No. 17 Beach Volleyball Splits Matches Against Ranked Opponents To Open North Florida Invite

Friday, March 20

10 a.m.

University of North Florida

No. 14 Florida Atlantic

2025-26 North Florida Beach Volleyball - Andrea Da Silva Encinas and Madison Espy

No. 17 Beach Volleyball Splits Matches Against Ranked Opponents To Open North Florida Invite

3/20/2026 4:30:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – North Florida Beach Volleyball split a pair of ranked matches on the opening day of the North Florida Invite on Friday.

North Florida defeated No. 14 Florida Atlantic, 4-1, and fell in a back-and-forth match to No. 15 Stetson, 3-2.

Against No. 14 Florida Atlantic, the first flight built a 2-0 lead for North Florida with wins at the four and five lines. Junior Eden Anderson and freshman Ally Bunch earned a 21-18, 21-12 win at the five line, and freshman Samantha Crosby and sophomore Natalie Villalon posted a 21-15, 21-17 win at four spot. Senior pair Andrea Da Silva Encinas and Madison Espy clinched the match with a 21-15, 21-11 win at the three line. Junior Cameron Humphries and senior Mackenzie Murphy added a 21-19, 21-19 win at the two position.

The win over Florida Atlantic marked the second ranked win of the season for North Florida.

Humphries and Murphy added a 21-14, 21-18 win at the two line, and Da Silva Encinas and Espy added a 21-15, 21-19 win at the three line against No. 15 Stetson.

NO. 17 NORTH FLORIDA 4, NO. 14 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 1
1.    Denisse Morgenstern/Shantel Starling (FAU) def. Presley Murray/Sophia Notaro (UNF), 21-16, 21-15
2.    Cameron Humphries/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF) def. Ava Koehl/Olivia Strandberg (FAU), 21-19, 21-19
3.    Andrea Da Silva Encinas/Madison Espy (UNF) def. Mia Scanlon/Klaire VanDeusen (FAU), 21-15, 21-11
4.    Samantha Crosby/Natalie Villalon (UNF) def. Reese Edwards/Kendall Mignerey (FAU), 21-15, 21-17
5.    Eden Anderson/Ally Bunch (UNF) def. Cameron Knifton/Allison Spittal (FAU), 21-18, 21-12
EX. Alexandra Hennessey/Kamryn McDonald (UNF) def. Maddie Sides/Katz Stoughton (FAU), 21-8, 21-16

NO. 17 NORTH FLORIDA 2, NO. 15 STETSON 3
1.    Marta Carro/Maria Ozaeta (STETSON) def. Presley Murray/Sophia Notaro (UNF), 21-19, 21-12
2.    Cameron Humphries/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF) def. Julia Radelczuk/EJ Cudmore (STETSON), 21-14, 21-18
3.    Andrea Da Silva Encinas/Madison Espy (UNF) def. Lucie Nosalkov/Zoe Flueckiger (STETSON), 21-15, 21-19
4.    Katie Camp/Anniina Muuka (STETSON) def. Samantha Crosby/Natalie Villalon (UNF), 17-21, 21-17, 15-13
5.    Madeline Camp/Cayla Sutton (STETSON) def. Eden Anderson/Ally Bunch (UNF), 21-10, 21-18
EX. Alexandra Hennessey/Kamryn McDonald (UNF) def. Scotlyn Edwards/Claire Simmonds (STETSON), 21-17, 21-7