Beach Volleyball to NCAA, 7th seed

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GULF SHORES, Ala. – No. 7 Texas Beach Volleyball earned its first-ever spot at the NCAA Championships as the No. 7 seed and will face No. 10 California at Gulf Place in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Friday, May 2 at 1 p.m. Central (ESPN2-TV).

Should Texas win its first match, the Longhorns would advance to the quarterfinals and play either No. 2 TCU or No. 15 Georgia State on May 3. 

Texas and Cal have a 1-1 record this season with both matches going to five sets.  The Bears took the last meeting, 3-2, on March 21 in Austin. It was one of just two losses the Longhorns had at home this season. The Longhorns are also one of two teams (Boise State) making their first appearance in the 16-team NCAA Tournament next weekend. 

The NCAA Tournament will begin on Friday and span through Sunday with the Championship Match scheduled for Sunday, May 4 at 9:30 a.m. Central (ESPN-TV).

UT's historic season continues after winning its first Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Tournament title on Saturday. It was the Longhorns' first conference title in their first season in the league. Texas defeated No. 8 Florida State 3-0 in Saturday's championship match and earned three CCSA All-Tournament Team pair honors. Noa Sonneville and Macey Butler, Karin Zolnercikova and Maddison Parmelly and Emma Grace Robertson and Katie Hashman all claimed conference accolades, while the last two were named Pair of the Tournament. 

The 2024-25 season marks the first NCAA eligible season for Texas and head Coach Stein Metzger. Metzger's team boasts a 27-9 record in just its second sanctioned season as a team. 

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Texas defeated Cal 3-2 and advances to the Quarterfinals.
#2 TCU is next 11pm central Saturday on ESPN2.

Edited 12 hours ago by GoHorns1

[Bobby Burton]

Rick Vavro is down there today and sent these pics.

Looks like a Chamber of Commerce weekend.

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GULF SHORES, Ala. – In its first-ever NCAA Championships appearance, No. 7 Texas Beach Volleyball took down No. 10 California, 3-2, to advance to Saturday's quarterfinals. The Longhorns (28-9) will face former Big 12 foe and No. 2 seed TCU (29-5) in the quarters scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. CT. The match will be streamed on ESPN2.

Friday's opening round saw Texas take a 1-0 lead after a victory from the No. 3 pair of Maddison Parmellyand Karin Zolnercikova. The pair won in straight sets, 22-20, 21-9, for the 22nd time this season and improved their team-leading record to 27-6. It's the third time this season the 2s defeated the Bears and marked the pair's 15th-ranked win of the year. Parmelly now has 93 career wins.

Cal grabbed a 2-1 advantage after wins on courts 5 and 1. Macey Butler and Noa Sonneville then took the Bears to three sets to even the dual score to 2-2 from court 4 with a 21-18, 19-21, 17-15 victory. The pair improved to 25-10 on the season, and the victory marked the duo's 14th-ranked win of the year and third-straight win over the Bears in 2025.

The final Texas point was won on court 2 off a Katie Hashman ace. The Longhorns' duo of Hashman and Emma Grace Robertson won in three sets in a back-and-forth affair by a score of 20-22, 21-17, 17-15. The pair is now 25-12 on the year and earned its first win against the Bears this season.

Saturday's match against the Horned Frogs marks the second time the teams will face off this season.TCU claimed a 4-1 win in early March.

 

Order of Finish:

3. Maddison Parmelly / Karin Zolnercikova (TEX) def. Alexand Young-Gomez/ Ella Sears (Cal) (22-20, 21-9)

5. Jenna Colligan/Ella Dreibholz (Cal) def. Ava Patton/Vivian Johnson (TEX) (21-18, 21-19)

1. Emma Donley/Portia Sherman (Cal) def. Chloe Charles/Eva Liisa Kuivonen (TEX) (21-17, 21-15)

4. Macey Butler/Noa Sonneville (TEX) def. Marilu Pally/Maile Somera (Cal) (21-18, 19-21, 17-15)

2. Emma Grace Robertson/Katie Hashman (TEX) def. Gia Fisher/Sierra Caffo (Cal) (20-22, 21-17, 17-15)