TX · USAV Lone Star Region
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San Antonio Lightning is a volleyball club based in San Antonio, TX, ranked as high as #3240 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 3 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 3 team-seasons.
3 teams · Ages 12, 14, 16
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
San Antonio Lightning is a club volleyball program based in San Antonio, TX, competing in the Lone Star region. In 2025-26 it fielded three girls teams aged 12 to 16.
Its girls program ranks #3,240 nationally and #311 of 506 in TX for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,180. That places it in the Emerging tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 3 teams, 1 rates Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 124 matches and won 67 of them, a 55% win rate. Its strongest team, SA Lightning 16-1, is #666 nationally and #458 in TX, at 1,785 Elo on a 40-27 record.
Teams averaged 41 matches each over the season. The club entered 23 events between 3 January and 25 June, a season of about 6 months. Of those, 6 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in four states, with three of 23 outside TX. Destinations included IN, LA and MO. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
Everything below — teams, statistics and rankings — is for this season and program. Pick another from Season History.
#3240 nationally · Club Score 1180
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #3240 | 1180 | 3 |
Every team San Antonio Lightning fielded in the 2025-26 season, with its age group, national rank and win-loss record. Elo rating measures strength from results: it rises faster for beating strong opponents than for beating weak ones, so a team that plays up is not punished for losing.
| Team | Program | Age | Elo | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA Lightning 16-1 | Girls | 16 | 1785 (Elite) | 40-27 | 60% |
| SA Lightning 14-1 | Girls | 14 | 1613 (Premier) | 19-12 | 61% |
| SA Lightning 12-1 | Girls | 12 | 1367 (Emerging) | 8-16-2 | 31% |
Where San Antonio Lightning competed in the 2025-26 season: every tournament its teams played, the host city, how strong the event was, and what each team's record was there. It shows how far the club travels and the level of competition it takes on.
Elite, Premier, Competitive and Regional rate the strength of each event's field, from where it ranks nationally against every other tournament that season. An Elite event draws hundreds of teams from across the country; a Regional one is a local weekend.
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 USAV Girls Junior National Championship 14-17 (Elite) | Indianapolis, IN | #1 of 3,214 | 0-9 | SA Lightning 16-1 — 16 USA: 0-9 |
| 2026 Lone Star Regionals (15-17s, Girls & Boys) (Competitive) | Houston, TX | #146 of 3,214 | 5-3 | SA Lightning 16-1 — 16 Bid: 5-3 |
| 2026 Lone Star Regionals (12-14s) (Competitive) | Houston, TX | #181 of 3,214 | 3-2 | SA Lightning 14-1 — 14 Premier: 3-2 |
| River City Series #4 (Regional) | San Antonio, TX | #1885 of 3,214 | 3-1 | SA Lightning 12-1 — 12 Girls: 3-1 |
| FSC #5 (Regional) | San Antonio, TX | #895 of 3,214 | 0-3 | SA Lightning 12-1 — 12 Girls: 0-3 |
| STVA #4 2025-26 (Regional) | Schertz, TX | #2592 of 3,214 | 4-0 | SA Lightning 16-1 — 16 Girls: 4-0 |
| In It to Win It #1 (Regional) | La Vernia, TX | #2905 of 3,214 | 2-2 | SA Lightning 12-1 — 12 Girls: 2-2 |
| 2026 adidas LSC 1: 14O, 15OU,16OUL, 17s (HOUSTON) (Elite) | Houston, TX | #27 of 3,214 | 7-2 | SA Lightning 16-1 — 16 Liberty: 7-2 |
| River City Spring Classic (Regional) | San Antonio, TX | #690 of 3,214 | 3-2 | SA Lightning 14-1 — 14 Girls: 3-2 |
| South Texas Spring Classic 2025-26 (Regional) | Universal City, TX | #1856 of 3,214 | 6-0 | SA Lightning 16-1 — 16 Girls: 6-0 |
| Alamo March Madness (Regional) | San Antonio, TX | #1094 of 3,214 | 2-1 | SA Lightning 12-1 — 12 Girls: 2-1 |
| 26 Nike Mideast Qualifier STL(14O/U,15s,16 A/L/S) (Elite) | St. Louis, MO | #13 of 3,214 | 5-3 | SA Lightning 16-1 — 16 Liberty: 5-3 |
| Superior Crown (Regional) | San Antonio, TX | #2117 of 3,214 | 1-2 | SA Lightning 12-1 — 12 Girls: 1-2 |
| 2026 Nike Cross Court Classic (Competitive) | Houston, TX | #123 of 3,214 | 2-3 | SA Lightning 14-1 — 14 Elite: 2-3 |
| River City Showdown (Competitive) | San Antonio, TX | #235 of 3,214 | 6-4 | SA Lightning 14-1 — 14 Girls: 4-1; SA Lightning 16-1 — 16 Girls: 2-3 |
| More Amora (Regional) | San Antonio, TX | #1499 of 3,214 | 0-2 | SA Lightning 12-1 — 12 Girls: 0-2 |
| 2026 NIKE Music City Championships *Jazz Edition* (Elite) | NEW ORLEANS, LA | #33 of 3,214 | 6-2 | SA Lightning 16-1 — 16 Liberty Red: 6-2 |
| 2026 Heart of Texas #2 (Regional) | Round Rock, TX | #1444 of 3,214 | 2-1 | SA Lightning 14-1 — 14 Girls: 2-1 |
| Cupid Invitational (Regional) | San Antonio, TX | #1857 of 3,214 | 0-2 | SA Lightning 12-1 — 12 Girls: 0-2 |
| River City Series #1 (Regional) | San Antonio, TX | #1609 of 3,214 | 0-3 | SA Lightning 12-1 — 12 Girls: 0-3 |
| 2026 Tour of Texas Stop 1: Austin-Bryan (Elite) | Round Rock, TX | #15 of 3,214 | 3-2 | SA Lightning 16-1 — 16 National: 3-2 |
| Alamo January Classic (Regional) | San Antonio, TX | #2263 of 3,214 | 2-1 | SA Lightning 14-1 — 14 Girls: 2-1 |
| Countdown City Classic (Premier) | San Antonio, TX | #93 of 3,214 | 5-5 | SA Lightning 16-1 — 16 Open: 2-3; SA Lightning 14-1 — 14 Club: 3-2 |