Championship Central
 
YOUNGSVILLE, La. –  The 2025 Conference USA Beach Volleyball Championship concluded on Saturday with No. 1 seed Florida Atlantic capturing its second CUSA Beach Volleyball Championship crown. The AVCA No. 16-ranked Sandy Owls defeated No. 2 seed Tulane 3-1 to earn the title. Florida Atlantic also received the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.

Shantel Starling and Kendall Mignerey of Florida Atlantic were named the CUSA Pair of the Championship. The Court 5 duo earned the clinching team point in the championship match to give the Sandy Owls the win. Joining them on the All-Tournament Pairs team were teammates, Ashleigh Adams and Marketa Svozilova (Court 1) and Kate McLaughlin and Julie Honzovicova (Court 2).
 
The 2025 NC Beach Volleyball Championship kicks off with the selection show on Sunday, April 27 at 1 p.m. ET on NCAA.com. The tournament begins on May 2 and ends with the national championship match on Sunday, May 4, all in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
 
2025 CUSA All-Tournament Pairs Team
Shantel Starlings/Kendall Mignerey, Florida Atlantic – Pair of the Championship
Ashleigh Adams/Marketa Svozilova, Florida Atlantic
Kate McLaughlin and Julie Honzovicova, Florida Atlantic
Samantha Green/Sara Hall, Tulane
Samantha O’Connor/Gigi Gallegos, Tulane
Katarina Drozd/Brianna Luoma, FIU
Klea Sirois/Lauren Cairo, UAB
 
CUSA Beach Volleyball Championship- Sugar Beach, Youngsville, La.
Saturday, April 26, 2025 – Championship Day
 
Match 15: (2) Tulane 3, (3) FIU 0
P1: Emily Heintzelman/Kenzie Cutler (TUL) def. Ella Gray/Julia Panko (FIU) 21-16, 21-13
P2: Skylar Ensign/Molly Trodd (TUL) def. Sophia Vogel/Nicole Robinson (FIU) 21-14, 21-18
P3: Sam Green/Sara Hall (TUL) 21-19,  Katarina Drozd/Brianna Luoma (FIU) unf 
P4: Sam O'Connor/Gigi Gallegos (TUL) 21-19, Zoe Cahill/Arianna Franklin (FIU) unf 
P5: Amelia Mullen/Avery Burks (TUL) def. Aleksandra Chudzik/Kendra Brown (FIU) 21-16, 21-19
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 5
 
Match 16: Championship
(1) Florida Atlantic 3, (2) Tulane 1
P1: Marketa Svozilova/Ashleigh Adams (FAU) def. Emily Heintzelman/Kenzie Cutler (TUL) 21-14, 21-13
P2: Kate McLaughlin/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) def. Skylar Ensign/Molly Trodd (TUL) 21-18, 21-19
P3: Sam Green/Sara Hall (TUL) def. Klaire Vandeusen/Shaye Wolf (FAU) 21-18, 21-12
P4: Sam O'Connor/Gigi Gallegos (TUL) 22-20, Olivia Strandberg/Sydney Schroder (FAU) 21-18, unf
P5: Shantel Starling/Kendall Mignerey (FAU) def. Amelia Mullen/Avery Burks (TUL) 21-16, 13-21, 15-13
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2, 5