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National Champions! TCU Takes Home Program's First Title
5/4/2025 1:27:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
The Horned Frogs down LMU at the NCAA Championship
GULF SHORES, Ala. – For the first time in program history, TCU, the tournament's No. 2 seed has won a national championship in beach volleyball after defeating No. 4 LMU 3-2 Sunday morning at the Beach of Gulf Shores.Â
In a battle of two programs looking for their first national championship, it was TCU that avenged two losses earlier this season to LMU to win TCU Athletics' ninth national title. Â
The Horned Frogs received wins from all three AVCA Top Flight honorees as Anhelina Khmil/Ana Vergara, Sofia Izuzquiza/Allanis Navas and Daniela Alvarez/Tania Moreno recorded points for TCU. Â
TCU's winningest pair, this season, Izuzquiza and Navas, won at No. 3, 21-16, 21-13 to remain perfect for the championship at 4-0. The freshman and senior duo end their first time year at TCUÂ 26-2. Â
Khmil and Vergara won at No. 4, 21-14, 21-19, to finish the season undefeated at 21-0. The duo has tallied 41 wins together all-time. Â
In a storybook ending, the Olympians, Alvarez and Moreno clinched the match for TCU. After taking a year off and coming back to Fort Worth, the duo three-set thriller at the No. 1 spot, 18-21, 21-15, 15-6. The two have never lost a dual in the four years they've been to NCAA Tournament.Â
TCU completes its historic season on a win streak of 12 with a record of 32-5. Â
