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NerdinOut Con celebrates pop culture

ROCHESTER, Minn.-NerdinOut Con took place over the weekend with upwards of 5,000 people attending the event. The event brought people to the Graham Arena where they could cosplay as characters, meet their favorite stars and more. NerdinOut Con promoter Brad Vigesaa said, “I love seeing people dressed up or people bringing their kids, you’ll have anybody […]

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ROCHESTER, Minn.-NerdinOut Con took place over the weekend with upwards of 5,000 people attending the event.

The event brought people to the Graham Arena where they could cosplay as characters, meet their favorite stars and more.

NerdinOut Con promoter Brad Vigesaa said, “I love seeing people dressed up or people bringing their kids, you’ll have anybody from grandparents to young kids come in here. They’re meeting like I said people that they watched on TV or in the movies, they’re coming in to find comic books, they’re coming in to see all the different crafts that everybody has here too.”

The event opens the doors for everyone to dive into pop culture, geek out and be part of the fandom. 

Vigesaa said, “I think I bring it to Rochester because we just need something fun like this, the bigger cities in Minnesota get it, why not us too.”

Fans from all over the area came to the Med City to meet with stars and fellow pop culture lovers. Guests included everyone from Deep Roy who starred in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Amanda Bearse from Fright Night and more.

‘Comic Book Men’ cast member Ming Chen said, “I love NerdinOut Con, this is my fourth or fifth time. I think I’ve lost count, but I’ve see the show grow from it’s inception from the very first one in 2018 to number six now in 2025.”

The event gave fans a chance to be themselves and show off what they love.

Rochester resident Shea Radke said, “It was amazing I got to meet David Howard Thornton, he is Art the clown. I got to see, I forgot his name, the guy with the oompa loompa as well. It was awesome.”

Chatfield resident Dawn Schieffelbein said, “It’s been great. I was here yesterday. Its, everyone is so nice, you get to see a lot of fun costumes, it’s really cool.”

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Tech tops Panthers, falls to Lindenwood to end run at OVC Championship

By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The 2025 season officially came to a close for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team on Friday at the Ohio Valley Conference Championship in Chattanooga, but not without a fight from the Cookeville crew. The No. 5 purple and gold split a pair of tilts at […]

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The 2025 season officially came to a close for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team on Friday at the Ohio Valley Conference Championship in Chattanooga, but not without a fight from the Cookeville crew. The No. 5 purple and gold split a pair of tilts at the UTC Beach Volleyball Courts, topping No. 6-seeded Eastern Illinois before falling in a rematch with No. 4 Lindenwood.

The Golden Eagles (5-19) opened the day with a decisive victory over the Panthers (1-12), controlling the tilt for a 3-1 win. In the duel with Eastern Illinois, three straight-set victories provided the necessary damage to stay alive in the league’s postseason event, with the unfinished pairing at No. 2 boasting a lead as well.

Leading the purple and gold to an early 1-0 lead, the No. 5 tandem of seniors Jazmine Yamilkoski and McKenna Young rolled to a pair of wins over EIU’s Lilli Amettis and Julia Udell. The Tech veterans opened things with a 21-12 triumph in set one before closing things out with a 21-16 decision in the second set.

The Panthers bounced back with a match-tying win out of the No. 4 slot with Kaitlyn Flynn and Ariadna Pereles, picking up wins of 21-14 and 21-16 over the Golden Eagle team of seniors Emma Pabon and Elena Wallace. Tech responded with another win in straight sets, this time behind the tenacity of the No. 3 spot.

Sophomore MK Roberts and senior Aleeya Jones teamed up to take down Eastern Illinois’ Tori Mohesky and Sylvia Hasz, edging the pair in a close battle in the opening set, 22-20. Roberts and Jones followed it by with a more decisive showing in set two, rocking a 21-17 victory for a 2-1 lead.

Closing out the key victory for the Cookeville crew, redshirt sophomore Jordan Karlen and senior Bella Powell joined forces at the No. 1 position for the clinching decision, topping the Panthers’ Catalina Rochaix and Destiny Walker. Tech’s top tandem turned in two titanic tallies in the win column, besting their EIU counterparts 21-13 and 21-12.

Not far from earning a win of their own, senior Brooke Amann and freshman Alayna Pierce controlled the battle at the No. 2 slot from the get-go. After claiming a 21-13 victory in the first set, the Tech partners ended the match unfinished with an 18-14 lead over EIU’s Laura Paniagua and Emma Schroeder.

