Logan Eggleston finally achieves her storybook ending

Texas swept the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship in a dominating fashion. Although the score might not show just how dominating they were, the very impressive stats by their top hitters do. The AVCA National Player of the Year and the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament, Logan Eggleston, led the way with 19 kills hitting .341 in the match.

Right behind her was Madi Skinner with 12 kills hitting .407, and following her, Asjia O’Neal with nine kills, hitting .643. Setter Saige Ka’aha’aina-Torres led the way with 37 assists, followed by libero Zoe Fleck with five. Fleck led the way with 14 digs on the defensive end, followed by Ka’aha’aina-Torres with nine and Eggleston with seven. Kayla Caffey led the way for blocks with four, followed by Eggleston and O’Neal with three apiece.

For the Louisville Cardinals, ACC Player of the Year Claire Chaussee led the way offensively with 12 kills hitting .158, then Anna DeBeer with nine kills, hitting .316, and Aiko Jones with eight kills, hitting .304. On the defensive side for the Cardinals, Raquel Lazaro led the Cardinals with 14 digs, DeBeer with eight, and Elena Scott with six. Jones, Amaya Tillman, and Phekran Kong tied for two blocks a piece.

To get to the championship game, Texas finished with an astonishing overall record of 28-one, only dropping one game all season to Iowa State in a five-set thriller. Meanwhile, Louisville finished their season with an overall record of 31-3, only losing games to Ohio State, Pittsburgh, and Texas to end their season. 

For Texas, Logan Eggleston, as mentioned above, took home the honors of AVCA National Player of the Year and Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. Eggleston finished the season with 407 kills, six solo blocks, 58 block assists, and 168 digs. She was able to get the storybook to finish out her collegiate career.

For Louisville, Claire Chaussee was named the ACC Player of the Year and finished the season with 452 kills, four blocks, 40 block assists, and 205 digs. Both teams had historic seasons to reach this point and face each other in a winner take all situation.

Congratulations to the Texas Longhorns for taking home the championship.