Two Green Wave Pairs to Compete in AVCA Pairs National Championship

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Tulane University beach volleyball program will be well represented this weekend in the 2025 AVCA Pairs National Championship as two sets of Wave pairs will hit the sand to compete for a title. Tulane's representatives are Katie Hansen and Emma Morris and Skylar Ensign and Molly Trodd.

The three-day tournament begins Friday morning at 8:00 a.m. and will run up through the championship match on Sunday, November 9, at 11:45 a.m. The event is played to place with pairs continuing to play on in consolation matches even after elimination from title contention.

There are 64 total pairs representing 42 programs in the tournament. Tulane is one of 22 schools to earn the maximum of two bids to the field. The Green Wave earned one bid due to last season's team performance, and the pair of Hansen and Morris secured the second bid with a runner-up finish two weeks ago in the AVCA Central Qualifiers. Ensign and Trodd placed third in that event.

Hansen and Morris are seeded 28^th in the field and will open against a pair from Grand Canyon, seeded 37^th, at 9:15 a.m. Friday morning on court nine. The No. 30 seed, Ensign and Trodd will play their opening match on court two at 11:15 a.m. against the No. 35 seeds from Florida Gulf Coast. Day one will feature the opening two rounds of the championship bracket with the last wave of matches beginning at 2:15 p.m.

Beginning Saturday, November 8, select matches will be streamed in two capacities. Six matches from court one will be broadcast on ESPN+, including the championship bracket quarterfinals and semifinals on Saturday along with the third-place match and championship on Sunday. Non-broadcasted matches on courts one and two will be streamed on the AVCA YouTube channel. The full streaming schedule and streaming information can be found on the AVCA website here: https://www.avca.org/news-events/avca-collegiate-beach-national-championships/broadcast-stream/

The entire Wave squad will be back in action to conclude the fall slate at home on Saturday, November 22, by hosting the Tulane Pairs Tournament. The event takes place at White Sands Volleyball Courts in New Orleans.

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Two Green Wave Pairs to Compete in AVCA Pairs National Championship

Players Mentioned

Skylar Ensign

Katie Hansen

Emma Morris

Molly Trodd

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