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2026 Women's Beach Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 1
Denisse Morgenstern
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Asunción, Paraguay
- High School:
- Paraguayan Presbyterian School
- Prev School:
- Coastal Carolina
Career Accolades
- 2026 CUSA All-Conference First Team
- 2026 CUSA Preseason All-Conference
- 2026 CUSA Pair of the Week (April 21)
- 2025-26 CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal
- 2025-26 CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- 2025 Asuncion Junior Pan American Games Bronze Medalist
- 2025 Bolivarian Games Lima-Ayacucho Champion Gold Medalist
- 2025 South American Beach Volleyball Circuit Champion Gold Medalist
- Two-time 2025 South American Beach Volleyball Circuit Champion Silver Medalist
- 2024 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
- 2024 Sun Belt All-Conference Second Team
Sophomore (2026)
- 2026 CUSA All-Conference First Team
- 2026 CUSA Preseason All-Conference
- 2026 CUSA Pair of the Week (April 21)
- 2025-26 CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal
- 2025-26 CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Finished tied for fifth on the team with an 18-17 record in 2026, including a season-best 17-16 record on court one and a 1-1 record on court two.
- Produced a season-best pair record of 18-16, teaming up with Shantel Starling.
- Posted a team and season-best 17-15 pair record on court one, in addition to going 1-1 on court two.
- Earned ranked wins against No. 6 TCU, three over North Florida, at No. 16 and twice at No. 17, and No. 19 Washington.
- Garnered CUSA Pair of the Week honors on April 21 after an unbeaten 4-0 weekend at the Alki Beach Invitational, earning three straight-set sweeps and one three-set win at the 1s against Oregon, No. 19 Washington, Portland, and RV Boise State.
- In the CUSA Championship, Morgenstern earned wins over No. 8-seed Tarleton State and No. 4-seed South Florida.
At Coastal Carolina (2024)
Freshman (2024)
- 2024 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
- 2024 Sun Belt All-Conference Second Team
- Finished 24-11 during her freshman season, ranking fifth on the team
- Produced a career-best 23-11 with partner Madie Lichty
- Recorded a season-best 16-7 record at the No. 4 flight, while also adding five wins at the No. 5 flight and two wins at the No. 3 flight
Personal
- Bronze medalist at the 2025 Asuncion Junior Pan American Games
- Won the gold medal at the 2025 Bolivarian Games Lima-Ayacucho
- Earned three medals (one gold and two silver) representing Team Paraguay during the 2025 South American Beach Volleyball Circuit, earning gold and becoming South American champions during the sixth and final stop of the circuit.
High School
- Ranked No. 1 nationally in 2023
- Won a gold medal at the 2022 South American Games of Juventud Rosario
- Honor roll student
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