Lakehawk Beach Volleyball Takes Third at Region 8 Championship
BRADENTON, Fla. (Beach Volleyball) – The Lake-Sumter State College (LSSC) Beach Volleyball team took third at the 2025 Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA)/National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) Region 8 Championship on Saturday afternoon.
On Friday, the Lakehawks were edged out by State College of Florida (SCF) in the opening round 3-2 before entering the loser's bracket to eliminate Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) 3-0.
The Manatees of SCF advanced to the winner's bracket match on Friday night and lost to Palm Beach State 3-2.
Back on the sand Saturday morning, the Lakehawks had the chance to avenge their loss to the Manatees, but, once again, fell short at the very last point, 3-2.
Below are the results in order of finish.
No. 4 Mariana Comartin and Brooke Walker def. I. Cardensas/S. Pillow, 21-15, 21-11
No. 2 T. Orris/A. Beaveer def. Rylee Martineau and Sydney Pickle, 18-21, 22-20, 15-9
No. 5 A. Spainhower/B.Guerro def. Moira Mangum and Jenna Walker, 21-10, 21-17
No. 1 E. Acedo/A. Wrobel def. Braelyn Mittauer and S. Cooper, 21-18, 21-12
No. 3 Cecilia Calton and Audrey Pickle def. M. McGuire/L. Kucinskaite, 21-10, 17-21, 17-15
Palm Beach State and SCF will receive automatic bids to the 2025 NJCAA Beach Volleyball Championship at John Hunt Park Sand Volleyball Complex in Huntsville, Ala. from May 1-3. In addition to the two automatic bids, there are four at-large bids up for grabs left to fill the twelve spots in the tournament.
The national tournament bracket will be announced on Wednesday, April 23 at 3:00 p.m. EST on the NJCAA Network. The Lakehawks will find out then if they have the opportunity to continue the 2025 season.
More information regarding the National Championship can be found here.
Photos from the championship can be found on the FCSAA Facebook Page.
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