The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights on Saturday, April 26, to celebrate No. 7 Texas Beach Volleyball winning the 2025 Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) championship with a 3-0 sweep over No. 8 Florida State. With the victory, the Longhorns (27-9) claimed their first conference title in their first season in the league. 

As part of campus tradition, the Tower is bathed in burnt orange lighting from top-to-bottom when a University of Texas Athletics team wins a conference championship.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Florida Gulf Coast University beach volleyball advanced to the Atlantic Sun Conference Semifinals after a grueling three-match, rain-filled Friday in Huntsville, Alabama. FGCU survived fourth-seeded North Alabama 3-1 in the loser’s bracket, setting up a rematch with second-seeded North Florida at 12 p.m. Saturday and a chance to face top-seeded Stetson in the championship.

FGCU struggled in the quarterfinals, the first match of the day, against No. 17 North Florida in the winner’s bracket, dropping into the loser’s bracket to face fifth-seeded Jacksonville. With the season on the line, an hourlong weather delay gave FGCU extra time to rest. The match began around 4 p.m., and FGCU swept JU 4-0 to stay alive and face fifth-seeded North Alabama in the final match of the day.

The Eagles started strong against UNF on court 5, with Sydney Majick and Erin Miller going up 7-2 and 16-12, but the pair lost in straight sets. On court 1, Kaitlyn Luebbers and Nicole De Oliveira showed flashes of a brewing upset in the opening frame. The duo used a 5-0 run to take a 21-20 lead but fell in the opening set.

The Eagles’ top pair was up 17-16 in the second set, but the duel went unfinished as the Ospreys clinched the match 3-0 with straight-set victories on courts 3, 4 and 5. FGCU’s lone set victory occurred on court 2, courtesy of Alexis Keeter and Ava Lilliquist.

FGCU dominated Jacksonville in the win-or-go-home match. The Eagles won three opening sets 21-12 en route to four straight-set sweeps. Luebbers and De Oliveira (court 1), Dietz and Thompson (court 4), and Majick and Miller (court 5) led the charge.

The North Alabama match came down to the wire, but an experienced Eagles squad prevailed in the third match of the day. FGCU won set 1 on Courts 3, 4 and 5. Jaci Carpenter and Emma Soncrant gave FGCU a 1-0 advantage on Court 3, winning 21-16 and 26-24.

The remaining four courts headed to a third set. With the season teetering, courts 2, 4 and 5 were tied 8-8 in the final set. Andrea Dietz and Mia Thompson pulled out a win on court 4, giving FGCU a 2-0 lead.

North Alabama secured a point moments later on Court 2, outlasting the Eagles 15-13.

Two points later, Luebbers blocked match point on court 1 as she and De Oliveira came back from a one-set deficit to win 15-13, clinching the match 3-1 and setting up a semifinal rematch with North Florida on Saturday. Court 5 went unfinished, though just a couple points away from completion.

The winner of the No. 3 FGCU vs. No. 2 North Florida semifinal will face top-seeded and No. 14-ranked Stetson at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+.

Blocked and it’s over! Eagles win!!

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— FGCU Beach Volleyball (@FGCU_BeachVB) April 25, 2025

BATON ROUGE – The LSU Beach Volleyball team fell to No. 8 FSU Friday afternoon at the CCSA Beach Volleyball Tournament and will face FSU again in the semi-final match Saturday morning at 10 AM CT at the LSU Beach Volleyball Stadium.

“It’s so fun to play in this environment,” said head coach Russell Brock. “I’m really glad we did enough today to get to tomorrow. I don’t think we played our best, but it was enough to get a big win and to advance in the bracket. I know we have a lot more in us, and that excites me to play again tomorrow. When we’re playing well, we match up great with the other two teams who are left in the bracket. The task is to recover to get rested and then to find a way to be a little better in the big moments tomorrow. When we do that, I love our chances.”

The Sandy Tigs were set to face FSU in round one of the CCSA Championship Tournament and fell to the Seminoles, 3-1. Aubrey O’Gorman and Camryn Chatellier fell on Court 2; 18-21, 21-17, and 8-15, while Tatum Finlason and Kate Baker fell on Court 4; 23-21, 16-21, and 15-17, to give FSU a 2-0 lead in the dual. Emily Meyer and Skylar Martin won Court 5 to give LSU their only point of the match; 24-22 and 21-15. Elle Evers and Julia Sprecher fell on Court 3 to finish off the match; 16-21 and 17-21. Since all matches are played to decision, Gabi Bailey and Parker Bracken were not able to finish their match on Court 1.

