No. 14 Owls Sweep Day Two of Seminole Beach Bash

Saturday, February 28

Tallahassee, Fla.

12:15 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

North Florida

2/28/2026 7:25:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 14 Florida Atlantic Owls swept the final day of the Seminole Beach Bash, earning a pair of 4-1 wins versus No. 16 North Florida and FGCU on Saturday.

Florida Atlantic improved to 7-1, while North Florida dropped to 4-3 and FGCU fell to 4-4 on the season.

Against the Ospreys, Denisse Morgenstern and Shantel Starling got things started for the Owls, earning a 21-18, 21-17 straight-set win on court one. Reese Edwards and Kendall Mignerey extended the Owls' lead to 2-0, earning a three-set win at the 3s, 21-19, 16-21, 17-15. Cameron Knifton and Allison Spittal clinched the dual win for FAU, earning a three-set comeback win on court five, 21-23, 21-13, 15-11. Ava Koehl and Olivia Strandberg secured the Owls' fourth point, rallying for a three-set win at the 2s, 19-21, 21-16, 15-8. North Florida closed out the 4-1 match, taking its sole win on court four.

In the playoffs against FGCU, Knifton and Spittal put FAU in front first, claiming a dominant straight-set win at the 5s, 21-12, 21-15. The Eagles tied the dual at 1-1 after taking a two-set win on court one. Edwards and Mignerey put the Owls back in front 2-1, as the duo claimed their second win of the day in a three-set comeback win on court three, 10-21, 21-17, 15-10. Strandberg and Koehl earned their first match-clinching win of the season, claiming a three-setter at the 2s, 21-14, 11-21, 15-10. Scanlon and VanDeusen closed out the Owls' 4-1 win, rallying to claim a three-set victory on court four, 12-21, 21-19, 15-10.

No. 14 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 4 – No. 16 NORTH FLORIDA 1
Scores
1. Denisse Morgenstern/Shantel Starling (FAU) def. Sophie Notaro/Cameron Humphries (UNF) 21-18, 21-17
2. Kendall Mignerey/Reese Edwards (FAU) def. Mackenzie Murphy/Presley Murray (UNF) 19-21, 21-16, 15-8
3. Olivia Strandberg/Ava Koehl (FAU) def. Kamryn McDonald/Samantha Crosby (UNF) 21-19, 16-21, 17-15
4. Madison Espy/Natalie Villalon (UNF) def. Klaire VanDeusen/Mia Scanlon (FAU) 16-21, 26-24, 15-11
5. Cameron Knifton/Allison Spittal (FAU) def. Alexandra Hennessey/Eden Anderson (UNF) 21-23, 21-13, 15-11

Order of finish: 1, 3, 5, 2, 4

No. 14 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 4 – FGCU 1
Scores
1. Alexis Keeter/Ava Lilliquist (FGCU) def. Denisse Morgenstern/Shantel Starling (FAU) 21-13, 21-13
2. Olivia Strandberg/Ava Koehl (FAU) def. Nicole De Oliveira/Erin Miller (FGCU) 21-14, 11-21, 15-10
3. Kendall Mignerey/Reese Edwards (FAU) def. Andrea Dietz/Sydney Majick (FGCU) 10-21, 21-17, 15-10
4. Klaire VanDeusen/Mia Scanlon (FAU) def. Emma Soncrant/Elaina Millaway (FGCU) 12-21, 21-19, 15-10
5. Cameron Knifton/Allison Spittal (FAU) def. Kristina Gluc/Vanessa Moriarty (FGCU) 21-12, 21-15

Order of finish: 5, 1, 3, 2, 4

NOTABLES

Florida Atlantic earned its 11th all-time win over North Florida (11-8) and its 17th against FGCU (17-6).
Knifton and Spittal earned a pair of wins on Saturday, improving their season record to a team-best 7-1.
Koehl and Strandberg, and Kendall Mignerey and Reese Edwards also earned a pair of wins on Saturday, improving to 6-1 and 3-4 on the season, respectively.
Scanlon and VanDeusen, and Morgenstern and Starling both finished 1-1 on the day, moving to 5-2 and 4-3 as pairs this season, respectively.

UP NEXT
Next weekend, the Owls will head to Conway, South Carolina, to compete in the Chanticleer Challenge on March 6-7.

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