Thursday, February 24
Long Beach, Calif.
1 P.M.
Long Beach State University
vs
USC
Photo by: John Fajardo
No. 14 Beach Volleyball Set to Host No. 1 USC, Play Tri-Dual in Irvine
2/23/2022 12:22:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
The Beach opens the season with three duals in their first week of action.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State Beach Volleyball will open their season with three matches this week, beginning with No. 1 USC on Thursday. On Saturday, they will head to Irvine, Calif. for duals against Irvine Valley College and No. 11 Cal.
Thursday's match can be followed via beachlivestats.com
The Beach will play 32 matches this season with Thursday representing the first of 13 at home. LBSU will also play host to the Big West Challenge in March where every team in the conference will be at Rosie's Dog Beach.
Long Beach State has won every season opener since the 2016 season and every home opener since the 2014 season.
ABOUT THE BEACH
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
Thursday's match can be followed via beachlivestats.com
The Beach will play 32 matches this season with Thursday representing the first of 13 at home. LBSU will also play host to the Big West Challenge in March where every team in the conference will be at Rosie's Dog Beach.
Long Beach State has won every season opener since the 2016 season and every home opener since the 2014 season.
ABOUT THE BEACH
- Long Beach State begins the season ranked No. 14 in the CBVB preseason poll and No. 15 in the AVCA preseason poll. They rank the third highest among the Big West schools.
- The Beach returns eight of their starting ten from last year's conference championships, including All-Big West First Team selections Mari Molina, Skyler Germann, Katie Kennedy, and Nicci Reinking.
- The team also welcomes in four new recruits that are expected to make an impact in their first year with the program.
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
- USC is the reigning national champions and enters the weekend as the unanimous No. 1 team in the country. Last year, the Beach fell in both duals against the Trojans and are 5-10 all-time against USC.
- Irvine Valley College is an NAIA school, so the result will not go toward the LBSU record. The Beach is 9-0 against the Lasers all-time.
- Cal begins the season as the No. 11 team in the country continuing a streak of top 12 appearances since April of 2018. The Beach and Golden Bears have only faced each other three times in history with LBSU leading it 2-1.
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