For the second day in a row, the Golden Eagles found themselves squaring off with the Lions in an eventual 3-2 win by Lindenwood. The St. Charles, Mo. squad turned in a comeback win this time around, as Tech made it a roller-coaster affair.

Finishing first in the tilt, the Lions’ No. 4 team of Gabby Belcher and Aubrey Sheppard topped the Golden Eagles’ Emma Pabon and Elena Wallace in straight sets by scores of 21-14 and 21-8, giving Lindenwood a 1-0 lead.

Tech answered back with a gutsy victory in the No. 5 slot, as seniors Jazmine Yamilkoski and McKenna Young claimed a marathon of a first set, 25-23. The veterans of the Cookeville crew deadlocked the affair at 1-1, avenging a loss to Lindenwood’s Myah Hough and Sienna King with a 21-14 triumph in set two.

The purple and gold took their first lead of the duel behind a strong showing in straight sets by the No. 3 tandem of senior Aleeya Jones and sophomore MK Roberts. The Tech combo provided a 2-1 lead behind wins of 21-16 and 21-17 over the Lions’ Abby VanBuskirk and Taylor Gentemann.

Lindenwood’s Abby Jacobs and Annalie McWhorter forced another tie at 2-2 while representing the No. 1 spot, topping Tech redshirt sophomore Jordan Karlen and senior Bella Powell by scores of 21-13 and 21-19.

With the match on the line, it seemed only fitting that the decisive pairing at the No. 2 position would require all three sets. Golden Eagle senior Brooke Amann and freshman Alayna Pierce took control with a first-set triumph of 21-12, but the Lions’ Nyah Wilson and Katie Bockhorst responded with tight victories of 22-20 and 15-12 to secure the Lindenwood win.

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Gauchos’ Rally Comes Up Just Short in Big West Quarterfinal

IRVINE, Calif. — The No. 6 seed UC Santa Barbara Women’s Water Polo team (16-13, 2-5 Big West) gave hosts and No. 3 seed UC Irvine (15-12, 5-2 Big West) everything the Anteaters could handle in Friday’s Big West Championship Quarterfinal, but the Gauchos’ late rally came up just a goal shy […]

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IRVINE, Calif. — The No. 6 seed UC Santa Barbara Women’s Water Polo team (16-13, 2-5 Big West) gave hosts and No. 3 seed UC Irvine (15-12, 5-2 Big West) everything the Anteaters could handle in Friday’s Big West Championship Quarterfinal, but the Gauchos’ late rally came up just a goal shy of sending things to overtime as Santa Barbara fell, 12-11. Christina Mullane recorded a hat-trick, while Juju Amaral tallied five assists and Ava Donleavy made 14 saves.
 
FROM INTERIM HEAD COACH EMMA MYALL
“We came in with a strong gameplan, we were really excited about our after-goal defense that we ran, and it worked pretty well for a good amount of the game,” Myall said. “In general, I’m so proud of the season this year. It was a very unexpected season for us, and the girls went through a lot of hardship and difficult times of change, and they started adjusting really well to me and to my staff, and we all realized we had each other’s backs and we wanted to win.”
 
“Our culture, that was the one thing I really wanted to focus on when I first came in as interim (head coach). I brought the girls together and we talked about love, and we talked about confidence and loyalty and accountability, and those things led us through the season. The number one of those was love, right? With love you have respect, you have all the things, and the celebration, the goals, the blocks, everything we’re doing, that’s all out of love for each other, and we’re a family at the end of the day.”
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gauchos were all over the Anteaters early, with Mullane drawing and converting a penalty shot on Santa Barbara’s first possession. Amaral added her first of two goals on the day to double the Gauchos’ advantage to 2-0 inside two minutes. Irvine responded and tied the game before the second quarter, but Bella Mady scored the first goal of the second to put Santa Barbara back on top.
 
The second quarter went back and forth, with Irvine next to score, then Amaral putting the Gauchos ahead again. The Anteaters answered, but again Santa Barbara re-took the lead, this time through Imani Clemons. The Gauchos held that lead, a 5-4 edge, at halftime.
 
Irvine took their first lead of the day with the first two goals of the third quarter, but Santa Barbara again grabbed their lead back with goals from Mullane and Molly Souza, going up, 7-6. After another Anteater goal tied things, Annie Kuester gave the Gauchos the lead yet again, 8-7, heading into the fourth quarter.
 
