Beach Bears Go Perfect on Opening Day of AVCA Fall Qualifier
October 02, 2026 | Beach Volleyball
OZARK, Mo. - Missouri State beach volleyball turned in a perfect opening day Friday at the AVCA Fall Collegiate Beach Championship Qualifier, going a combined 7-0 and sending all three Bear pairs into Saturday's Bid Championship quarterfinals at Volleyball Beach Ozark.
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Samantha Crosby and Taylor Germann, Bailey Chin and Mylah Hogan, and Jaycee Fixsen and Ally Larkin each went 2-0 to win their respective pools before Fixsen and Larkin added another victory in the opening round of bracket play. The unbeaten showing earned Missouri State three of the top five seeds in the Bid Championship Bracket.
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Crosby and Germann went 2-0 in Pool B with victories over Lindenwood Pair 2 and SBU Bid Pair 1. The duo finished atop the pool standings and earned the No. 2 seed in the championship bracket, securing a bye into Saturday's quarterfinal round.
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Chin and Hogan matched them with a 2-0 showing in Pool C. The pair opened the day with a 21-8, 25-23 victory over McKendree Pair 1 before closing pool play with a 21-14, 21-17 win against Austin Peay. Their unbeaten start earned them the No. 3 seed and a direct spot in the quarterfinals.
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Fixsen and Larkin faced the longest road to Saturday. They opened Pool E with a 21-11, 21-14 win over SBU Bid Pair 2 before defeating Lindenwood Pair 1, 21-15, 21-19, to finish pool play 2-0.
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Seeded fifth entering bracket play, Fixsen and Larkin returned to the sand Friday afternoon and kept Missouri State's perfect day intact with a straight-set victory over No. 12 seed UCA Beach Pair 2. The win sent them into Saturday's quarterfinals and completed Missouri State's perfect opening day.
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Up Next
All three Missouri State pairs return to action at 8 a.m. Saturday in the Bid Championship quarterfinals. No. 5 Fixsen and Larkin will face No. 4 EKU on Court 2, No. 3 Chin and Hogan will take on No. 6 UT Martin Pair 1 on Court 3 and No. 2 Crosby and Germann will meet No. 7 Southern Miss Pair 2 on Court 4.
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The semifinal round is scheduled for 10:45 a.m.
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Samantha Crosby and Taylor Germann, Bailey Chin and Mylah Hogan, and Jaycee Fixsen and Ally Larkin each went 2-0 to win their respective pools before Fixsen and Larkin added another victory in the opening round of bracket play. The unbeaten showing earned Missouri State three of the top five seeds in the Bid Championship Bracket.
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Crosby and Germann went 2-0 in Pool B with victories over Lindenwood Pair 2 and SBU Bid Pair 1. The duo finished atop the pool standings and earned the No. 2 seed in the championship bracket, securing a bye into Saturday's quarterfinal round.
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Chin and Hogan matched them with a 2-0 showing in Pool C. The pair opened the day with a 21-8, 25-23 victory over McKendree Pair 1 before closing pool play with a 21-14, 21-17 win against Austin Peay. Their unbeaten start earned them the No. 3 seed and a direct spot in the quarterfinals.
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Fixsen and Larkin faced the longest road to Saturday. They opened Pool E with a 21-11, 21-14 win over SBU Bid Pair 2 before defeating Lindenwood Pair 1, 21-15, 21-19, to finish pool play 2-0.
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Seeded fifth entering bracket play, Fixsen and Larkin returned to the sand Friday afternoon and kept Missouri State's perfect day intact with a straight-set victory over No. 12 seed UCA Beach Pair 2. The win sent them into Saturday's quarterfinals and completed Missouri State's perfect opening day.
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Up Next
All three Missouri State pairs return to action at 8 a.m. Saturday in the Bid Championship quarterfinals. No. 5 Fixsen and Larkin will face No. 4 EKU on Court 2, No. 3 Chin and Hogan will take on No. 6 UT Martin Pair 1 on Court 3 and No. 2 Crosby and Germann will meet No. 7 Southern Miss Pair 2 on Court 4.
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The semifinal round is scheduled for 10:45 a.m.
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