Preview: Stephen F. Austin

Friday, April 17

Fort Worth, Texas

2 p.m.

TCU

Stephen F. Austin

Preview: Stephen F. Austin

4/16/2026 9:36:00 AM | Women's Beach Volleyball

No. 8 TCU set to host Stephen F. Austin to wrap regular season

FORT WORTH – In the final match of the regular season, the eighth-ranked TCU beach volleyball team is set to host Stephen F. Austin on Friday afternoon at TCU beach volleyball courts.

Following the match, TCU will honor its seven seniors with an on-court presentation.

THE MATCHUPS
2 p.m. – No. 8 TCU vs. Stephen F. Austin

MATCH DAY INFO
All matches are free to the public. In addition, Friday will include a trucker hat giveaway while supplies last.

Live stats for the match can be found at tcu.statbroadcast.com, and for the most up-to-date information on this weekend's action, please follow along with us on X and Instagram.

NOTING THE FROGS

TCU is coming off the program's first ever National Championship in 2025. With the win, the Horned Frogs also became the first team other than UCLA or USC to hoist the trophy.
Entering the 2026 season, TCU is the second-winningest program in collegiate volleyball dating back to the 2021 season.
In 2025, the Horned Frogs won the inaugural Big 12 Championship marking the program's third consecutive conference crown. TCU is one of just three programs nationally to have accomplished this feat (LMU and Georgia State).
Of the 12 Horned Frog starters in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, just four are returning to Fort Worth this season. 2025 Big 12 Freshman of the Year Sofia Izuzquiza joins Anhelina Khmil, a member of the 2025 Big 12 Pair of the Year (alongside Ana Vergara), as the headlining returners to Fort Worth this season. Other starters returning are Stacy Reeves and Deniela Konstantinova, who started at No. 5 in the postseason last year.
TCU utilized the transfer portal to fill out its roster for 2026, picking up Anna Long (Florida State), Adriana Serrano Ferro (Grand Canyon) and Natalie Glenn (Long Beach State). These transfers enter with a great deal of experience from their previous institution.
In the season opener against No. 11 Arizona State, none of TCU's starting pairs had competed together in a collegiate match.
Head coach Hector Gutierrez is in his 10th season as TCU's leader and has orchestrated the meteoric rise of the program. He currently has a career record of 236-88.
Big 12 Beach Volleyball has a new look going into its second season, as the conference added Florida State, South Carolina and Boise State.
TCU was one of the earliest beach volleyball programs in Texas, starting varsity competition in 2016. This was the same year that NCAA beach volleyball officially became sanctioned.