The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2026-27 Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Emma Eden
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Albuquerque Academy
- Prev School:
- Pepperdine
- Hometown:
- Albuquerque, N.M.
- Major:
- Biology
- 2026 All-WCC First Team
- 2026 WCC All-Academic
- 2025 WCC co-Freshman of the Year
- 2025 All-WCC First Team
- 2025 WCC All-Freshman Team
- 2025 WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll 'Gold' Honors
- 2025 AVCA Top Flight Award
PRIOR TO TEXAS (PEPPERDINE)
2026 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 40 matches, all from flight No. 1 … Earned 26 total wins … Picked up victories over No. 8 LMU (March 21) and Santa Clara (April 24) … Named to WCC First Team and All-Academic Team. Competed in the AVCA Fall Pairs Tournament with Maddy Snow.
2025 (Freshman)
Played in all 34 matches and collected a record of 25-8 … Picked up 19 wins alongside Ella Foti in position No. 3 … Eden and Foti earned three ranked wins, defeating then-ranked No. 1 UCLA (March 1), No. 1 TCU (April 4) and No. 10 Long Beach State (Feb. 22) … Went undefeated at the WCC Tournament … Named the WCC co-Freshman of the Year … Earned All-WCC first team honors … Received an AVCA Top Flight award … Made the WCC All-Freshman Team.
PRIOR TO TEXAS (CLUB)
Played for Abq Juniors from 2016-2024 and BAK Beach from 2019-2024 … Competed at the indoor nationals in 2022 and 2023 … Made the indoor nationals all-tournament team in 2022 … Earned a top finish in the gold bracket at the BVCA nationals three times … Competed at the AVP east coast championships from 2021-2023 and earned a top-25 finish all three years … Eden additionally earned a 13th-place finish at the AAU nationals in 2023.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Albuquerque Academy located in Albuquerque, N.M. in 2024 … Played three years of varsity volleyball … Played indoor volleyball for her high school … Earned first-team all-state, third-team all-metro and first-team all-district in 2021 … In 2022, Eden was named to the first-team all-state, second-team all-metro and first-team all-district … Had a career total of 145 aces, 548 kills, 842 assists, 432 digs and 116 blocks.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Lisa and Josh Eden... Mom Lisa competed as a swimmer for the University of New Mexico.
