SENIOR DAY: Tulane Honors Beach Volleyball's Eva Torruella
May 2, 2020 | Women's Beach Volleyball
EDITOR'S NOTE: Over the next few months, TulaneGreenWave.com will honor the 35 seniors that had their respective collegiate careers cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic through this SENIOR DAY series. We hope you the fans enjoy this series and remember the seniors from the 2020 graduating class.
Joining the Green Wave roster as a transfer in the fall of 2018, Eva Torruella made the most of her two seasons on the sand in New Orleans. The San Juan, Puerto Rico native was selected to the CCSA All-Conference Team in 2019 after posting a 20-10 record from the No. 1 spot, finishing the season ranked the 20th best pair in the nation alongside Kaylie McHugh. Torruella defeated six ranked opponents in her first year Uptown, sweeping her opponent on 16 occasions while putting together a 10-match winning streak. In a 2020 season that was cut short, Torruella went 4-4 from the No. 1 position and 7-4 from the No. 2 position, totaling six sweeps.
Today, we honor Torruella in our SENIOR DAY web series.
Q AND A WITH EVA TORRUELLA
What made you want to come to Tulane?
"I initially came to Tulane because I had always loved New Orleans. I've always thought it had a very similar spirit to home (Puerto Rico). I made a bold decision to transfer to Tulane but it was also the right decision. When I’m at Tulane, I feel like I am exactly where I am supposed to be."
What is your favorite memory from your time at Tulane?
"My favorite memory at Tulane would have to be beating TCU at the Miami tournament in 2019. My partner Kaylie McHugh and I were the deciding match. Once the ball had dropped and we won the game, the whole team went rushing to hug. We had been through several ups and downs throughout the season but after that win, the team felt more united than ever."
What's next?
"I will be using my extra year of eligibility next year. I plan to get a master's degree in Health and Wellness Management. I can’t wait to get out on the court and wear my Tulane jersey one more time."
When I’m at Tulane, I feel like I am exactly where I am supposed to be.- Eva Torruella
McHugh and Torruella take the match on court 1?? to solidify Tulane’s 3-2 victory over No. 20 TCU!
— Tulane Beach Volleyball (@GreenWaveBeach) March 30, 2019
?? Check out the final point that gave the Green Wave the W ??#RollWave?????? pic.twitter.com/Cfhlw6M6Gv
Check out this pair??
— Tulane Beach Volleyball (@GreenWaveBeach) April 18, 2019
S/O to juniors Kaylie McHugh and Eva Torruella for earning All-Conference honors ??#RollWave?????? pic.twitter.com/fmitFxQRFL
Eva Torruella's Career Bio
2020: Went 4-4 from the No. 1 position and 3-0 from the No. 2 position to finish with a 7-4 record in her senior season alongside partner Kaylie McHugh…Earned six sweeps and one come-from-behind win on the sand…Helped Tulane to wins over North Alabama, Spring Hill College, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Houston Baptist (RV), Louisiana-Monroe, Texas A&M Kingsville and New Orleans.
2019: Selected to the CCSA All-Conference Team after posting a 20-10 record from the No. 1 spot in her first season in New Orleans…Finished the season ranked the 20th best pair in the nation alongside Kaylie McHugh…Defeated ranked opponents in six matches, including No. 19 Grand Canyon (3/1), No. 16 Georgia State (3/2), No. 15 Florida Atlantic (3/29), No. 20 TCU (3/30), No. 11 South Carolina (4/12) and No. 16 Georgia State (4/19)…Swept her opponent on 16 occasions, adding two come-from-behind wins…Put together a 10-match winning streak, going 13-1 from February 26 to March 16.
Before Tulane: Attended Saint John’s School in San Juan…lettered in beach volleyball, indoor volleyball and tennis…named team MVP all five years…named team captain during her junior and senior years…member of the PRHSAA All-Star Team four years in a row…played club at the San Juan Volleyball Club…named team MVP in 2015…member of the Puerto Rican National Team from 2013-15…placed 12th at the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto, Canada…placed 5th at the NORCECA Tournament in Saint Lucia, the Cayman Islands and the Dominican Republic…spent three years at Florida State…red-shirted the 2016 season…posted a 23-7 record while playing out of the No.5 position during the 2017 season …posted a 20-1 record while playing out of the No.5 and No.4 positions during the 2018 season…2018 AVCA Top Flight Award winner…named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll all three years.
Personal: Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico…majoring in fine art.
Upcoming Senior Day Series Schedule
May 4– Senior Day on Ewan Moore (Men’s Tennis)
May 6 – Senior Day on Keagan Gillies (Baseball)
May 7 – Senior Day on Mary Catherine Stovall (Track and Field)
May 8 – Senior Day on Tim Ruetzel (Men’s Tennis)
May 10 – Senior Day on Meghan Doyle (Beach Volleyball)
May 12 – Senior Day on Corey Dauphine (Track and Field)
May 13 – Senior Day on Brinton Hoover (Sailing)
May 14 – Senior Day on Skyler Guillot (Track and Field)
May 15 – Senior Day on Tarin Mergener (Beach Volleyball)
May 16 – Senior Day on Robert Price (Baseball)
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