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TCU beach volleyball wins first national championship
TCU won the program’s first beach volleyball national championship on Sunday by defeating Loyola Marymount 3-2 in the title matches in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The Horned Frogs (32-5) became just the third school to win a national title since the national championship began in 2016, joining USC and UCLA. Advertisement With the match tied at […]
TCU won the program’s first beach volleyball national championship on Sunday by defeating Loyola Marymount 3-2 in the title matches in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
The Horned Frogs (32-5) became just the third school to win a national title since the national championship began in 2016, joining USC and UCLA.
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With the match tied at 2-2, TCU’s duo of Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno came up clutch in the final set as the duo kept their unbeaten streak at Gulf Shores alive.
The duo of Anhelina Khmil and Ana Vergara also finished the tournament undefeated as they took the first set against LMU.
The Horned Frogs entered the 16-team field as the No. 2 seed and also defeated Georgia State, Texas and Cal Poly on their way to the national championship.
The win over the Longhorns in the quarterfinals was also a historic feat as TCU improved to 42-0 all-time against teams from the state of Texas.