SARASOTA, Fla. - NCF Beach Volleyball will enter its second season in program history, receiving votes in the NAIA Preseason Beach Volleyball Top 10 poll.

The Mighty Banyans, who received 10 votes to place 15th overall in the poll, are the fourth-highest ranking Sun Conference team in the preseason poll, only behind No. 6 Webber, No. 7 Mobile and RV William Carey, who received 11 votes.

Last season, the Mighty Banyans Beach Volleyball team became the first program in NCF Athletics history to receive votes in an NAIA Poll when it received votes in the April 3 poll.

By earning preseason poll votes, NCF's 2026 Beach Volleyball team is the first program in NCF Athletics history to earn preseason NAIA poll votes.

In its first season in program history in 2025 under head coach Allison Denney, NCF went 6-5 in Sun Conference play.

Denney will lead NCF into the 2026 season with several returning pieces, including 2025 second-team All-Sun Conference selections Cassidy Casey and Kayla Gentry.

The Mighty Banyans will open the 2026 season Feb. 14 in Lake Worth, Florida, where it will play  Palm Beach State College and St. Thomas.

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