Lakehawk Beach Volleyball Takes Second at FCSAA Championship

LEESBURG, Fla. (Beach Volleyball) – Lake-Sumter State College (LSSC) Beach Volleyball took second place at the 2026 FCSAA Beach Volleyball Championship after a close 3-1 loss to Palm Beach State College (PBSC).

The Lakehawks opened the day with a 3-0 win over State College of Florida (SCF) to advance to the championship match against top-seeded Palm Beach State.

Lake-Sumter 3, SCF 0

Pair 2 – Sophia Cooper and Jenna Walker (LS) def. Spainhower/Guerrero (SCF), 22-20, 21-9

Pair 4 – Rylinn Farkus and Moira Mangum (LS) def. Colon/Schwenk (SCF), 21-14, 21-18

Pair 5 – Brooke Fintak and Emma Grace Blevins (LS) def. Leonard/Schmidtova (SCF), 21-14, 21-13

Pair 1 – Audrey Pickle and Ellison Saunders (LS), 16-21, 14-8 (unfinished)

Pair 3 – Brooke Walker and Mariana Comartin (LS), 12-21, 18-9 (unfinished)

PBSC 3, Lake-Sumter 1

Pair 2 – Sumich/Brazeite (PBSC) def. Cooper and J. Walker (LS) 21-12, 21-10

Pair 4 – Vanloo/Kucinskaite (PBSC) def. Farkus and Mangum (LS), 21-11, 20-22, 15-12

Pair 5 – Fintak and Blevins (LS) def. Hannagan/Roche (PBSC), 21-9, 21-13

Pair 3 – C. Villegas/L. Villegas (PBSC) def. B. Walker and Comartin (LS), 21-16, 21-13

Pair 1 – A. Pickle and Saunders (LS), 18-21, 21-8 (unfinished)

Lake-Sumter State College earns Region 8's second automatic bid to the 2026 NJCAA Beach Volleyball Championship in Huntsville, Ala April 30 through May2. The Lakehawks look to meet with Palm Beach State again on the national stage.

For more information regarding this year's national championship, visit the NJCAA Championship home here.

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