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Social media reacts as Texas volleyball wins the national championship

Texas is back on top of the college volleyball world.

Nothing was going to stand in the way of Texas volleyball from the national championship on Saturday night. The inspired performance left no doubt about who was the best team in college volleyball.

The Longhorns swept the Lousiville Cardinals en route to the program’s third national title and first since 2012. Texas had fallen short in the finals in their previous three championship appearances. This time around Texas made sure it was different.

Texas faced adversity at the end of the third set after going down 24-22. They then rattled off four straight points to seal the deal and clinch the title.

National player of the year Logan Eggleston was sensational in this matchup. She recorded 19 kills to pace the Horns’ attack. Eggleston’s legendary college career ends with a national championship.

Texas getting back to the top of the college volleyball world sparked tons of excitement on social media. Here are some of Twitter’s best reactions to Texas’ national championship win.

Texas Volleyball: No. 2 Longhorns beat No. 15 Washington in five sets

No. 2 Texas is on to the Elite Eight after a reverse sweep of No. 15 Washington.

After losing in the national championship game a season ago, Texas volleyball has revenge on their minds. The Longhorns took down Sacred Heart and Rice in sweeps during the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament.

That set up a Sweet 16 match up against No. 15 Washington.

The Huskies came out of the gates on fire. They took a commanding lead in the first set with an 11-0 run to go up 16-7. Washington would not look back and closed the first set 25-19.

Texas looked to have regrouped in the second set, jumping out to a 5-1 lead but Washington stormed back into it. A 6-1 run in the middle of the set helped Washington take set two. Jerritt Elliot’s squad had no answer for what Washington was doing early.

Just one set from elimination, Texas and Gregory gym woke up.

Set number three went back and forth before Texas grabbed all the momentum late, winning 25-22. The crowd erupted as Texas broke a 19-19 tie. Washington would not have another lead for the rest of the night.

Logan Eggleston and Skylar Fields found their rhythm for the Longhorns as Texas dominated set four 25-9.

Entering set five, the crowd was rocking and Texas hit their stride. A few Washington service errors gave Texas the lead early. Up 14-9, a Skylar Fields kill completed the reverse sweep, sending Texas to the Elite Eight.

Texas will look to clinch their spot in the Final Four against No. 10 Nebraska on Saturday night. It is a rematch of last season’s Elite Eight matchup where the Longhorns beat the Huskers in four sets.