The No. 4 seeded Park University beach volleyball program will be in Gulf Shores, Ala. on Friday and Saturday, April 17-18 for the 2026 AVCA Small College Beach Volleyball Championships. The Pirates on Friday will face No. 9 Truett McConnell and No. 3 Texas A&M - Texarkana in pool play. 

The top two teams from each of the three pools will advance to the Champions Bracket on Saturday. The Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Championship will all be played in a row on Saturday, starting at 8am. All matches will be free admission at the Gulf Shores Public Beach and all match times are listed in central time.

The Pirates are 8-0 on the season with seven of those wins coming against Ottawa, who is No. 8 in this championship tournament. This is the first AVCA Small College national tournament that the Pirates have been part of. Previously, the team has been a four-time NAIA National Invitational qualifying team.