Texas AM head coach Jamie Morrison, center left, holds up the trophy after his team defeated Kentucky in the NCAA Division 1 college volleyball championship, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann) Texas AM players cut the net after their win over Kentucky in the NCAA Div ision 1 college volleyball championship, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann) Texas AM head coach Jamie Morrison, ceter right, cheers with his team after they defeated Kentucky for the NCAA Division 1 college volleyball championship, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann) Kentucky outside hitter Asia Thigpen, center, and middle blocker Kennedy Washington (10) try to block a shot by Texas AM outside hitter Emily Hellmuth (4) during the NCAA Division 1 college volleyball championship, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann) Texas AM middle blocker Ifenna Cos-Okpalla (1) celebrates with teammates after a point against Kentucky during the NCAA Division 1 college volleyball championship, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann) Texas AM middle blocker Ifenna Cos-Okpalla (1) blocks a shot by Kentucky middle blocker Lizzie Carr, left, during the NCAA Division 1 college volleyball championship, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann) Kentucky outside hitter Eva Hudson (7) hits the ball against Texas AM during the NCAA Division 1 college volleyball championship, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann) Kentucky middle blocker Lizzie Carr (15) tries to tap the ball over Texas AM defenders during the NCAA Division 1 college volleyball championship, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann) Kentucky head coach Craig Skinner watches from the bench during the NCAA Division 1 college volleyball championship game against Texas AM, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann) Texas AM libero/defensive specialist Addi Applegate (2) dives for the ball as libero/defensive specialist Ava Underwood (12) backs her up during the NCAA Division 1 college volleyball championship game against Kentucky, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann) Texas AM middle blocker Morgan Perkins, right, and teammates hold up their thumbs at set point in the third game against Kentucky during the NCAA Division 1 college volleyball championship, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann) Show Caption1 of 11Texas AM head coach Jamie Morrison, center left, holds up the trophy after his team defeated Kentucky in the NCAA Division 1 college volleyball championship, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann) Expand KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Logan Lednicky had 11 kills, Maddie Waak had 29 assists and Texas AM won its first NCAA volleyball championship, sweeping Kentucky 3-0 on Sunday. The Aggies (29-4) accomplished the rare feat of defeating three No. 1 seeds. They defeated Nebraska and Pittsburgh earlier in the tournament. They did not drop a set in the Final Four. At 24-18 in the third set, Kentucky held off a couple of match points before the Aggies took advantage of a free ball and Cos-Okpalla delivered the championship point, crushing a set from Waak out of the middle. Kyndal Stowers finished with 10 kills and hit .304. Cos-Okpalla added eight kills, hitting .235 and Lednicky hit .250. Eva Hudson had a match-high 13 kills for Kentucky and Kassie O’Brien had 34 assists. The Aggies hit .257 as a team, compared to Kentucky’s .148. Set scores were 26-24, 25-15, 25-20. The Aggies trailed throughout the first set until they tied it at 20-all and also saved a set point to tie it at 24. The Aggies took their first lead at 25-24 on an attack error by Kentucky’s Brooklyn DeLeye, her fifth of the set. Stowers finished off the 26-24 first-set win for the Aggies with a tip off the Kentucky block. After taking that 25-24 lead, the Aggies did not trail at any point in the rest of the match. Kentucky (30-3) continued to struggle at the net in the second set. The Wildcats had nine errors in the first set and six more while falling behind 19-9 in the second. The Aggies continued to dominate, winning 25-15 after outhitting their SEC rival .253—.077. Stowers and Lednicky had eight kills each in the first two sets, with Stowers hitting .368 and Lednicky .240. Texas AM led 13-10 in the third set before a kill by Lednicky started a 6-1 scoring run for a commanding 19-11 lead, six points from the national championship. Related Articles La Verne women’s volleyball team advances to Division III national title match La Verne women’s volleyball team advances to Division III semifinals Anaheim to host 2027 Women’s World Volleyball Championships ...read more read less