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Missouri State Athletics • May 3 2025

Beach Volleyball Bears Earn Four AVCA Top Flight Awards

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Four Missouri State beach volleyball pairs have earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top Flight Award, the organization announced on Friday. MoState's regular pairs at Flight Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 were honored with the award.

Missouri State Athletics • May 1 2025

Bach Makes CUSA Second Team, Cepicky on All-Freshman Team

DALLAS - Missouri State beach volleyball's Becca Bach and Rylie Cepicky earned Conference USA All-Conference honors for the 2025 season, the league announced Friday. Bach is the first player in MoState history to make a CUSA all-conference team, earning a nod on the second team. Cepicky also became the first Bear to make a CUSA All-Freshman Team.

Missouri State Athletics • April 25 2025

Beach Bears Season Ends in Nailbiter With UAB at CUSA Tournament

YOUNGSVILLE, La. - Missouri State beach volleyball (18-10) had its eighth season as a program come to an end Friday afternoon on the second day of the Conference USA Tournament at Sugar Beach. MoState battled in a highly contested match against UAB in what was a rematch when the two teams squared off in Birmingham 14 days ago. Like in that match two weeks ago, the Blazers took the win in walk-off fashion to clinch a 3-2 victory.

Missouri State Athletics • April 24 2025

Beach Bears Defeat Tarleton State to Advance in CUSA Tournament

YOUNGSVILLE, La. - Missouri State beach volleyball (18-9) kept its season alive after the first day of the 2025 Conference USA Tournament at Sugar Beach. After falling to No. 3 seed Florida International, the Bears advanced to the second day of the tournament in consecutive years with a 3-0 sweep over No. 7 seed Tarleton State.

Missouri State Athletics • April 23 2025

Beach Bears Set Out to Louisiana for CUSA Tournament

SPRINGFIELD - Missouri State beach volleyball (17-8) is set to compete in its second Conference USA tournament from April 24-26 at Sugar Beach in Youngsville, Louisiana. The Bears are the No. 6 seed in the nine-team field and will open the tournament against No. 3 seed Florida International (12-18) for the second straight season. The match will start on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. CT.

Missouri State Athletics • April 19 2025

Steele, Cleary Break Pair Wins Record, Bears Defeat Houston Christian

FORT WORTH, Texas - Missouri State beach volleyball (17-8) ended its regular season with a bang at the Fight in the Fort Tournament on Saturday. After taking a loss to Louisiana Monroe early in the day, the Bears finished on a high note with a 3-1 victory over Houston Christian. MacKenzie Steele and Amanda Cleary broke the program record in wins by a pair in the latter match, securing their 36th as a tandem.

Missouri State Athletics • April 18 2025

Beach Bears Fall to Ranked GCU and TCU in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH, Texas - Missouri State beach volleyball (16-7) dropped both of its matches against ranked opponents on Friday to start the Fight in the Fort Tournament. The Bears were swept by No. 13 Grand Canyon in the morning and fell to No. 2-ranked host TCU in the late afternoon.

Missouri State Athletics • April 18 2025

Bach, Cleary Make CUSA All-Academic Team; 19 Bears Earn Commissioner’s Academic Nods

DALLAS - Missouri State beach volleyball players Becca Bach and Amanda Cleary were each named to the 2025 Conference USA Beach Volleyball All-Academic Team, the conference announced on Friday. League commissioner Judy MacLeod also announced the 2024-25 CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll and Academic Medal recipients. A total of 19 Bears enrolled at Missouri State in the last academic year made the honor roll, with 10 of those student-athletes also earning the academic medal.

Missouri State Athletics • April 17 2025

Beach Bears to End Regular Season at Fight in the Fort

SPRINGFIELD - Missouri State beach volleyball (16-5) is set to finish its eighth regular season as a program this weekend at the Fight in the Fort Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas.

Missouri State Athletics • April 12 2025

Bears End Blazer Beach Bash on High Note over Tennessee Tech

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Missouri State beach volleyball (16-5) split its final two matches at the Blazer Beach Bash hosted by UAB on Saturday. The Bears responded to being swept in their rematch against Chattanooga in the late morning by defeating Tennessee Tech in the afternoon, 4-1, to end the tournament.

Missouri State Athletics • April 11 2025

Beach Bears Split Day 1 at UAB, Emery Picks Up Win No. 50

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Missouri State beach volleyball (15-4) split its first two matches at the Blazer Beach Bash on Friday. The Bears opened the day with a clean 5-0 sweep over Austin Peay State and closed out the afternoon with a tough 3-2 defeat to UAB in their only regular season conference match of the season.

Missouri State Athletics • April 10 2025

Beach Bears Travel to Blazer Beach Bash in Birmingham

SPRINGFIELD - Missouri State beach volleyball (14-3) begins a stretch of three straight tournaments on the road to end the season starting this weekend at the Blazer Beach Bash in Birmingham, Alabama.

