Conway, S.C., March 13, 2026 – The University of South Florida beach volleyball team opened play Friday at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, dominating Morehead State 5-0, before earning a 4-1 win over Coastal Carolina.
South Florida 5, Morehead State 0
The Bulls set the tone early and controlled every court, earning straight-set victories across the lineup.
USF secured the first point of the day with
Julia Panko and
Cornelia Crudu finishing with a strong 21-15, 21-16 win to give the Bulls the lead.
Shortly after,
Sasha Pasloski and
Isabella Almeida added the second point with a 21-9, 21-15 victory.
Kate Stewart and Tereza Lajkebová closed out their match 21-13, 21-11 to clinch the dual for South Florida and extend the lead 3-0.
The Bulls kept it rolling as
Abigail Lagemann and
Morgan Anderson secured another straight-set win, 21-8, 21-19. At pair one,
Zoey Mitchell and
Josephine Sek capped off the sweep, 21-19, 21-16.
Alyx Zapatka and
Addison Bounds (Pair 6) also earned a straight-set win in exhibition play.
South Florida 4, Coastal Carolina 1
Coastal Carolina struck first as Mitchell and Sek came up short. The Bulls quickly responded when Pasloski and Almeida battled back to win in three sets, 22-20, 21-19,15-10.
USF took the lead when Panko and Crudu secured a straight-set victory, 21-16, 21-18. Stewart and Lajkebová fought through a three-set match to earn another point for the Bulls, 21-15,15-21,15-12.
Lagemann and Anderson capped off the dual with a 21-16, 21-15 win, sealing the team victory over Coastal Carolina.
In exhibition play,
Ariana Medchill and
Ryann Genest competed as a pair 6, with their match going unfinished in the third set.
Note-A-Bulls:
- Five Straight Set Wins— The Bulls earned straight-set victories on all courts against Morehead State.
- 10-win mark- With Friday's pair of victories, the Bulls hit 10 wins on the season.
UP NEXT
South Florida continues Coastal Carolina Invitational on Saturday, taking on Salem College at 9am before closing out the day against Tennessee Tech.
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The University of South Florida Beach Volleyball program is the newest program in the now 21-team USF Athletics program. South Florida Beach Volleyball joined Conference USA on July 1, 2025. Pri Piantadosi-Lima was named South Florida's first-ever beach volleyball head coach on June 6, 2023. She also serves as the head coach of USAV Beach and the national team development program and was honored as the 2022 USA Volleyball Female Junior Coach of the Year. Before joining South Florida, Piantadosi-Lima helped launch the Eckerd College program in 2015 as an assistant coach and helped lead the program to its first AVCA national championship and two consecutive NCAA championship podium finishes.
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