PRIYA COOPER / SPORTS EDITOR

Recently, San Diego secured their 13th West Coast Conference (WCC)  title and closed the 2025 campaign  with 25 victories  in  total,  the fourth-highest single-season win total in program history. The Toreros also 18–0 in WCC play, securing their third undefeated league season ever. 

The Toreros flew to Lincoln, Nebraska to take on Kansas State in the first round of NCAA Tournament conference play on Dec. 5. San Diego was the No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament. 

The game in Nebraska represented USD’s 27th all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Despite the loss, the game was competitive. 

USD women’s volleyball completed a perfect record in the WCC this year. Photo courtesy of @usdvolleyball/Instagram

San  Diego won the first set 25–21 before Kansas State bounced back. The Toreros trailed the Kansas State Wildcats in a tight third set, 28–26, but Kansas State rallied to take the final two frames, 25–22 and 15–12, sealing a definitive 3–2 win.

USD junior Nemo Beach and USD sophomore Isabel Clark paced the Torero offense by combining  for  a  total  42  kills  out of the 67 kills the Toreros had. A kill is an attack that immediately produces a point, slamming the ball onto the court, because the opponent can’t play the ball back, ending the rally on the spot.

USD sophomore and setter Kylie Munday totaled 55 assists, and USD senior Olivia Bennett led all players with 25 digs, a defensive return on an opponent’s   spike  or  attack   hit,   in her final match with the Toreros. 

Alongside many of the players’ feats, coach Jennifer Petrie was recognized as the 2025 WCC Coach of the Year. Petrie has coached the Toreros for the past twenty-six years and shared her thoughts on the season’s end after the game in Nebraska with USD Athletics. 

   “This has been an outstanding run for this program,” Petrie added. “I’m so proud of the way they’ve worked, and the culture they’ve built, and the leadership we’ve had.”

    The loss to Kansas State ended the 18-game win streak for USD, which was the sixth-longest active streak of consecutive wins in the USA  in 2025. Petrie commended both teams on their efforts in a postgame interview published by USD Athletics. 

  “What an outstanding, brave match that was, on both sides,” Petrie said.  “So many lead changes, so many moments where (the Toreros) had to stand up and be confident and strong…it was an epic battle.”

     Despite the early postseason exit, the Toreros’ 2025 season stands as one of the most successful in program history. With another conference championship, and a top-10 tournament seed, San Diego remains one of the country’s consistent volleyball programs.

Toreros stormed the court after winning the WCC title. Photo courtesy of @usdvolleyball/Instagram