No. 16 Beach Volleyball Falls In Back-And-Forth Ranked Matches To Open Stanford Invitational

Friday, March 13

Stanford, Calif. / Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium

2 p.m.

University of North Florida

No. 18 Washington

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No. 16 Beach Volleyball Falls In Back-And-Forth Ranked Matches To Open Stanford Invitational

3/13/2026 6:30:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

STANFORD, Calif. – No. 16-ranked North Florida Beach Volleyball dropped a pair of ranked matches at the Stanford Invitational on Friday.

North Florida fell to No. 18 Washington, 3-2, and No. 11 Long Beach State, 4-1.

After Washington commanded the early lead with a win on the four line, junior Cameron Humphries and senior Mackenzie Murphy tied the score with a 21-17, 21-17 win at the two position. Washington added wins at the three and five line to clinch the match. Senior Presley Murray and redshirt junior Sophia Notaro turned in a three-set win, 21-18, 21-23, 15-12 at the one line.

Senior pair Andrea Da Silva Encinas and Madison Espy responded to a first-set loss to earn a three-set win, 15-21, 21-16, 15-13, against Long Beach State. Long Beach State secured the match with wins at the one, two, four and five line.

North Florida returns for the second day of the Stanford Invitational, where it will battle Houston Christian at 11 a.m. and host No. 2 Stanford at 3 p.m. ET.

NO. 16 NORTH FLORIDA 2, NO. 18 WASHINGTON 3
1.           Presley Murray/Sophia Notaro (UNF) def. Emma Hohenauer/Katarina Pantovic (UW), 21-18, 21-23, 15-12
2.           Cameron Humphries/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF) def. Niki Egan/Mariana Tomasova (UW), 21-17, 21-17
3.           Ella Tyus/Sarah Wilcock (UW) def. Madison Espy/Andrea Da Silva Encinas (UNF), 13-21, 21-14, 15-6
4.           Mayamay Brown/Ellis Hay (UW) def. Natalie Villalon/Samantha Crosby (UNF), 21-15, 21-11
5.           Avery Towne/Alina Urzua (UW) def. Kamryn McDonald/Ally Bunch (UNF), 21-11, 21-19

NO. 16 NORTH FLORIDA 1, NO. 11 LONG BEACH STATE 4
1.           Malia Gementera/Taylor Hagenah (LBSU) def. Presley Murray/Sophia Notaro (UNF), 21-15, 21-17
2.           Kiara Edwards/Savannah Standage (LBSU) def. Cameron Humphries/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF), 21-19, 21-13
3.           Madison Espy/Andrea Da Silva Encinas (UNF) def. Demi Wagdy/Madi Maxwell (LBSU), 15-21, 21-16, 15-13
4.           Victoria Henkel/Mahala Esser (LBSU) def. Natalie Villalon/Samantha Crosby (UNF), 21-15, 21-16
5.           Kealoha Phillips/Brooke Birch (LBSU) def. Eden Anderson/Ally Bunch (UNF), 21-19, 24-22