No. 1-Seed Sandy Owls Sweep No. 8-Seed Tarleton State in CUSA Opening Round

Thursday, April 23

Youngsville, La.

3:30 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

Tarleton State

Denisse Morgenstern at CUSA Championship

No. 1-Seed Sandy Owls Sweep No. 8-Seed Tarleton State in CUSA Opening Round

4/23/2026 9:56:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

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YOUNGSVILLE, La. – The No. 1-seed Florida Atlantic beach volleyball team earned its spot in the Conference USA Championship winner's bracket quarterfinals with a decisive 3-0 sweep against the No. 8-seed Tarleton State Texans on Thursday at Sugar Beach.

Klaire VanDeusen and Mia Scanlon got things started for the Owls, earning a 21-13, 21-11 sweep on court three over Tarleton State's Camilla Chun and Emily Vickers. Olivia Strandberg and Ava Koehl extended FAU's lead to 2-0, earning a dominant straight-set sweep at the 2s, 21-8, 21-10. Denisse Morgenstern and Shantel Starling clinched the 3-0 sweep for the Owls, earning the dual-winning point with a 21-12, 21-15 sweep on court one.

No. 1 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 3 – No. 8 TARLETON STATE 0
Scores
1. Denisse Morgenstern and Shantel Starling (FAU) def. Allison Bryant and Candace Ceballos (TSU) 21-12, 21-15
2   Olivia Strandberg and Ava Koehl (FAU) def. Hayden Huber and Bella Parayno (TSU) 21-8, 21-10
3   Klaire VanDeusen and Mia Scanlon (FAU) def. Camilla Chun and Emily Vickers (TSU) 21-13, 21-11
4   Kendall Mignerey and Shayna Wolf (FAU) vs. Salome Galvez Lira and Taylor Orris (TSU) 21-16, 18-16
5   Cameron Knifton and Allison Spittal (FAU) vs. Sofia Bendele and Christian Mitchell (TSU) 21-16, 19-9

Order of finish: 3, 2, 1

NOTABLES

Florida Atlantic improves its perfect record against Tarleton State to 2-0.
VanDeusen and Scanlon improve their team-best season record to 20-12.
Strandberg and Koehl improve to 18-14, and Morgenstern and Starling improve their pair mark to 17-14 on the season.

GALLERY

Gallery: (4-23-2026) BVB vs. No. 8 Tarleton State (April 23)

UP NEXT
The Sandy Owls will next take on No. 5-seed Tulane in the CUSA Championship winner's bracket quarterfinal on Friday at 11 AM ET on ESPN+.

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