Arizona beach volleyball's run in the Big 12 Tournament came to an end Friday when the Wildcats fell to Florida State on home turf.Â
Arizona’s Regan Holmer dives to keep the ball in play during the Big 12 semifinal game against Florida State at Bear Down Beach, April 24, 2026.
After defeating UA 3-0, No. 1 seed Florida State toppled TCU in the same fashion, taking the conference title later in the afternoon.Â
Arizona headed into the Florida State matchup with a win over South Carolina on Friday morning, 3-2, giving the Cats a 23-win season, the second-most in program history. That run included four ranked wins and 10 sweeps.
Locking in wins for UA vs. South Carolina were Carlie Cisneros and Regan Holmer, 21-17 and 21-19; Ashlyn Zilliken and Madeline Walker, 21-19, 21-18; and Brooke Boyko and Sadie Moore in three sets, 22-20, 26-28 and 15-11.
Arizona split blocker Sadie Moore (22) and defender Brooke Boyko (25) are swarmed by teammates after sending the Wildcats to the Big 12 semifinals at Bear Down Beach, April 24, 2026.
In the semifinal round, Holmer and Cisneros fell short first to Florida State's Alexis Durish and Audrey Koenig, 21-15, 21-11, followed by a loss for Meghan O'Meara and Adriana Nieves, 21-11, 21-13. The Seminoles sealed the deal with a win over Arizona's Sophia Winter and Jamie Streit in three sets, 19-21, 21-17 and 15-13.
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Arizona kicked off the Big 12 beach volleyball tournament in °µÍø³Ô¹Ï with a pair of losses Thursday.Â
The Wildcats opened play with a 4-1 loss to TCU, with four matches going to four sets. In a matchup vs. rival ASU, Arizona also came up short, 4-1.Â
The NCAA Beach Volleyball Championships are set for May 1-3 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