Missouri State Athletics • April 5 2025

Beach Bears Celebrate Senior Day with Sweeps in Ozark

OZARK, Mo. - Missouri State beach volleyball (14-3) celebrated its Senior Day in style with a pair of sweeps over Southwest Baptist and Park University (Mo.) on Saturday in the confines of Volleyball Beach Ozark. The matches had originally been set to play at Betty & Bobby Allison Sand Courts but had to be moved due to rainy conditions in the forecast.

Missouri State Athletics • April 1 2025

Beach Volleyball Sweeps Oklahoma Wesleyan on Home Sand

SPRINGFIELD - Missouri State beach volleyball (12-3) handled business in its first match on campus this season with a 5-0 sweep over Oklahoma Wesleyan on Tuesday at Betty & Bobby Allison Sand Volleyball Courts. The win increases MoState's home winning streak to 24 matches dating back to 2023.

Missouri State Athletics • March 31 2025

Beach Volleyball Hosts OKWU Tuesday; SBU and Park Saturday for Senior Day

SPRINGFIELD - Missouri State beach volleyball (11-3) returns home for a trio of matches throughout the week. The Bears will start the week with one match on Tuesday at noon against Oklahoma Wesleyan. The Beach Bears will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday, April 5 with a pair of matches starting with Southwest Baptist at 10 a.m. and concluding with Park University (Mo.) at 12:00 p.m. Saturday's matches will be played at Volleyball Beach Ozark due to oncoming weather.

Missouri State Athletics • March 29 2025

Beach Bears Defeat Eckerd at Battle on the Bay; Fall to PBA, Tampa

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Missouri State beach volleyball (11-3) won its final match of the first day of the Battle on the Bay Tournament at Baker Beach Volleyball Complex on Friday. The Bears defeated host team Eckerd College, 3-2, but fell to Palm Beach Atlantic Friday morning and Tampa early Saturday by the same score.

Missouri State Athletics • March 28 2025

Bears Land 14 Names on MVC Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete Team

ST. LOUIS - Missouri State swimming & diving had 14 student-athletes named to this season's Missouri Valley Conference Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete team, the league announced Friday morning.

Missouri State Athletics • March 27 2025

Beach Volleyball Heads to Florida for Battle on the Bay Tournament

SPRINGFIELD - Missouri State beach volleyball (10-1) heads back on the road after a weekend off to take part in the Battle on the Bay Tournament in St. Petersburg, Florida at the Baker Beach Volleyball Complex.

Missouri State Athletics • March 14 2025

Beach Bears Bookend Shoals Beach Bash with Wins

FLORENCE, Ala. - Missouri State beach volleyball (10-1) completed its expedited stint at the Shoals Beach Bash with a pair of wins across three matches on Friday at UNA Beach Volleyball Courts. The Bears opened the day with a quick sweep over Tusculum before suffering their first loss of the season to host North Alabama, 3-0, in a match that went to the clinching point. MoState ended the tournament on a winning note with a tight victory over Chattanooga, 3-2.

Missouri State Athletics • March 13 2025

Beach Bears Begin Road Play at Shoals Beach Bash

SPRINGFIELD - Missouri State beach volleyball (8-0) takes its undefeated record on the road for the first time this season after back-to-back tournament sweeps at Volleyball Beach Ozark to start the year. The Bears will play four matches over the weekend at the Shoals Beach Bash, with three on Friday due to oncoming weather on Saturday.

Missouri State Athletics • March 4 2025

Beach Bears Win Every Set at Beach Bear Bash; Rattler Sets All-Time Wins Record

OZARK, Mo. - Missouri State beach volleyball was once again perfect over the weekend in its second tournament of the season and final one at Volleyball Beach Ozark. The Bears started the weekend with 5-0 wins in rematches Friday against Southwest Baptist and Lindenwood. On Saturday, MoState swept Hendrix College and Central Arkansas to improve to 8-0.

Missouri State Athletics • March 4 2025

Barea Signs Senior Team Professional Contract with Real Salt Lake

HERRIMAN, Utah – Former Missouri State men's soccer player Jesus Barea (2020-24) recently finalized his professional contract with Real Salt Lake, the club announced last week.

Missouri State Athletics • March 1 2025

Women’s Swimming & Diving Places Third at MVC Championships

WAUKEE, Iowa - Missouri State women's swimming & diving saw its eight-year conference championship winning streak come to an end Saturday on the final day of the 2025 Missouri Valley Conference Swimming & Diving Championships at Waukee Community School District Natatorium. Indiana State scored 1,440.5 points to win its first Valley Championship in program history.

Missouri State Athletics • February 28 2025

Janson, Johnson Win Individual Bronzes on Day 3 of MVC Championships

WAUKEE, Iowa - Missouri State won two bronze medals on Day 3 of the 2025 Missouri Valley Conference Women's Swimming & Diving Championships at Waukee Community School District Natatorium on Friday. Lana Janson won bronze in the 200-yard freestyle and Cabrini Johnson took third place in the 100-yard breaststroke.