The announcement comes about one year after Concordia became the first university in Texas to begin forming a women’s flag football program, according to previous Community Impact reporting.
“Adding beach volleyball creates another path for female student athletes to compete and lead,” Concordia interim Director of Athletics Matt Wallis said in the release.
Meet the players
The team will be led by Amy Farber Teal, who will bring over three decades of coaching experience to the court, per the release. Concordia officials announced Teal as the head coach of the university’s volleyball program earlier this year, according to Concordia’s website.
“This team will be about building a community of strong, empowered and driven female athletes who are united by purpose and commitment to growing together in mind, body and spirit,” Teal said in the release.
The details
The beach volleyball team will train and compete at the Austin Sports Center in Cedar Park through a partnership with Austin Junior Volleyball and League One Volleyball.
Facility planning is underway, and recruiting for the team’s first roster will begin in the fall. The new program will:
- Begin recruitment this summer
- Release an official schedule this fall
- Begin competition in spring 2026
