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club, home of Florida State's men's and women's golf teams. Tyson will become the third FAU men's golfer to compete in NCAA postseason play, joining Kelly McHugh in 2009 and Max Sturdza, who qualified for last season's Baton Rouge Regional.
 
The field will consist of 14 teams and five individuals. The top five teams and the low individual not on one of those teams will advance to the NCAA National Championship, May 23-28 at Omni Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California.

🔼 Tri-Perfecta. The No. 28 Florida Atlantic women's tennis team continues to enjoy an historic run led by Panna Bartha, Victoria Gomez O'Hayon and Lexi Silna, each of whom have been named All-Conference by the AAC.
 
Bartha was the AAC Freshman of the Year selection in 2024 and followed up her first collegiate campaign with a 12-5 sophomore season, playing on courts one and two and owning a 14-3 record in doubles play. Gomez O'Hayon also saw action on the top two courts, building a 10-10 record and a 13-5 record in doubles matches, while Silna holds an undefeated record for the Owls at 13-0 in singles and a 14-3 doubles record.

🔼 Time to Dance. The No. 27 Florida Atlantic women's tennis team punched its ticket to the 2025 NCAA Championships.
 
The Owls (16-1) are scheduled to face No. 43 Old Dominion (19-4, ASun Champion) at 1 p.m. today. Regional site host No. 8 Duke (21-3) will play Bryant (15-6 OVC Champion) at 4 p.m. The two winners will advance to Saturday's 4 p.m. championship contest.

🎾 : FULL COURT PRESS

🔼 His Net Results. The senior captain on the No. 57 Florida Atlantic men's tennis team, John Bernard has been named All-Conference by the AAC.
 
Bernard finished his final collegiate campaign ranked No. 115 by the ITA and with a 13-16 record on the Owls' top court and with a 15-8 record in doubles action. The Naples, Florida native was instrumental in leading a young FAU squad to an 11-9 record and an AAC semifinal finish.

🔼 Baseball in The Big Easy. Florida Atlantic baseball begins a three-game series against Tulane tonight in New Orleans. The Owls (29-15) and the Green Wave (27-18) enter the weekend with identical 10-8 records in the AAC. First pitches for games one and two are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Sunday's finale will get underway at 1 p.m. ET.

The Owls clinched the season's four-game series against FIU with a 5-2 home victory on Tuesday night. Freshman Nick Wimberly made his first career start and delivered three scoreless innings.

🔼 Sun Setting On Softball Season. The No. 24 Florida Atlantic softball team hits the road for its final three games of the 2025 regular season, taking on Tulsa today through Sunday.
 
The Owls (41-9, 20-4) need just one win over the Golden Hurricane (20-29, 8-16) in order to achieve their second consecutive American Athletic Conference regular season title as well as the No. 1 overall seed in the following week's AAC Tournament. A loss by second-place South Florida is also enough for the outright clinch.  

🥎 : GAME TIMES, SCOUTING REPORT & MORE
🎓 : READ THE AINSLEY LAMBERT FEATURE ON THE SENIOR HURLER’S TENACITY AS PART OF OUR “SPRING 2025 GRADUATES” SERIES

🔼 Walk the Walk. Florida Atlantic women's head WBB coach LeAnn Freeland has announced the signing of transfer guard Haley Walker from DePaul. Walker joins the Owls after three seasons with the DePaul Blue Devils.
 
During the 2024-25 season, Walker competed in 29 games, averaging 12.6 minutes per game. She finished second on the team in rebounding, collecting 120 rebounds and averaging 4.1 rebounds per game. Walker also shot 46 percent from the field and 31 percent from beyond the arc.

🔼 Coasting Through Track Season Like... The FAU women's track & field team travels to participate in the East Coast Relays hosted by UNF today and tomorrow.

In their final meet of the regular season, the Owls will take part in five events (400-meter hurdles, 200-meter run, 1500-meter run, 3000-meter steeplechase, and 5000-meter run) on Friday evening. Scheduled for Saturday morning, Promise Cross will start things off for FAU with the high jump. The Owls will then compete in the 800-meter dash, 400-meter dash, and to close out the meet, they will race the 4x400-meter relay.

🤓 Today’s 2025 NCAA Tournament appearance for the FAU women’s tennis team is the first for the Owls since what year?

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Friday, May 2
👟 Women’s X-Country/Track & Field @ UNF Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida
🏖️ Beach Volleyball @ NCAA Championship in Gulf Shores, Alabama @ Time TBD
🥎 Softball @ Tulsa @ 6 p.m. | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball @ Tulane @ 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 3
👟 Women’s X-Country/Track & Field @ UNF Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida
🏖️ Beach Volleyball @ NCAA Championship in Gulf Shores, Alabama @ Time TBD
🥎 Softball @ Tulsa @ 3 p.m. | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball @ Tulane @ 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 4
🏖️ Beach Volleyball @ NCAA Championship in Gulf Shores, Alabama @ Time TBD
⚾️ Baseball @ Tulane @ 1 p.m.
🥎 Softball @ Tulsa @ 1 p.m. | Live Stats

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The Answer: 2004!

The 2025 NCAA Tournament appearance is the first for the Owls women’s tennis team since 2004. FAU, which extended its winning streak to 16 matches in the conference tournament before the Owls fell in the semifinals, brings a 16-1 record into its first-round match against Old Dominion. FAU is one of four AAC teams to make the 2025 field of 64.

🦉 Have a spectacular weekend, Owl Fam!