Sophie Bengoechea
- height 5-6
- class Senior
- Hometown San Antonio, Texas
- Major Criminal Justice
- High school International School of the Americas
- height 5-6
- class Senior
- Hometown San Antonio, Texas
- Major Criminal Justice
- High school International School of the Americas
Sophie Bengoechea Bio
AWARDS/HONORS
- 2020-21 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2022, 2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2024 CCSA All-Tournament Team
2024
- Finished her career with her best season, making 26 starts.
- Had a record of 12-14; all 12 wins came on court five and three came against ranked opponents.
- Her 25 starts on court five ranks sixth-most in a single season in program history; for her career, the 36 starts on court five ranks third in program history.
- Made the CCSA All-Tournament team after teaming with VB Trost to win the clinching point of a 3-2 win over #10 LSU at the conference tournament.
2023
- Competed in the exhibition pairing.
2022
- Made 14 starts in the lineup and went 7-7.
- Won two matches against ranked opponents – No. 20 FGCU and No. 19 Georgia State.
2021
- Played in five recorded matches in the exhibition, winning four of them.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Member of Volleyball Magazine’s Fab 30 team.
- American Volleyball Coaches Association’s High School Beach All-America second team member.
- In 2020, she recorded four finishes in the top 10 on the Association of Volleyball Professionals’ (AVP) America tournament circuit.
- In 2018, she won the AAU national championship while competing for her club, 210 Beach out in Texas.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Aaron and Kristin Bengoechea.
- Her father played college golf at Pacific and then competed on the PGA Tour.
- Has two siblings, her brother Ethan and sister Chloe.
