Leesburg, Fl. – April 2, 2026 – The Warner University beach volleyball team traveled to Lake Sumter Community College to compete against two strong non-conference teams. The Royals used these scrimmages to prepare for the Sun Conference tournament next week. 

 

April 2 – Lake Sumter Community College 3, Warner 2 

• Pair 1: Cooley/Fassnacht (WU) def. Pickle/Saunders (LSCC) – 24-22, 23-21
• Pair 2: Cooper/Walker (LSCC) def. McDermott/Amer (WU) – 21-19, 16-21, 15-9
• Pair 3: Walker/Comartin (LSCC) def. Coggins/Crosman (WU)  – 21-14, 21-19
• Pair 4: Farkus/Mangum (LSCC) def. Dumont/Anderson (WU) – 21-16, 14-21, 15-10
• Pair 5: Laboy/De Jesus (WU) def. Fintak/Pickle (LSCC) – 21-15, 22-20

Match Recap:

The Royals did not go down without a fight against LSCC. Pair 1, Leah Cooley and Ashlyn Fassnach, had a thrilling two sets victory over LSCC (24-22, 23-21). Skye McDermott and Antonia Amer battled in three sets before falling short in the third 21-19, 16-21, 15-9. Pair 4, Adeline Dumont and Ashlyn Anderson, went to three sets against their opponent and showed they are a competitive pair (21-16, 14-21, 15-10). Pair 5, Imar Laboy and Julia De Jesus, secured the second win for the Royals in two straight sets (21-15, 22-20). 

 

April 2 – St. Leo University 5, Warner 0

• Pair 1: Moore/Intagliata (SLU) def. Cooley/Fassnacht (WU) – 21-17, 21-19
• Pair 2: Laade/Brossard (SLU) def. McDermott/Amer (WU) – 21-16, 21-17
• Pair 3: Kemer/Muharemovic (SLU) def. Coggins/Crosman (WU) – 21-10, 21-11
• Pair 4: Perez/Johnson (SLU) def. Dumont/Anderson (WU) – 21-7, 22-20
• Pair 5: Saba/Vaerini (SLU) def. Laboy/De Jesus (WU) – 22-20, 21-11

Match Recap:

In the second match of the day, the Royals faced a strong D2 team. Pair 4, Adeline Dumont and Ashlyn Anderson, battled to take their game to a third set but fell short 21-7, 22-20. Pair 5, Imar Laboy and Julia De Jesus, also looked to take set one against SLU in a tight match (22-20, 21-11). Leah Cooley and Ashlyn Fassnach showed their skills in a back and forth match up against Pair 1 SLU. 

 

Up Next:

The Royals travel to New College of Florida as they host the Sun Conference tournament. The Royals are ranked 7th and will face Ave Maria University on Friday, April 10th. Stay updated on all Warner beach volleyball news at WarnerRoyals.com.