Courtesy: Sun Devil Athletics
Sun Devil Beach Volleyball Announces 2016 Slate
TEMPE, Ariz.—The Arizona State beach volleyball team, competing for the first time as an NCAA sanctioned sport this season, announces the 2016 schedule, which begins with the Maroon and Gold Scrimmage on Friday, Feb. 26.
The scrimmage, contested at ASU’s home at the PERA Club, is open to the public and will begin at 6 p.m. MT.
One week later, ASU hosts the Sun Devil Challenge, welcoming South Carolina, Colorado Mesa, New Mexico, and Florida State to Tempe. On Friday, March 4, the Sun Devils will take on New Mexico and Florida State, and on Saturday, March 5, ASU hosts Colorado Mesa and South Carolina.
On March 10-11, ASU hits the road for the first time, traveling to Los Angeles, Calif., for matches against Loyola Marymount, Pac-12 foe USC, and Long Beach. On March 18-19, the Sun Devils remain out of state for matches against Colorado Mesa, New Mexico, and New Mexico State in Albuquerque, N.M.
On March 25, ASU rounds out the month with a trip to Tucson, Ariz., for the Wildcat Spring Challenge. The Sun Devils will take on CSU Bakersfield and Cal State Northridge.
ASU kicks off the second month of season in Hawaii on April 1-2, with a pair of head-to-head matches against Hawaii and UCLA on Friday before competing in a pairs tournament on Saturday.
The following weekend, ASU treks to Stanford for matches against the Cardinal, Oregon, Boise State, and California on April 9-10, before taking on Pac-12 rival Arizona in Tucson on Thursday, April 14.
ASU wraps the 2016 home slate with two matches, the first against Grossmont College on Saturday, April 16, before the regular-season finale against Arizona on Wednesday, April 20.
The inaugural Pac-12 Championships, hosted by USC in Los Angeles, Calif., are set for April 28 to May 1, and the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championships follow on May 6-8 in Gulf Shores, Ala.
2016 Sun Devil Beach Volleyball Home Dates (PERA Club)2/26: Maroon & Gold Scrimmage (6 p.m. MT)
3/4: New Mexico at Arizona State (Noon MT)
3/4: Florida State at Arizona State (6 p.m. MT)
3/5: Colorado Mesa at Arizona State (5:30 p.m. MT)
3/5: South Carolina at Arizona State (7:15 p.m. MT)
4/16: Grossmont College at Arizona State (1 p.m. MT)
4/20: Arizona at Arizona State (5 p.m. MT)
3/4: New Mexico at Arizona State (Noon MT)
3/4: Florida State at Arizona State (6 p.m. MT)
3/5: Colorado Mesa at Arizona State (5:30 p.m. MT)
3/5: South Carolina at Arizona State (7:15 p.m. MT)
4/16: Grossmont College at Arizona State (1 p.m. MT)
4/20: Arizona at Arizona State (5 p.m. MT)
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