For the first time all day, Irvine took a two-goal lead in the fourth, going in front by three, 11-8, with four and a half minutes left to play. Mullane’s third goal of the day reduced the arrears to two, then Isabel Valaika scored less than 20 seconds later to bring Santa Barbara back into the game, with the score 11-10. Irvine’s final goal of the day came just inside the three-minute mark, and Kuester kept the comeback dream alive with her second goal of the day, with a minute and 45 seconds left. The Gauchos got a chance to tie the game in the final ticks of the clock, but could not convert.
 

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Ventura Harbor dune controversy spikes up worry over volleyball courts

Winging it at Ventura’s settling ponds Ventura’s settling ponds offers one of the best walks for birders in the area. A state agency said the courts sit on environmentally sensitive land. Volleyball advocates say there are no adequate alternative sites. Ventura Harbor leaders want to keep the beach as it is. Long-standing volleyball courts on […]

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  • A state agency said the courts sit on environmentally sensitive land.
  • Volleyball advocates say there are no adequate alternative sites.
  • Ventura Harbor leaders want to keep the beach as it is.

Long-standing volleyball courts on a Ventura Harbor beach sit unpermitted on dune land that was flattened and stripped of vegetation, according to California Coastal Commission staff allegations.

The claims, and calls from commission officials for the site to be restored to dunes, have unleashed concern about the future of the popular volleyball courts and other recreational facilities on Harbor Cove Beach.

Officials of the agency designed to protect the coast want harbor leaders to relocate the courts used by schools, youth groups, tournament organizers and beachgoers looking for exercise. Ventura Port District officials said they don’t want to move the courts and challenge assertions the land is environmentally sensitive.

Coastal Commission leaders say they won’t force the nine sand courts to move and are looking for a “win-win” middle ground. But the talk of relocation sparked a special port district meeting and a petition signed by more than 2,000 people. The document calls for saving the 10-year-old courts that serve as a recreation hub and a go-to site for women and girl volleyballers.

“They are the only female-centric courts in Ventura County,” said Brad Lyans, coach of the Ventura College women’s team that uses the site for practice and matches.

Lyans, who also manages the courts, said there are no alternative beaches at the harbor that could replace the current program.

“For the last 10 years, no one has said two words about it,” he said in frustration. “There’s never been an issue until right now.”

Outrigger clubs worry too

Port district leaders worry too about two outrigger canoe clubs that paddle out of the same beach, at the far end of the harbor, not from the Channel Islands National Park Visitor Center. They store their canoes and equipment in large containers on land that Coastal Commission staff said is environmentally sensitive.

Coastal Commission leaders said the outrigger containers may also need to be moved.

A plan for an alternative storage site is being considered. If it fails, leaders of the outrigger clubs worry they could be endangered along with activities aimed at introducing children to paddling and an annual tournament that brings hundreds of visitors to the harbor.

“It could jeopardize our club’s future as a recreational provider in the Ventura Harbor,” said Yvonne Menard, president of the Hokuloa Outrigger Canoe Club.

Officials of the Ventura Port District contend the Coastal Commission staff’s interest in bringing back more dunes could dramatically reduce recreational activities and public access on a beach regularly used for public events and so protected from the surf it is nicknamed Mother’s Beach.

“This is the best public beach in Ventura County, and to potentially lose what could be a substantial amount of beach … just does not seem like good policy,” said Brian Pendleton, general manager of the Ventura Port District.

Sand has piled up

The issue is expected to surface in a Coastal Commission meeting on May 9 in Half Moon Bay. Commissioners are set to vote on awarding a long-awaited permit that would allow the Ventura Port District to resume sand-management work that was halted in 2023 when the district was told it needed commission authorization.

Steve Hudson, district director for the commission, said the permitting process revealed that dune land was leveled sometime in 2013 and vegetation removed in what he called violations of the state’s Coastal Act. He said it’s not clear who committed the actions.

Pendleton said the issue is “legal matter” and declined to respond to specific allegations.

“We disagree with their findings,” he said. A port district lawyer said in a letter to the Coastal Commission that founders of the volleyball court were not told of the permit requirements. He also contended the commission was told about the courts before they were installed.

The differences extend to other issues. Pendleton said the halt on the port district’s sand management work in 2023 means sand has spilled over fences and piled on walkways, parking lots and streets. The district’s commission declared an emergency in April to allow sand removal efforts to resume for seven days.

Hudson said the Coastal Commission understands the value of the volleyball courts and is committed to recreation and public access. He said the current issue focuses on the alleged changes in the dune land, not on nets.