After a short break, LSU faced South Carolina in an elimination game and came out on top, 3-1, to advance to the CCSA Championships Semi-Final match on Saturday, April 26^th. Finalson and Baker got things started for the Tigers, winning Court 4; 21-15 and 21-12, while O’Gorman and Chatellier fell on Court 2; 18-21 and 14-21, to have the match even at one point apiece going into the second wave of the duel. Meyer and Martin claimed point number two, winning Court 5; 21-19 and 21-19. The win on Court 5 claimed Martin’s 50^th win as a Sandy Tig. Evers and Sprecher clinched the match, winning Court 3; 21-12, 19-21 and 17-15. Bailey and Bracken did not finish their match on Court 1.

FSU 3, LSU 1

1. Audrey Koenig/Alexis Durish (FSU) vs. Gabi Bailey/Parker Bracken (LSU) no result
2. Gella Andrew/Maddie Trusty (FSU) def. Aubrey O’Gorman/Camryn Chatellier (LSU) 21-18, 17-21, 15-8
3. Bailey Higgins/Carra Sassack (FSU) def. Elle Evers/Julia Sprecher (LSU) 21-16, 21-17
4. Makenna Wolfe/Myriah Massey (FSU) def. Tatum Finlason/Kate Baker (LSU) 21-23, 21-16, 17-15
5. Emily Meyer/Skylar Martin (LSU) def. Jordan Boulware/Kenzie Hultquist (FSU) 24-22, 21-15

LSU 3, South Carolina 1  

1. Jolie Cranford/Julia Waugh (SC) vs. Gabi Bailey/Parker Bracken (LSU) no result
2. Rachel Hartmann/Riley Whitesides (SC) def. Aubrey O’Gorman/Camryn Chatellier (LSU) 21-18, 21-14
3. Elle Evers/Julia Sprecher (LSU) def. Morgan Downs/Evie Ziffer (SC) 21-12, 19-21, 17-15
4. Tatum Finlason/Kate Baker (LSU) def. Sadie Nelson/Julianna Quintero (SC) 21-15, 21-12
5. Emily Meyer/Skylar Martin (LSU) def. Lauren Lawson/VB Trost (SC) 21-19, 21-19

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (April 26, 2025) – Mount St. Mary’s women’s water polo was defeated in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference by a final scoreline of 17-10 to the Wagner Seahawks. With the loss, the Mountaineers wrap up a 2025 campaign that saw the team finish with a 16-14 overall record and a conference record of 4-7.
 
The match started with two opening goals from Rebecca Valentine and Maria Boix Pascual. After the Mount’s opening salvo, the Seahawks went onto score five unanswered during the rest of the first quarter before Anita Radaelli scored, rounding out a 5-3 Wagner first quarter win. Wagner stepped on the pedal in the second quarter, scoring five goals past the Mountaineer defense while Radaelli and Pascual scored again to take the Mount into halftime down 10-5.
 
After coming out of the break down by five goals, the Mountaineers rounded off an impressive 3-2 third quarter win, with goals flying from Valentine and Robyn Currie, with the senior from Blue Bell, Pennsylvania notching her hat trick in the third. Valentine and Currie went onto score once again in the fourth quarter, but with the deficit continuing to grow, the Mount was unable to complete a seven-goal comeback.
 
Valentine capped off a four goal, two steal day in her final day of collegiate water polo. Currie, Pascual, and Radaelli all notched braces in front of net in the semifinal, with the sophomore from Monza, Italy aiding her teammates with our assists. Olivia Fernie notched seven goals in the cage for the Mountaineers during the match against Wagner.
 
Wagner 17, Mount St. Mary’s 10
 
Team                          1    2    3    4    F 

Mount St. Mary’s              3    2    3    2     10

Wagner                        5    5    2    5    17

 

Goals: Valentine 4, Currie 2, Pascual 2, Radaelli 2

 

Saves: Fernie 7
 

Championship Central | Box score | UH presser | UCI presser 

HONOLULU – In front of a roaring home crowd of 7,209 at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center, the No. 2 seed Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors powered their way into the 2025 Outrigger Big West Men’s Volleyball Championship match, taking down No. 3 seed UC Irvine in four.  

The win sets up a clash between UH and Long Beach State for the coveted Big West crown and the league’s automatic berth into the 2025 National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship.  

For Hawai’i, the finale with a their fifth in the seven years since conference sport sponsorship. The UH versus LBSU clash will be the fourth in the finals, with Hawai’i taking home the title in 2019 and ’22, and LBSU prevailing in 2018’s first-ever Championship.  

The Rainbow Warriors (21–7) combined to hit .306 as a team with an imposing 14.5 total blocks to earn the victory.

Leading the charge was freshman Adrien Roure, who put together an impressive match with 16 kills, hitting .538, while adding four digs, three blocks and a pair of service aces. Kurt Nusterer and Kai Taylor turned the net into a no-fly zone against UCI’s heavy hitters with seven blocks apiece. Sophomore setter Tread Rosenthal orchestrated the offense with 40 assists and seven digs and a pair of aces. 

