Championship Central
 
YOUNGSVILLE, La. – The 2026 Conference USA Beach Volleyball Championship completed day two in the nine-team, double elimination bracket with a single elimination final match on Friday. No. 5 Tulane (RV) advanced to the championship match and will face the winner of top-seeded and nationally ranked Florida Atlantic (19) and No. 2 UAB (RV) for the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. Saturday features two matches beginning at 9 a.m. CT with Florida Atlantic and UAB, followed by the championship final at 11:30 a.m. Both matches will be live streamed on ESPN+.
 
CUSA Beach Volleyball Championship- Sugar Beach, Youngsville, La.
Friday, April 24, 2026
 
Match 9: (2) UAB 3, (6) Missouri State 1
P1: Olivia Stant and Jasmine Haas (UAB) def. Rylie Cepicky and Allyson Larkin (MOSU) 23-25, 21-19, 1515-6
P2: MacKenzie Steele and Amanda Cleary (MOSU) def. Pien Grooters and Virginia Voitier (UAB) 21-23, 21-9, 15-11
P3: Ava Knott and Olivia Chychrun (UAB) def. Maddie Schrandt and Manuela Niemeyer (MOSU) 21-18, 21-15
P4: Isabel Day and Claudia Stockard (UAB) def. Raylee Stenzel and Taylor Germann (MOSU) 21-18, 21-14
P5: Sadie Sharpe and Ashley Torsone (UAB) vs. Logan Kaneshiro and Jaycee Fixsen (MOSU) 16-21, 22-20, unf
Order of Finish: 4, 3, 2, 1
 
Match 10: (5) Tulane 3, (1) Florida Atlantic 0
P1: Denisse Morgenstern and Shantel Starling (FAU) vs. Molly Trodd and Skylar Ensign (TU) 21-19, 17-21, unf
P2: Emma Morris and Katie Hansen (TU) def. Olivia Strandberg and Ava Koehl (FAU) 21-14, 21-14
P3: Amirah Ali and Tawny Ensign (TU) def. Klaire VanDeusen and Mia Scanlon (FAU) 21-15, 21-17
P4: McKenzie Cutler and Sam O'Connor (TU) def. Kendall Mignerey and Shayna Wolf (FAU) 14-21, 21-14, 15-13
P5: Cameron Knifton and Allison Spittal (FAU) vs. Avery Burks and Lauren Mann (TU) 23-25, 21-17, unf
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 4
 
Match 11: (4) USF 3, (6) Missouri State 2
P1: Isabella Almedia and Zoey Mitchell (SFLA) def. Rylie Cepicky and Allyson Larkin (MOSU) 21-17, 21-15
P2: MacKenzie Steele and Amanda Cleary (MOSU) def. Julia Panko and Cornelia Crudu (SFLA) 21-18, 21-13
P3: Maddie Schrandt and Manuela Niemeyer (MOSU) def. Morgan Anderson and Abigail Lagemann (SFLA) 17-21, 21-18, 15-12
P4: Sasha Pasloski and Ryann Genest (SFLA) def. Raylee Stenzel and Taylor Germann (MOSU) 21-19, 19-21, 15-11
P5: Ariana Medchill and Kate Stewart (SFLA) def. Logan Kaneshiro and Jaycee Fixsen (MOSU) 22-20, 15-21, 15-11
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 4, 3, 5

Match 12: (1) Florida Atlantic 3, (3) FIU 1
P1: Denisse Morgenstern and Shantel Starling (FAU) vs. Katarina Drozd and Brianna Luoma (FIU) 14-21, 21-19, unf
P2: Olivia Strandberg and Ava Koehl (FAU) def. Hanna Gubik and Nicole Robison (FIU) 21-18, 21-17
P3: Isabella Pereira and Kendra Brown (FIU) def. Klaire VanDeusen and Mia Scanlon (FAU) 21-12, 21-19
P4: Kendall Mignerey and Shayna Wolf (FAU) def. Elizabeth Nye and Lauren Coady (FIU) 16-21, 21-18, 15-10
P5: Cameron Knifton and Allison Spittal (FAU) def. Madalyn Wade and Hailey Prodan (FIU) 21-9, 21-14
Order of Finish: 5, 3, 2, 4

Match 13: (5) Tulane 3, (2) UAB 0
P1: Molly Trodd and Skylar Ensign (TU) def. Olivia Stant and Jasmine Haas (UAB) 21-18, 21-17
P2: Emma Morris and Katie Hansen (TU) def. Pien Grooters and Virginia Voitier (UAB) 21-16, 21-11
P3: Ava Knott and Olivia Chychrun (UAB) vs. Amirah Ali and Tawny Ensign (TU) 25-27, unf
P4: Isabel Day and Claudia Stockard (UAB) vs. McKenzie Cutler and Sam O'Connor (TU) 21-13, unf
P5: Avery Burks and Lauren Mann (TU) def. Sadie Sharpe and Ashley Torsone (UAB) 21-18, 21-18
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 5 

Match 14 : (1) Florida Atlantic 3, (4) USF 1
P1: Denisse Morgenstern and Shantel Starling (FAU) def. Isabella Almedia and Zoey Mitchell (SFLA)
P2: Olivia Strandberg and Ava Koehl (FAU) vs. Julia Panko and Cornelia Crudu (SFLA) 15-21, 21-16, unf
P3: Klaire VanDeusen and Mia Scanlon (FAU) def. Morgan Anderson and Abigail Lagemann (SFLA) 21-16, 21-16
P4: Kendall Mignerey and Shayna Wolf (FAU) def. Sasha Pasloski and Ryann Genest (SFLA) 21-14, 21-15
P5: Addison Bounds and Kate Stewart (SFLA) def. Cameron Knifton and Allison Spittal (FAU) 12-21, 21-10, 16-14
Order of Finish: 3, 4, 5, 1