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Ariana Long at Keiser Tournament 2025
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0
Fla. National FN 0-2
3
Winner Salem (WV) Salem 22-12,0-0 Peach Belt
Fla. National FN
0-2
0
Final
3
Salem (WV) Salem
22-12,0-0 Peach Belt
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Fla. National FN 16 13 23 (0)
Salem (WV) Salem 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Brenda Bogle

Volleyball earns second place at USCAA Division I Volleyball Tournament

LEMONT FURNACE, Pa. (Nov. 7, 2026) — Florida National volleyball (9-18) put up a great fight in the championship round of the 2026 USCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, ending its stay in Lemont Furnace, Pa., as the runner-up. FNU lost a tough battle to the tournament champions, Salem University (23-12), 3-0 Saturday.

Salem went undefeated in three matches this week, delivering a 3-1 win over FNU yesterday at 2:30 p.m. FNU earned the opening point on 19 kills in that head-to-head, but conceded nine attacking errors to start things off Saturday to fall 25-16 in game one. A service error from Joliessa Perez and an ace by Noemi Combi were enough to push Salem to 25 points. FNU had three critical errors in attack from Ariana Long, Sara Lizano Joya and Carolina Goncalves down the stretch that did not help their cause.

Set two was a dominant 25-13 win for the Tigers, where FNU had just five kills to the Tigers' 16. Combi's ninth kill of the match was the set-point for Salem after the Tigers jumped to a 14-7 lead midway through the second. The third and final game was the most competitive showing from FNU on the day, coming up just short, 25-23. Chriselle Ferdinand and Long were a big part of FNU's success, tallying eight of FNU's 13 kills in the final stretch.

Long's ninth kill of the match made it a 24-23 affair before a service error by Daviona Bernard put the Tigers on top. Long led the team in kills while Lizano Joya posted 10 digs. Notably, Pelin Alci recorded 17 assists.

Up Next: FNU turns its attention to three pool play matches at the Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) Tournament next week, starting Nov. 12.


 
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