Hawai‘i got out to the match lead with an aggressive service game and great net play to control the tempo early and get the 25-21 win. The Anteaters only managed .087 hitting in the frame. However, UCI responded in force, to take the second 25-15 while recording a match-high .560 hitting with no errors in the second (14-0-25).  

UH renewed its focus in the third and held the 17-11 advantage before the ’Eaters refocused with a 7-2 run capped by a service ace for senior Hilir Henno to knot the frame at 19 apiece. However, the home team was able to turn back their opponents 25-21 to regain the lead in the match as back-to-back kills for Finn Kearny closed out the frame in favor of the ‘Bows. 

In a tense final set that saw six ties and four lead changes, the Rainbow Warriors got eight kills off the arm of Roure to help survive the UCI pressure and come away with the 25-23 set win.  

Henno’s final collegiate match for the Anteaters included nine kills,12 digs and a match-best six service aces. Fellow senior Nolan Flexen added 15 kills on the night with graduate student Joe Karlous spreading the offense with 30 assists. 

Hawai‘i now advances to the Big West title match for the showdown against rival and national No. 1 Long Beach State. The two powerhouse programs split their regular-season meetings on O’ahu just over two weeks ago setting the table for a high-stakes rubber match with a Big West title and national postseason fates on the line

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – No. 2 seed North Florida beach volleyball clinched the 2025 Atlantic Sun Championship title with a 3-0 sweep over No. 1 Stetson at John Hunt Park on Saturday. 
 
It marked the sixth ASUN Championship title in program history and the second-straight for North Florida. With the win, North Florida earned its second berth and automatic qualification for the 2025 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship. 
 
The tandem of senior Mariana Feliciano Sanchez and junior Madison Espy was named 2025 ASUN Pair of the Tournament. Redshirt sophomore Sophia Notaro and senior Andrea Da Silva joined Feliciano and Espy on the 2025 ASUN All-Tournament Team. 
 
For the second-straight season, North Florida and Stetson battled in the ASUN Championship Final as the top two seeds. North Florida earned the sweep with wins at the three, four and five lines. Da Silva and Notaro posted a 21-13, 21-16 win at the five line. Senior Hayden Wooldridge and sophomore Eden Anderson responded to a first-set loss to come back and take four, 14-21, 21-14, 15-12. With the top two courts in back-and-forth battles, Espy and Feliciano Sanchez shut the door on a late comeback attempt from the top-seeded Stetson with a 21-16, 21-18 win at three. 
 
North Florida opened up Championship Day with a 3-2 win over No. 3 FGCU. Da Silva and Notaro secured a 25-23, 23-21 win at the five line before FGCU responded at four. Espy and Feliciano Sanchez added a 23-21, 21-18 win at three to command a 2-1 lead. FGCU tied the dual at 2-2 with a win at the two line. The top tandem of Humphries and Pierce claimed a three-set thriller at the one line, 25-23, 19-21, 15-13. 
 
North Florida awaits the results of the NCAA Selection Show on Sunday, April 27 at 1 p.m. ET to determine who it will face in the 2025 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship on Friday-Sunday, May 2-4, in Gulf Shores, Ala. 
 
No. 2 seed North Florida 3, No. 1 seed Stetson 0
1.   Cameron Humphries/Taylor Pierce (UNF) v. Marta Carro/Julia Radelczuk (STET), 23-21, 16-16
2.   Katie Camp/Maria Ozaeta (STET) v. Presley Murray/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF), 21-14, 22-22
3.   Madison Espy/Mariana Feliciano Sanchez (UNF) def. Youna Coens/Caroline De Oliveria (STET), 21-16, 21-18
4.   Eden Anderson/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) def. Grace Goudy/Vanessa Hurnikova (STET), 14-21, 21-14, 15-12
5.   Sophia Notaro/Andrea Da Silva (UNF) def. Madeline Camp/Julia Czurylo (STET), 21-13, 21-16

No. 2 seed North Florida 3, No. 3 seed Florida Gulf Coast 2

1.   Cameron Humphries/Taylor Pierce (UNF) def. Nicole De Oliveira/Kaitlyn Luebbers (FGCU), 25-23, 19-21, 15-13

2.   Alexis Keeter/Ava Lilliquist (FGCU) def. Presley Murray/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF), 21-18, 14-21, 15-13

3.   Madison Espy/Mariana Feliciano Sanchez (UNF) def. Jacqueline Carpenter/Emma Soncrant (FGCU), 23-21, 21-18

4.   Andrea Dietz/Mia Thompson (FGCU) def. Eden Anderson/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF), 21-13, 21-11

5.   Sophia Notaro/Andrea Da Silva (UNF) def. Sydney Majick/Erin Miller (FGCU), 25-23, 23-21