Fresno Pacific volleyball is coming off a record 2025 season. They finished with a 27-2 regular season record, made a deep tournament run and had several Sunbirds recognized on a national level.

Now three girls from that historic team are playing for a new school.

But it's not what you think.

Mikayla Weiss, Cambria Waites, and Devyn Castaneda are dual-enrolled at both FPU and Fresno City College.

"I'm taking 12 units at FPU and 12 units at City, so 24 units total and it is a lot of work but I'm glad I still get to play volleyball since my career is done at FPU," says Cambria.

It's all to play beach volleyball, which Fresno Pacific doesn't currently offer. Because the schools are in close proximity and the programs have a similar culture, the Sunbirds and Rams can mesh together.

"Just being more successful programs now, we're able to teach each other how to win, how to lose, how to compete. We always like competing with each other and making each other better," says Mikayla. "Everybody gets along because everybody is really good people and I think the coaches do a really good job of recruiting that."

What makes it even better, FPU head coach Kelsee Montagna and FCC head coach Kieran Roblee have been friends for years.

Coach Kelsee coached at FCC before taking the head coaching job at FPU. While she can't be on the FCC beach volleyball staff due to NCAA guidelines, she encouraged her sunbirds to take the opportunity.

"I trust Roblee wholeheartedly with her recruiting and the players that are coming in. So, meshing the two programs, we're very similar, but we're very different. The standard and expectations have always been the same for excellence," says Coach Kelsee.

The Rams won the last two Coast Conference titles and were state runners-up in both the team and pair events last season.

Lusa Andrews, an FCC sophomore and Yosemite High School grad, is leading the Rams again this season. Andrews was just recognized as an AVCA Preseason National Player to Watch.

"I'm just excited for another chance. I'm really driven and very focused this season to get the title. We all want to win really bad. Especially the FPU girls, they know, we all know we want to win," says Lusa.

FCC opened its season this weekend and is 4-0 to open the 2026 campaign.

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