MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. | Florida Memorial's home opener ends in a 3-2 victory over St. Thomas. The Lions sweep the Bobcats for the 2024 beach volleyball season before dropping its next match against Ave Maria 5-0 at the FMU Beach Courts. This marks the first victory for Nancy Sikobe as FMU's head indoor/beach volleyball coach.
The pairings of
Olivia Dodd +
Rafaela Nogueira,
Agustina Busque +
Brianna Cooper, and
Maria Rodriguez +
Caroline Souza propelled FMU to the home opener victory. The win marks the first home victory for FMU since the 2021 season opener against Southeastern.
The split moves Florida Memorial to 2-5 on the year and 2-5 in conference play.
The Lions return to action Friday, March 22, where they'll travel to Laurinburg, N.C., to take on St. Andrews in conference play. First serve is scheduled for 10 a.m.
