HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (October 25, 2026) – The University of North Alabama beach volleyball team wrapped up the AVCA Central Bid Tournament in Huntsville, Ala. on Sunday with 17 wins across the bid and open divisions.
Sophomore Karsyn Griffin and junior Paige Griner finished at a team-high ninth place in the bid division. The pair also racked up the most wins on the team with four.
Freshman Ella Lomax and sophomore Mabrey Whitehead had the second-most wins in the bid division with three. Sophomore Kiana Adamson and junior Izzy Coplan had two wins while junior Brooke Bolden and sophomore Gaby Harnden had one.
The first three rounds of the bid division were held on Saturday. UNA pairs opening with a first-round win were Lomax and Whitehead, Griffin and Griner and Adamson and Coplan. Lomax and Whitehead defeated a Southern Miss pair 2-1, Griffin and Griner defeated another Southern Miss pair 2-0 and Adamson and Coplan defeated an Eastern Kentucky pair 2-1.
Following losses, Bolden and Harnden were sent to the 17th-20th place bracket while Lomax and Whitehead, Griffin and Griner and Adamson and Coplan went to the 9th-12th place bracket.
All three pairs in the 9-12 place bracket won their opening round, forcing Griffin and Griner to face off against Adamson and Coplan while Lomax and Whitehead faced a UAB pair. Griffin and Griner defeated Adamson and Coplan 2-0 to advance to the all-UNA ninth-place final. They met Lomax and Whitehead in the final, to which Griffin and Griner won 2-1 to secure ninth place and give Lomax and Whitehead 10th place. Adamson and Coplan finished in 12th place.
In the Open A division, senior Hope Dicken, senior Amelia Tomlinson, sophomore Emma White and freshman Claire Wyma went 3-0 on Saturday to win their pool. On Sunday, freshman Nadia Prieditis, Tomlinson, Wyma and freshman Emersyn Weaver went 1-1 in their pool to rank second.
In the Open B division, Dicken, Prieditis, Weaver and White won their pool after going 2-0.
For full AVCA Central Bid Tournament results, click here.
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