YOUNGSVILLE, La. – FIU Beach Volleyball earned the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Conference USA Beach Volleyball Tournament, to be played at Sugar Beach in Youngsville, Louisiana.

The double-elimination tournament will run from Thursday, April 23 through Saturday, April 25. Every match of the tournament will be streamed live on ESPN+, with the championship match scheduled for Saturday, April 25 at 12:30 p.m. ET.

The Panthers (12-18, 3-1) will face six-seed Missouri State (23-4, 3-0 CUSA) in the first round on April 23 at 12:30 p.m. ET. This will be the third season in a row FIU will play the Bears in the opening round. The Panthers have beaten the Bears in the previous two matchups, both of which coming in 3-0 results.

Florida Atlantic earned the one-seed for the second consecutive season, and will face the winner of eight-seed Tarleton State and nine-seed Sam Houston. 

UAB earned the two-seed, and will play the seven-seed in UTEP. Four-seed USF and five-seed Tulane will go head-to-head to round out the opening round of the 2026 CUSA Beach Volleyball Championships.

For more information, please visit https://conferenceusa.com/tournaments/?id=545&path=wbvball

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