“The only concern with the volleyball court is the location,” he said, noting that possible new sites for the sand volleyball complex could include a southern stretch of the same beach “as close as a few hundred feet.”

The volleyball courts are managed by a youth and juniors club organization called the Los Angeles Volleyball Academy. Lyans, who works for the academy, said the alternative beach location isn’t nearly big enough. Another site that has been discussed has asphalt under the sand. Other beaches contain too many rocks and pebbles.

“I don’t think there are any areas that I’ve seen that are available that are public use lands where we could potentially put courts,” he said.

Port district leaders said the best location for the court is its current one.

Creating a backup plan

Hudson said he recognizes a compromise may not be reached. He said staff won’t force the issue but will recommend the Coastal Commission approve the sand management permit and “carve out” the volleyball issue, leaving it unresolved. In that scenario, the courts would stay while efforts to find a resolution could continue.

Ventura Harbor leaders said such a carve out could bring more time to find a better plan. But it could also lead to the Coastal Commission deciding in the future to force out the courts or take enforcement action.

In a special meeting on April 23, Ventura Port District commissioners voted unanimously to ask the Coastal Commission to approve the sand management permit and to keep the beach as it is, allowing current recreation to go undeterred.

They said they would also work to keep the outrigger clubs at the Harbor Cove Beach, moving the storage containers to an adjacent location not regulated by the Coastal Commission.

Port district leaders also adopted a backup plan. They said if the Coastal Commission on May 9 expresses reluctance to their plan to keep the Harbor Cove Beach in its current state, they’ll pivot to Hudson’s carve-out plan. They would ask for a year of time with assurances no action will be taken against the volleyball court.

They would then study the options and come up with a comprehensive plan.

Advocates for the volleyball nets and outrigger clubs supported the strategy but still worried about the uncertainty of what could happen at the Coastal Commission meeting in May.

“I’m always going to be worried,” Lyans said.

Tom Kisken covers health care and other news for the Ventura County Star. Reach him at tom.kisken@vcstar.com.

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BATON ROUGE, La. – The No. 8 Florida State beach volleyball team split the opening day of the CCSA Tournament in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Friday. The Seminoles topped No. 11 LSU 3-1 in the first round before falling to No. 7 Texas 3-0 in the winner’s bracket. FSU opened the day with a strong […]

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BATON ROUGE, La. – The No. 8 Florida State beach volleyball team split the opening day of the CCSA Tournament in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Friday. The Seminoles topped No. 11 LSU 3-1 in the first round before falling to No. 7 Texas 3-0 in the winner’s bracket.

FSU opened the day with a strong 3-1 win over LSU. The Seminoles jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead as Gella Andrew/Maddie Trusty and Makenna Wolfe/Myriah Massey earned three-set victories on courts two and four. LSU responded with a win on court five, but Carra Sassack and Bailey Higgins clinched the dual for the Noles on court three, 21-16, 21-17.

In their second match, the Seminoles fell 3-0 to Texas in the winner’s bracket. The Longhorns took early control with wins on courts two and four. FSU battled on court five, but Texas held on to complete the sweep and advance in the CCSA Championship.

FSU will be back in action tomorrow against LSU at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The winner will play Texas in the CCSA championship at 2:00 p.m. Live stats will be available on Seminoles.com.

For more information on the Florida State beach volleyball program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at fsubeachvolleyball (IG) and @FSU_BeachVB (X). 

 

#8 Florida State 3, #11 LSU 1

1.     Alexis Durish/Audrey Koenig (FSU) vs. Parker Bracken/Gabi Bailey (LSU) unfinished

2.     Gella Andrew/Maddie Trusty (FSU) def. Aubrey O’Gorman/Camryn Chatellier (LSU) 21-18, 17-21, 15-8

3.     Carra Sassack/Bailey Higgins (FSU) def. Elle Evers/Julia Sprecher (LSU) 21-16, 21-17

4.     Makenna Wolfe/Myriah Massey (FSU) def. Tatum Finlason/Kate Baker (LSU) 21-23, 21-16, 17-15

5.     Emily Meyer/Skylar Martin (LSU) def. Jordan Boulware/Kenzie Hultquist (FSU) 24-22, 21-15

#7 Texas 3, #8 Florida State 0

1.     Alexis Durish/Audrey Koenig (FSU) vs. Chloe Charles/Eva Liisa Kuivonen (UT) 21-16, 10-10 unfinished

2.     Emma Grace Robertson/Katie Hashman (UT) def. Gella Andrew/Maddie Trusty (FSU) 21-17, 21-16

3.     Carra Sassack/Bailey Higgins (FSU) vs. Karin Zolnercikova/Maddison Parmelly (UT) 13-21, 16-17 unfinished

4.     Noa Sonneville/Macey Butler (UT) def. Makenna Wolfe/Myriah Massey (FSU) 21-15, 21-18

5.     Ava Patton/Vivian Johnson (UT) def. Jordan Boulware/Kenzie Hultquist (FSU) 23-21, 21-14

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Volleyball Announces 2025 Incoming Class

