New champs. New era. Whole new vibe.
The 2025 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship just made history — and TCU lit the fuse.
In a final that could only be described as pure sandstorm chaos, the No. 2-seeded Horned Frogs toppled No. 4 LMU 3-2, ending the decade-long grip of USC and UCLA and bringing home the program’s first national championship. The beach will never be the same.
🧨 How It Went Down: A Five-Court War
Every set. Every serve. Every scream.
Court 4:
⚡️ Khmil & Vergara (TCU) went full throttle, sweeping 21-14, 21-19 to complete a perfect 21-0 season. Unreal.
Court 2:
🔥 Hooker & Prihti (LMU) clapped back, 21-16, 21-17 — with Prihti becoming LMU’s winningest player ever (110 career Ws).
Court 3:
⚔️ Izuzquiza & Navas (TCU): Dominant. Clinical. 21-16, 21-13. Championship record: 4-0.
Court 5:
🌪️ Rosenthal & Poletti Corrales (LMU) tied it up 2-2 with ice-cold 21-16 wins. They didn’t drop a match all tourney.
Court 1 — The Decider:
👑 Alvarez & Moreno (TCU) dropped Set 1… then flipped the switch. Came back 21-15, 15-6 to clinch the title and seal their legacy.
🏆 What This Win Means
- 🐸 First NCAA title in program history
- ❌ First team outside of USC or UCLA to ever win it
- 💥 Ended a USC/UCLA 8-year championship monopoly
- 🟣 First beach volleyball title for a Big 12 school — in its first year sponsoring the sport
- 🔒 Alvarez & Moreno retire undefeated as a duo. That’s not just a mic drop — that’s a beach bombshell.
🏐 LMU’s Legendary Run
The Lions didn’t just show up — they ran through a gauntlet:
- ⚔️ Swept FAU
- 💀 Upset USC in the quarters
- 🚫 Took down No. 1 UCLA in the semis
- 🐺 Fought to the final court in the natty
Their top pairs were surgical, and they’ve now planted their flag among the elite.
🏅 Hooker/Prihti and Rosenthal/Poletti Corrales were named to the All-Tournament Team, and rightfully so.
📈 TCU’s Championship Path
- 🔮 vs. Georgia State – 3-0
- 🧱 vs. Texas – 3-0
- ⚙️ vs. Cal Poly – 3-1
- 💥 vs. LMU – 3-2 thriller
12 straight wins to end the season. No flukes. No doubts. Just championship grit.
🏁 Final Serve
TCU’s win isn’t just a trophy — it’s a reset button for college beach volleyball.
The beach power rankings just got nuked.
The script is officially flipped.
And every contender from coast to coast just got a brand-new measuring stick.
Next time someone tells you this sport only belongs to the West Coast?
Just say: “Fort Worth. 2025. Look it up.”
