TAVARAS, Fla. - The Saint Leo University beach volleyball team finished fourth at the 2024 AVCA Small College Beach Championships. The Lions dropped both matches on the day to Concordia Irvine, 3-1 in the semifinal round and 3-2 to Colorado Mesa in the third-place match. On the season, Saint Leo finishes with a 16-8 overall record.

Aliya Fredette-Huffman and Jeanette Henderson picked up Saint Leo's lone win against Concordia Irvine in a 3-1 loss. Kayla David and Julia Panko got off to a strong start with a 21-13 win in the second set but fell in the second and forced extra points in the final set as they dropped the third set 17-15.

The third-place match came down to the final court as all five courts were decided in straight sets. Saint Leo earned wins from its second and third pairings.
 
CONCORDIA IRVINE 3, SAINT LEO 1
Kelissa Lemoine/Kali Uhl (CUI) def. Kayla David/Julia Panko (SLU) 13-21, 21-15, 17-15
Aliya Fredette-Huffman/Jeanette Henderson (SLU) vs. Sara Ostojic/Tatum Smith (CUI) 21-15, 21-16
Kelia Giusta/True McCullough (CUI) def. Ignacia Cortinez/Emma Miller (SLU) 22-20, 21-18
Jordyn Nichols/Korah Nordin (CUI) def. LeeAnn Potter/Brenna Reinhard (SLU) 21-17, 22-20
Amanda Doherty/Emma Laade (SLU) vs. Nicole Miller/Ashleigh Souza (CUI) no result
 
COLORADO MESA 3, SAINT LEO 2
Hahni Johnson/Amanda Ollinger (CMU) def. Kayla David/Julia Panko (SLU) 21-19, 21-17
Aliya Fredette-Henderson/Jeanette Henderson (SLU) def. Riley Daugherty/Sierra Hunt (CMU) 21-13, 21-19
Ignacia Cortinez/Emma Miller (SLU) def. Savannah Ott/Taylor Scherff (CMU) 21-16, 21-17
Barett Nolan/Gracyn Spresser (CMU) def. LeeAnn Potter/Brenna Reinhard (SLU) 21-18, 21-15
Savannah Spitzer/Sabrina Vandelist (CMU) def. Amanda Doherty/Emma Laade (SLU) 22-20, 21-17