Championship Central
 
YOUNGSVILLE, La. –  The 2026 Conference USA Beach Volleyball Championship concluded on Saturday with No. 5 seed Tulane capturing its first CUSA Beach Volleyball Championship crown. The Green Wave upset the top-seeded and AVCA nationally ranked Florida Atlantic (19) in a clean 3-0 sweep to earn the title. Tulane also received the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.

Molly Trodd and Skylar Ensign of Tulane were named the CUSA Pair of the Championship. Joining them on the All-Tournament Pairs team were teammates, Katie Hansen and Emma Morris (Court 2) and Amirah Ali and Tawny Ensign (Court 3).
 
The 2026 NC Beach Volleyball Championship kicks off with the selection show on Sunday, April 26 at 1 p.m. ET on NCAA.com. The tournament begins on May 1 and ends with the national championship match on Sunday, May 3, all in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
 
2026 CUSA All-Tournament Pairs Team
Kate Stewart/Ariana Medchill, USF
Olivia Stant/Jasmine Haas, UAB
Olivia Strandberg/Ava Koehl, Florida Atlantic
Kendal Mignerey/Shaye Wolf, Florida Atlantic
Katie Hansen/Emma Morris, Tulane
Amirah Ali/Tawny Ensign, Tulane
Molly Trodd/Skylar Ensign, Tulane – Pair of the Tournament   
 
CUSA Beach Volleyball Championship- Sugar Beach, Youngsville, La.
Saturday, April 24, 2026 – Championship Day
 
Match 15: (1) Florida Atlantic 3, (2) UAB 2
P1: Olivia Stant and Jasmine Haas (UAB) def. Denisse Morgenstern and Shantel Starling (FAU) 25-23, 21-11
P2: Olivia Strandberg and Ava Koehl (FAU) def. Pien Grooters and Virginia Voitier (UAB) 15-21, 21-16, 15-11
P3: Ava Knott and Olivia Chychrun (UAB) def. Klaire VanDeusen and Mia Scanlon (FAU) 22-20, 22-20
P4: Kendall Mignerey and Shayna Wolf (FAU) def. Isabel Day and Claudia Stockard (UAB) 21-19, 21-10
P5: Cameron Knifton and Allison Spittal (FAU) def. Sadie Sharpe and Ashley Torsone (UAB) 21-16, 21-14
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 1, 3, 2
 
Match 16: Championship
(5) Tulane 3, (1) Florida Atlantic 0
P1: Molly Trodd and Skylar Ensign (TU) def. Denisse Morgenstern and Shantel Starling (FAU) 21-17, 23-21
P2: Olivia Strandberg and Ava Koehl (FAU) vs. Emma Morris and Katie Hansen (TU) 21-23, 21-18, unf
P3: Amirah Ali and Tawny Ensign (TU) def. Klaire VanDeusen and Mia Scanlon (FAU) 21-13, 15-21, 15-9
P4: Kendall Mignerey and Shayna Wolf (FAU) vs. McKenzie Cutler and Sam O'Connor (TU) 17-21, 21-20, unf
P5: Avery Burks and Lauren Mann (TU) def. Cameron Knifton and Allison Spittal (FAU) 22-20, 21-19
Order of Finish: 5, 1, 3