GULF SHORES, Ala. – LMU Beach Volleyball saw the 2026 season come to an end with a sixth-consecutive run to the NCAA Quarterfinals. The 7-seed Lions lost to 2-seed Texas on Saturday morning, 2-1.
 
Texas jumped out quickly on four of the five courts, with LMU's five pair controlling the tempo from the start, taking a 6-1 lead at the first side switch and never giving up momentum. The Longhorns did claim the first two dual points before the pair of Ellie Davis and Katie McAlister earned their first dual win of the tournament, taking down the Horns in straight sets. The horn sounded as UT took their third match point to win the dual with a. win on Court 4.
 
The Lions won 30 duals for the fourth time in school history and did so in back-to-back years.
 
Official Beach Volleyball Results (Final)
#2 Texas (28-6) vs #7 LMU (30-11)
05/02/2026 at Gulf Shores, Alabama -- NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship
Match Score: Texas 3, LMU 1
 

1. Brecht Piersma and Katie Hashman (TX) def. Tanon Rosenthal and Anna Pelloia (LMU): 21-11, 21-16
2. Anna Pavelkova and Kacka Pavelkova (TX) vs. Chloe Hooker and Ines Piret (LMU): match was unfinished: 21-14, 20-15
3. Emma Grace Robertson and Lily Davis (TX) def. Jaeya Brach and Magdelena Rabitsch (LMU): 21-18, 21-15
4. Chloe Charles and Eva Liisa Kuivonen (TX) def. Maja Kruczek and Josefine Schaekel (LMU): 21-13, 21-17
5. Ellie Davis and Katie McAlister (LMU) def. Macey Butler and Karin Zolnercikova (TX): 21-17, 21-16

 
MATCH NOTES
Order of finish: 1,3,5,4
 
 
 
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