HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Stanford junior Charlotta Bell and senior Brooke Rockwell defeated Texas’ Berger/Kahahawai on Sunday morning to win the AVCA Women’s Pairs Championship, outlasting a field of the nation’s 64 top pairs in a three-day tournament held Nov. 6-8. The duo of junior Avery Jackson and senior Ruby Sorra finished tied for ninth, giving the Cardinal top-10 finishes for both pairs.
Bell and Rockwell’s championship is the first title in program history at the event, now in its fifth year. Rockwell, competing in Huntsville for the fourth time, previously finished tied for fifth in 2025 with Jackson, third in 2024 with then-sophomore Sorra, and second in 2023 as a freshman with then-senior Xolani Hodel.
On Friday, both pairs earned two straight-set wins to advance to the Round of 16. Bell and Rockwell first took on UT Martin’s Bryant/McGee, winning 21-16, 21-15, then swept Boise State’s MacDonald/Wolden, 21-17, 21-14. Jackson and Sorra began the day with a 21-15, 21-14 victory over Southern Miss’ Grigoreva/White before topping Arizona’s Moore/Walker, 21-14, 21-11.
On Saturday morning, Jackson and Sorra fell in the Round of 16 to eventual runners-up Berger/Kahahawai of Texas, 22-24, 19-21, which moved them into the ninth-place bracket. Bell and Rockwell met TCU’s Mol/Taylor in the Round of 16 and won 24-22, 17-21, 15-9 to advance to the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals, Bell/Rockwell defeated USC’s Henson/Wood, 21-18, 24-22, to reach the semifinals. Bell/Rockwell then faced Texas’ Piersma/Radstake, the tournament’s No. 1 seed, and won 21-12, 21-16 to reach the championship match. Jackson and Sorra ended Saturday with a 21-16, 21-15 win over ASU’s Besecker/McElroy in the ninth-place bracket.
Jackson/Sorra opened Sunday with a 23-21, 24-22 victory over GCU’s Garrow/Manthe in the ninth-place bracket, ending their tournament on a high note.
In the championship match, Bell/Rockwell dropped the first set, 8-21, but fought back to win the second set, 21-17, and the third, 15-12, to claim the title.
Play in Huntsville concluded Stanford beach volleyball’s fall season. The Cardinal’s 2027 schedule will be released in the coming weeks.
Friday
Round of 64: Bell/Rockwell (Stanford) def. Bryant/McGee (UT Martin), 21-16, 21-15
Round of 64: Jackson/Sorra (Stanford) def. Grigoreva/White (USM), 21-15, 21-14
Round of 32: Bell/Rockwell (Stanford) def. MacDonald/Wolden (Boise State), 21-17, 21-14
Round of 32: Jackson/Sorra (Stanford) def. Moore/Walker (Arizona), 21-14, 21-11
Saturday
Round of 16: Bell/Rockwell (Stanford) def. Mol/Taylor (TCU), 24-22, 17-21, 15-9
Round of 16: Berger/Kahahawai (Texas) def. Jackson/Sorra (Stanford), 22-24, 19-21
Quarterfinals: Bell/Rockwell (Stanford) def. Henson/Wood (USC), 21-18, 24-22
Ninth-place bracket: Jackson/Sorra (Stanford) def. Besecker/McElroy (ASU), 21-16, 21-15
Semifinals: Bell/Rockwell (Stanford) def. Piersma/Radstake (Texas), 21-12, 21-16
Sunday
Championship match: Bell/Rockwell (Stanford) def. Berger/Kahahawai (Texas), 8-21, 21-17, 15-12
Ninth-place bracket: Jackson/Sorra (Stanford) def. Garrow/Manthe (GCU), 23-21, 24-22