Beach Volleyball Splits Day One of the CUSA Tournament, Moves on in Contender’s Bracket

YOUNGSVILLE, La. - Beach Volleyball goes 1-1 on the first day of the 2026 CUSA Beach Volleyball Championships, dropping their match against six-seed Missouri State before beating seven-seed UTEP, 3-0. The Panthers started off well in game one, with Katarina Drozd and Brianna Luoma winning court one in straight sets (21-16, 21-12), before Isabella Pereira and Kendra Brown did the same on court three (22-20, 21-13), putting the Panthers up 2-0. Missouri State won the next three straight, winning the dual 3-2 and sending FIU to the Contender's Bracket. The Panthers bounced back in a big way against UTEP, sweeping...