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TCU Scores First Big 12 Win of the Season
2/21/2025 11:03:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
Daniela Alvarez notches 100th Career Win
HONOLULU, Hawai'i – No. 2 TCU split the second day of the OUTRIGGER Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic. The Horned Frogs fell in a close match to No. 7 LMU, 3-2, but bounced back with their first conference win of the season against No. 11 Arizona State, 4-1.
Daniela Alvarez reached a milestone, notching her 100th career win against the Lions at the No. 1 spot. Along with her partner Tania Moreno, the two notched their 90th win together as a pairing.
The win over the Sun Devils marked the Horned Frogs' first conference win, and Stacy Reeves's first collegiate ranked win.
Quick Hits against No. 7 LMU
• From the No. 4 spot, Anete Namike and Elea Beutel fell to Rabitsch/Reffel, 21-11, 21-17.
• Alvarez and Moreno scored the first point for the Horned Frogs with a straight-set victory from the No. 1 spot against Shaffer/Prihti, 21-15, 21-15.
• The duo's win over the Lions marked Alvarez's 100th career-win milestone.
• LMU's Rosenthal/Corrales took the second point over Kaitlyn Bradley and Sofia Izuzquiza from the No. 5 spot, 21-16, 21-15.
• In a close, three-set match, Maria Gonzalez and Allanis Navas fell to Thorup/Luini from the No. 3 spot, 21-18, 13-21, 11-15.
• At the No. 2 spot Hailey Hamlett and Anhelina Khmil notched the second point for TCU over Hooker/Pelloia, 21-12, 18-21, 15-10.
• TCU falls to 3-2 all-time against LMU.
Quick Hits against No. 11 Arizona State
• Hailey Hamlett and Anhelina Khmil notched the first point for the Frogs at the No. 2 spot against McElroy/Pemberton, 21-17, 21-11.
• This marks the pairing's 26th win as a duo.
• From the No. 3 spot, Allanis Navas and Maria Gonzalez scored the second point for the Frogs over Kirunchyk/Clement, 21-8, 21-18.
• The win over the Sun Devils marked the duo's second ranked win together.
• Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno clinched the match for TCU at the No. 1 spot against Kensinger/Willamson, 21-18, 21-12.
• This marked the duo's 91st win together at TCU.
• The fourth point for the Frogs came from first-year Frogs Sofia Izuzquiza and Stacy Reeves at the No. 5 spot. The two downed Whitmarsh/Taylor 21-12, 21-17.
• The win against Arizona State marked Reeves's first ranked collegiate win in her career.
• This was the duo's debut on the sand and their first win together.
• Besecker/Haughy took the single point for Arizona State, defeating Anete Namike and Elea Beutel at the No. 4 spot, 21-16, 23-21.
• TCU takes the lead in all-time history against Arizona State, which now stands at 4-3.
• The Horned Frogs are 1-0 against conference opponents, 2-2 against ranked opponents.
UP NEXT
No. 2 TCU heads into the final day of the OUTRIGGER Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic with a 2-2 record. The Horned Frogs start Saturday with No. 12 Hawai'i at 4:15 p.m. CST. Following, the Frogs compete in a top two matchup against No. 1 USC at 8 p.m. CST.
