No. 15 Florida Atlantic Finishes Capri Classic Perfect

Saturday, April 11

Boca Raton, Fla.

12 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

SFA

Klaire VanDeusen and Mia Scanlon vs. SFA

4/11/2026 8:59:00 PM | No. 15 Women's Beach Volleyball

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The No. 15 Florida Atlantic beach volleyball team closed out the Capri Classic on Saturday with a sweep of Stephen F. Austin, 5-0, and a 3-2 win over FGCU on Saturday at the FAU Beach Volleyball Complex.

Florida Atlantic improves to 17-11, while SFA falls to 5-19 and FGCU drops to 17-12 on the season.

Olivia Strandberg and Ava Koehl got the Sandy Owls on the board first, earning a dominant straight-set win on court two, 21-12, 21-8. Cameron Knifton and Shayna Wolf extended the Owls lead to 2-0 with a 21-15, 21-15, two-set win at the 4s. Klaire VanDeusen and Mia Scanlon clinched the dual for FAU, capturing another straight-set win on court three, 21-11, 21-12. Reese Edwards and Kendall Mignerey made it 4-0 FAU, earning a 21-12, 21-18 win at the 5s. Denisse Morgenstern and Shantel Starling then closed things out, sealing the sweep for Florida Atlantic with a 21-13, 24-22 straight-set victory on court one.

In the Sandy Owls weekend finale, FGCU took the early lead, taking court two in straight sets. However, the Sandy Owls responded to tie up the dual at one apiece after Knifton and Wolf won 21-6, 21-17 at the 4s. Edwards and Mignerey pushed the Owls in front 2-1 with a 21-17, 21-14 two-set win on court five. VanDeusen and Scanlon clinched the match once again for the Sandy Owls, taking a 21-18, 21-14 victory on court three. FAU tried to rally at the 1s, taking set two 21-17 to force a third deciding set, but the Eagles eventually took the third to claim court one and close out the dual, 3-2.

No. 15 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 5 – STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 0
Scores
1. Denisse Morgenstern and Shantel Starling (FAU) def. Kylan McCoy and Brynn Dowd (SFA), 21-13, 24-22
2. Olivia Strandberg and Ava Koehl (FAU) def. Reese Rich and Ryann Allison (SFA), 21-12, 21-8
3. Klaire VanDeusen and Mia Scanlon (FAU) def. Annabella Howerton and Gianna Reamer (SFA), 21-11, 21-12
4. Cameron Knifton and Shayna Wolf (FAU) def. Savannah Johnson and Ava Boot-Handford (SFA), 21-15, 21-15
5. Reese Edwards and Kendall Mignerey (FAU) def. Mikaela Dioso-Lopez and Gabrie Damborowiski (SFA), 21-12, 21-18

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

No. 15 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 3 – FGCU 2
Scores
1. Ava Lilliquist and Alexis Keeter (FGCU) def. Denisse Morgenstern and Riley Baer (FAU), 19-21, 21-17, 15-9
2. Erin Miller and Nicole De Oliveira (FGCU) def. Olivia Strandberg and Ava Koehl (FAU), 21-17, 21-19
3. Klaire VanDeusen and Mia Scanlon (FAU) def. Andrea Dietz and Sydney Majick (FGCU), 21-18, 21-14
4. Cameron Knifton and Shayna Wolf (FAU) def. Kaitlyn Beck and Kristina Gluc (FGCU), 21-16, 21-17
5. Reese Edwards and Kendall Mignerey (FAU) def. Emma Soncrant and Vanessa Moriarty (FGCU), 21-17, 21-14

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

NOTABLES

Florida Atlantic is now 1-0 after its first meeting against SFA, while improving to 18-6 all-time against FGCU.
VanDeusen and Scanlon continued their impressive play with another 2-0 day, improving their team-best pair record to 17-10 this season.
Edwards and Mignerey, and Knifton and Wolf also closed out the Capri Classic 2-0, improving to 10-16 and 4-2 as pairs this season, respectively.
Morgenstern and Starling earned a win in their one Saturday pairing, improving to 12-14, and Koehl and Strandberg finished the day 1-1, moving to 15-12 as a pair this season.

GALLERY

Gallery: (4-11-2026) BVB Capri Classic Day Two (April 11)

UP NEXT
The Sandy Owls head to Seattle, Washington, next weekend to close out the regular season at the Alki Beach Invitational on Friday and Saturday, April 17-18.

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