Story Links MIAMI — FIU’s volleyball program announced its addition of seven incoming players for the 2025 season on Friday afternoon.  The Panthers will welcome seven newcomers to the roster for the Fall of 2025, five freshmen and two transfers.  Ashlyn Blazer | Freshman | 6-0 | Outside Hitter | Shawnee, Kan. […]

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MIAMI — FIU’s volleyball program announced its addition of seven incoming players for the 2025 season on Friday afternoon. 

The Panthers will welcome seven newcomers to the roster for the Fall of 2025, five freshmen and two transfers. 

Ashlyn Blazer | Freshman | 6-0 | Outside Hitter | Shawnee, Kan. | Mill Valley

Blazer joins the Panthers after an accomplished prep career at Mill Valley High School in Shawnee, Kan. With Blazer as the primary option, Mill Valley won back-to-back State Championships in 2023 and 2024. Blazer showed her efficiency in attack, racking up the top hitting percentage in all of Kansas high school competition during the 2023 season. She earned honorable mention All-State status and was a member of the KVA All-Academic team all four seasons. 

Haley Herndon | Freshman | 6-1 | Opposite | Houston, Texas | Concordia Lutheran

Herndon comes to the ‘305’ from the Lone Star State following a decorated tenure in both club and high school volleyball. She was a member of the same club team, Houston Skyline 17 Royal, as FIU teammates Beka Pfefferkorn and Kate Kuehn, of which was the top-ranked club program in the nation in 2024. With Houston Skyline, she won several club tournaments with her team including the Northern Lights Qualifier, Show Me Qualifier, Lone Star Classic, Northeast Qualifier and Tour of Texas in the Open Division this past season. At Concordia Lutheran, Herndon was named All-District, All-Area and All-State along with being recognized as Offensive Team MVP. The 6-1 freshman racked up over 1,000 kills in her high school career, posting a career-high of 35 kills in single match. 

Kate Kuehn | Freshman | 5-11 | Setter | Katy, Texas | Seven Lakes

Kuehn will be the second Texan joining the roster in the Fall of 2025, hailing from Katy, Texas in the Houston-metro area. She was an integral part of the aforementioned Houston Skyline 17 Royal success, with Panther teammates Pfefferkorn and Herndon, serving as a setter for the nation’s top club program. At Seven Lakes HS, she eclipsed 1,000 assists for her career and earned a litany of awards. The 5-11 setter was named to the AVCA’s Phenom watch list along with earning All-District and All-State status as a senior.

Jenna McClure | Freshman | 5-8 | Libero | Overland Park, Kan. | Blue Valley North

McClure is also a Kansas native, joining teammates Jillian Huckabey and Ashlyn Blazer, all three of which hail from the Kansas City-metro area. McClure and Blazer will team up at FIU after competing together in club this season with MAVS 18 Elite. The 5-8 libero won the State Championship with Blue Valley North in 2021 and was named All-State all four seasons. She finished her prep career with 839 kills and 825 digs, adding 140 aces from the service line.

Kambree Rodriguez | Sophomore | 5-8 | Syracuse, Utah | Utah State

Rodriguez, a native of Syracuse, Utah, joins FIU after spending time at Utah State University. She racked up 332 digs at Utah State, as part of the 2023 Mountain West Regular Season Champions, and was named All-Mountain West as an honorable mention selection. She earned two Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week honors and Freshman of the Week on five occasions. The incoming sophomore libero had an outstanding prep career as well, finishing in the Top-5 at the State Tournament in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Rodriguez has also spent time with the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program.

Natalie Powers | Freshman | 5-4 | Libero | Mukwonago, Wis. | Mukwonago

Powers comes to FIU from Wisconsin after collecting over 1,000 digs and 775-plus assists during her prep career. Powers played multiple positions for Mukwonago, helping the program to its first-ever state semifinal appearance in 2024. She was also team captain and earned all-conference status as a senior. In club, her team, Milwaukee Sting 17 Gold, won the Elite Division of the 2024 Triple Crown NIT, the nation’s most competitive club volleyball tournament annually. 

