TAMPA, Fla. — No. 3 seed Tulsa captured its first American Volleyball Championship on Sunday afternoon at The Corral, defeating top-seeded Rice 3–1 (25-18, 33-35, 25-23, 25-21) to secure the league’s automatic qualifier to the 2025 NCAA Volleyball Championship.
Olivia Vance and Lauren Eitler fueled the Golden Hurricane (25-6) offense. Vance had a match-high 20 kills and hit .304, while Eitler added 15 kills and hit .234. Setter Brayden Hipp steered the offense with 53 assists and 22 digs, and was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.
Libero Lauren Patterson anchored the back row with 20 digs and three aces.