With so many new faces and untested players LSU beach volleyball coach Russell didn’t have a road map to follow this season. Although the Sandy Tigs didn’t achieve a program first of hoisting a national championship, Brock may have gotten the next best thing when his team finished the 2023 season with a 27-13 overall
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The run by the LSU beach volleyball team in the CCSA Tournament ended in the semifinals Saturday with a 4-1 loss to TCU. The sixth-ranked Sandy Tigs (26-12) will turn their attention to the NCAA Selection Show at 10 a.m. where they're expected to be one of the 64 teams in the field.
Whether they’re loaded with experienced players or brimming with a group of new faces, LSU’s beach volleyball program showed it could find its way to the NCAA’s national tournament. The No. 5 Tigers will continue their quest of knocking on the door of their first national championship with a team in 2023 that resembles more
SAND STORM: Just eight years old, LSU’s beach volleyball program has become a perennial national championship contender
SAND STORM: Just eight years old, LSU’s beach volleyball program has become a perennial national championship contender
LSU beach volleyball senior Kristen Nuss (13) has partnered with fellow seniors Taryn Kloth (12) and Claire Coppola (14) to become NCAA beach volleyball all-time wins leader.
PHOTO by Morgan Werher
This story is in the Tiger Rag Magazine May “Women in Sports” 2021 issue available Thursday at the usual outlets
It was born from opportunity.
“My passion is more chances for females,” LSU head volleyball coach Fran Flory said.