Sofie Vogel | Graduate Student | 6-1 | Middle Blocker | Golden Valley, Minn. | Charleston

Vogel is already a member of the FIU beach volleyball team and will join the indoor roster in the fall, coming to the Panthers from Charleston. At Charleston, Vogel appeared in 86 matches with its indoor program, averaging 1.47 kills per set. She racked up 191 kills in the 2023 season and hit .301 in 30 matches. Vogel also earned CAA Defensive Player of the Week honors. In high school, she was named Team MVP, totaling 692 kills, 392 digs, 164 blocks and 78 aces in three seasons. Vogel was a two-time all-conference selection at Robbinsdale Armstrong in the Minneapolis-metro area. 

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Cal Poly Falls in Big West Championship Match to Long Beach State

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The Cal Poly beach volleyball team made a run to the Big West Championship match Friday but fell just short of its goal of winning a Big West title after losing to No. 10 Long Beach State, 3-1. The No. 6 Mustangs got to the championship match after first defeating CSUN […]

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The Cal Poly beach volleyball team made a run to the Big West Championship match Friday but fell just short of its goal of winning a Big West title after losing to No. 10 Long Beach State, 3-1.

The No. 6 Mustangs got to the championship match after first defeating CSUN in the semifinals by a score of 3-0. In that match, the No. 1 pair of Erin Inskeep and Piper Ferch, the No. 2 pair of Izzy Martinez and Logan Walter, and the No. 3 pair of Lindsey Sparks and Quinn Perry each picked up wins.

For Ferch, that win was the 100th of her career, putting her just one win behind Cal Poly’s all-time leader Emily Sonny who had 101.

In the championship match against Long Beach State, the No. 2 seed in the tournament, Martinez and Walter won their match at the No. 2 spot to even the dual up 1-1. That marked the 75th career win for Martinez.

However, Long Beach State then picked up a win at the No. 5 spot followed by a three-set victory at the No. 3 spot to clinch the victory.

Despite not earning the automatic berth into the NCAA Championship, Cal Poly will most likely be chosen to go as an at large selection to next week’s NCAA Championship in Gulf Shores, Ala. The Mustangs will find out during the selection show which is Sunday at 10 a.m. on NCAA.com.

The NCAA Championship takes place May 2-4 on the ESPN family of networks with 16 teams competing for the national title.

Beach Volleyball Match Results CSUN vs Cal Poly 
Apr 25, 2025 at Santa Monica, CA 
#6 Cal Poly 4, CSUN 0

1. Piper Ferch/Erin Inskeep (CP) def. Mae, Tasha/Lindhardt, Kinley (CSUN) 21-18, 21-15 
2. Izzy Martinez/Logan Walter (CP) def. Bazylevych, Julia/Mendiola, Tia (CSUN) 21-13, 21-7 3. Quinn Perry/Lindsey Sparks (CP) def. Hall, Dylan/Heflin, Hannah (CSUN) 21-18, 21-14 
4. Ella Connor/Madi Nichols (CP) def. Cederlind, Layla/Miles, Maleya (CSUN) 21-13, 21-17 5. Abbey Reinard/Elise Lenahan (CP) vs. Jarosz, Sophia/Coggins, Haley (CSUN) 21-13, 16-17, unfinished 
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3,4)

Beach Volleyball Match Results Long Beach State vs Cal Poly 
Apr 25, 2025 at Santa Monica, CA 
#10 Long Beach State 3, #6 Cal Poly 1

1. Piper Ferch/Erin Inskeep (CP) vs. Malia Gementera/Taylor Hagenah (LBSU) 17-21, 29-27, 10-11, unfinished 
2. Izzy Martinez/Logan Walter (CP) def. Haley Carrington/Julia Westby (LBSU) 21-14, 21-19 
3. Demi Wagdy/Megan Widener (LBSU) def. Quinn Perry/Lindsey Sparks (CP) 25-23, 18-21, 15-12 
4. Skyler Germann/Natalie Glenn (LBSU) def. Ella Connor/Madi Nichols (CP) 21-11, 21-16 5. Mahala Esser/Tineke Hinton (LBSU) def. Abbey Reinard/Elise Lenahan (CP) 21-19, 21-14

Order of finish: Doubles (4,2,5,3)

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