MESA, Ariz. --- The Park University Gilbert beach volleyball team (4-16, 2-12) lost to the Benedictine University Mesa Redhawks (11-6, 8-5) by a score of 4-1, Tuesday morning at Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa Ariz.

The Buccaneers closed out the 2026 season with a No. 4 pair win over the No. 9 ranked program in the NAIA. Park-Gilbert's No. 3 and No. 5 pairs came close to pushing BENU to three sets as they both reached set point in the second.

Benedictine Mesa had already been locked into the No. 3 seed in the Great Southwest Athletic Conference Championships prior to Tuesday morning's match.

Park-Gilbert celebrated its senior day Tuesday morning, honoring the program's five seniors and their contributions to Buccaneers volleyball: Isari Vigil, Athena Hice, Elise Langley, Laila Lee, and Kiera DeFaria.

Results: BENU 4 PARK 1

1.       Taylor Erickson and Sophie Drollinger (BENU) def. Aliya Unseth and Keep Williams (PARK) 21-9, 21-11

2.       Amaya Evans and Nichole Gary (BENU) def. Porsche Bauer and Adriana DeMario (PARK) 21-16, 21-16

3.       Daisy Motes and Izabella Duchaine (BENU) def. Elise Langley and Lizzy Moyer (PARK) 21-17, 23-21

4.       Kyla Knight and Hayven Lick (PARK) def. Bailey Prieto and Adina Ortiz (BENU) 21-18, 21-16

5.       Haley Azzoz and Isabella Garey (BENU) def. Athena Hice and Marissa Moorehouse (PARK) 21-18, 25-23

The Buccaneers beach volleyball team returns to the court next Spring as they continue preparations for next year's indoor season