No. 16 Florida Atlantic Falls to No. 2 Stanford, No. 1 UCLA

Saturday, March 28

Austin, Texas

9:30 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

Stanford

3/28/2026 6:03:00 PM | No. 16 Women's Beach Volleyball

AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 16-ranked Florida Atlantic beach volleyball team closed out play at the Texas Invitational on Saturday, falling against the two top-ranked teams in the nation, No. 2 Stanford, 5-0, and No. 1 UCLA, 4-1, at ATX Beach.

Florida Atlantic falls to 13-11 on the season, while Stanford improves to 20-2, and UCLA moves to 18-3 overall this season.

Stanford took courts three and four in straight sets to take an opening 2-0 lead. The Cardinal clinched the match on court one with a three-set win, before taking courts five and two, also in three sets, to close out the 5-0 contest.

In the Owls' weekend finale, UCLA led 2-0 early after taking straight-set victories at the 2s and 1s. Florida Atlantic responded with a straight-set sweep at the 3s as Klaire VanDeusen and Mia Scanlon won 21-18, 21-17 to cut the deficit to 2-1. However, the Bruins clinched the match with a two-set court four win, before closing the match with a three-set win at the 5s to end the 4-1 battle.

No. 16 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 0 – No. 2 STANFORD 5
Scores
1. Avery Jackson/Kelly Belardi (STAN) def. Shantel Startling/Denisse Morgenstern (FAU) 21-16, 18-21, 15-12
2. Ruby Sorra/Brooke Rockwell (STAN) def. Ava Koehl/Olivia Strandberg (FAU) 21-13, 17-21, 15-9
3. Charlotta Bell/Logan Tusher (STAN) def. Mia Scanlon/Klaire Vandeusen (FAU) 21-19, 21-13
4. Clara Stowell/Indigo Clarke (STAN) def. Reese Edwards/Kendall Mignerey (FAU) 21-14, 21-15
5. Chloe Hoffman/Elena Fisher (STAN) def. Cameron Knifton/Shayna Wolf (FAU) 14-21, 21-10, 15-12

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

No. 16 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 1 – No. 1 UCLA 4
Scores
1. Maggie Boyd/Sally Perez (UCLA) def. Shantel Startling/Denisse Morgenstern (FAU) 21-14, 21-14
2. Kaley Mathews/Ensley Alden (UCLA) def. Ava Koehl/Olivia Strandberg (FAU) 21-11, 21-17
3. Mia Scanlon/Klaire Vandeusen (FAU) def. Harper Cooper/Alexa Fernandez (UCLA) 21-18, 21-17
4. Ava Williamson/Jessie Dueck (UCLA) def. Reese Edwards/Kendall Mignerey (FAU) 24-22, 21-17
5. Kenzie Brower/Mallory LaBreche (UCLA) def. Cameron Knifton/Shayna Wolf (FAU) 21-14, 27-29, 15-12

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

NOTABLES

With their win over No. 1 UCLA, Klaire VanDeusen and Mia Scanlon improved to a season-best 13-10 record as a pair, and 7-8 on court three.

UP NEXT
The Sandy Owls are off for Easter and will return to the sand on April 10-11 as they host their Capri Classic for senior weekend at the Florida Atlantic Beach Volleyball Complex. Friday's matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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