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1
Florida National FLORIDA 8-17
3
Winner Salem University SALEM UN 22-12
Florida National FLORIDA
8-17
1
Final
3
Salem University SALEM UN
22-12
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Florida National FLORIDA 25 11 18 22 (1)
Salem University SALEM UN 21 25 25 25 (3)
1
Trinity College of Florida TRINITY 15-7
3
Winner Florida National FLORIDA 8-17
Trinity College of Florida TRINITY
15-7
1
Final
3
Florida National FLORIDA
8-17
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Trinity College of Florida TRINITY 19 11 25 7 (1)
Florida National FLORIDA 25 25 23 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Brenda Bogle

Conquistadors complete a split day two in The Keystone State

LEMONT FURNACE, Pa. (Nov. 6, 2026) — Conquistador volleyball (9-17) advanced to the championship round of the 2026 USCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, falling to the No. 1-seeded Salem University Tigers (22-12), 3-1, before eliminating Trinity College of Florida (15-8) by the same score in its evening match.

Against Salem, FNU could not have had a better opening frame of volleyball, posting 19 kills in a 25-21 win over the Tigers. Second Team USCAA All-American Chriselle Ferdinand led this offense with six early kills, while Ariana Long and Camila Polanco got involved in the game with seven combined kills. Alci was driving this run with nine of her 25 assists for the Conquistadors in the opener, while Salem were slow to get their attack off the ground. The Tigers hit .265 for the frame and had five attacking errors compared to three from FNU.

Salem, however, got back into the swing of things in the second with a statement and much-needed 25-11 win over FNU. FNU was held to six kills while the Tigers rattled off 16 kills with just three attacking errors entering the third. Brianna Beyerle's fifth kill of the match (fourth of the second)was the final point of the set and leveled the match at one point apiece.

Unfortunately for FNU, this was a sign of more trouble on the horizon as Salem claimed the final two games of the match to send FNU to an elimination match later in the evening. The Tigers relied on a 25-18 win in set three, fueled by 12 kills and four costly errors from FNU to claim their first lead of the afternoon. Back-to-back kills from So. Ghadesi Morales was enough to move things along to set four, where FNU conceded a 25-22 frame to the top-seeded Tigers.

FNU did show great fight, trailing 24-17 on a Beyerle service ace before Salem's Alexandra Vignero ended the action. Polanco and Ferdinand had 21 combined kills while Long (15) and Sara Lizano Joya (11) paced the team in digs.

Against Trinity, Florida National showed its usual top-form performance when facing the Tigers, totaling 20 kills to take a 2-0 match lead. Despite a strong advantage, TCF recorded a hard-fought 25-23 win over FNU in frame three before running out of gas 25-7 to end the match in the fourth. FNU had an uncharacteristic nine attacking errors in the third but bounced back with a match-high 13 terminations to close out the Tigers' time in Pennsylvania.

Long impressed with a team-high 12 kills, while Alci was spectacular with 31 assists and 14 digs. Long also posted four aces from the service line, as Shady Mayer recorded 10 digs.

Up Next: FNU and Salem meet again tomorrow for the Championship Round of the USCAA Tournament, with FNU needing back-to-back wins to capture the chip.


 
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