No. 15 Owls Split Against No. 4 Cal Poly and Georgia State

Saturday, March 7

Conway, S.C.

10 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

Cal Poly

Morgenstern and Starling vs. Boise State

3/7/2026 6:33:00 PM | No. 15 Women's Beach Volleyball

CONWAY, S.C. – The No. 15-ranked Florida Atlantic beach volleyball team split on the final day of the Chanticleer Challenge, falling against No. 4 Cal Poly, 5-0, but earning a 4-1 win over Georgia State in its weekend finale.

Florida Atlantic moves to 10-2 overall, while Cal Poly improved to 10-2 overall and Georgia State fell to 4-8 on the season.

The Sandy Owls opened the day with a top-five matchup against No. 4-ranked Cal Poly. FAU battled but fell 5-0.

FAU closed the weekend with a 4-1 win over Georgia State. Cameron Knifton and Allison Spittal got things started, earning a 21-13, 21-12 straight-set sweep on court five. Reese Edwards and Kendall Mignerey extended the Owls' lead to 2-0 after earning a three-set win at the 4s, 21-14, 12-21, 15-12. Denisse Morgenstern and Shantel Starling clinched the dual for the Owls, earning the second straight-set win of the match on court two, 21-19, 21-17. Klaire VanDeusen and Mia Scanlon pushed the Owls' lead to 4-0 after securing another straight-set win on court three, 21-13, 21-15. The Panthers eventually got on the board with a win on court one, but it was not enough to overcome the Owls' 4-1 win.

No. 15 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 0 – No. 4 CAL POLY 5
Scores
1. Izzy Martinez/Logan Walter (CP) def. Olivia Strandberg/Ava Koehl (FAU) 21-13, 21-17
2. Ella Connor/Erin Inskeep (CP) def. Denisse Morgenstern/Shantel Starling (FAU) 35-33, 21-16
3. Quinn Perry/Ashleigh Adams (CP) def. Klaire VanDeusen/Mia Scanlon (FAU) 21-17, 21-16
4. Julia Westby/Elise Lenahan (CP) def. Reese Edwards/Kendall Mignerey (FAU) 21-12, 21-13
5. Hannah Byers/Maddy Byrne (CP) def. Cameron Knifton/Allison Spittal (FAU) 21-19, 21-17

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

No. 15 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 4 – GEORGIA STATE 1
Scores
1. Savannah Ebarb/Bella Troncale (GSU) def. Olivia Strandberg/Ava Koehl (FAU) 16-21, 21-18, 19-17
2 Denisse Morgenstern/Shantel Starling (FAU) def. Adaline Thompson/Noalani Nuez (GSU) 21-19, 21-17
3 Klaire VanDeusen/Mia Scanlon (FAU) def. Danica Singleton/Michaela Jefferson (GSU) 21-13, 21-15
4 Reese Edwards/Kendall Mignerey (FAU) def. Ella Mozeleski/Kaylie Drysdale (GSU) 21-14, 12-21, 15-12
5 Cameron Knifton/Allison Spittal (FAU) def. Kate Cunningham/Ellie Neville (GSU) 21-13, 21-12

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

NOTABLES

FAU's matchup against Cal Poly marked the first meeting between the two programs.
The Owls' win over Georgia State tied the all-time series between the two programs at12-12.
All earning one win on Saturday, Knifton and Spittal improved their team-best pair record to 10-2, while VanDeusen and Scanlon moved to 7-2. Morgenstern and Starling as well as Mignerey and Edwards moved to 5-6 each this season.

UP NEXT
Next weekend, the Sandy Owls return to the Sunshine State as they get ready to host their Beach Invitational on Friday & Saturday, March 14 and 15 in Pompano Beach.

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