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Utah Beach Volleyball To Take On Three Top-12 Teams In Four Matches at Pac-12 South Event

Utah Beach Volleyball To Take On Three Top-12 Teams In Four Matches at Pac-12 South Event


Match 5: Utah vs. Arizona State 
Saturday, March 4 | 9:00 a.m. MT
Los Angeles, Calif. | Mapes Beach 

Match 6: Utah vs. #12 California 

Saturday, March 4 | 3:00 p.m. MT

Los Angeles, Calif. | Mapes Beach 

Match 7: Utah at #1 UCLA

Sunday, March 5 | 11:00 a.m. MT

Los Angeles, Calif. | Mapes Beach 

Match 8: Utah vs. #7 Stanford

Sunday, March 5 | 1:00 p.m. MT

Los Angeles, Calif. | Mapes Beach 

 

MATCH WEEK

Utah Beach Volleyball heads to the Pac-12 South Event this weekend, taking on three top-12 teams in four matches at Mapes Beach in Los Angeles. The Utes are set to open the weekend on Saturday, March 4, against Arizona State and #12 California. Utah and Arizona State will begin play at 9 a.m. MT, while the match against Cal is slated to start at 3 p.m. MT. On Sunday, March 5, the Utes will face the top-ranked team in the nation and tournament host UCLA before closing out the event against #7 Stanford. Utah will face UCLA at 11 a.m. MT and Stanford at 1 p.m. MT.

 

FOLLOW ALONG

Live stats for each of the Pac-12 South Event matches for the Utes can be found here:

 

Saturday, Mar. 4

9am – Utah vs. ASU – http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=461873

3pm – Utah vs. #12 California – http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=461876

Sunday, Mar. 5

11am – Utah at #1 UCLA – http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=461879

1pm – Utah vs. #7 Stanford – http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=461880

 

QUICK HITS

Utah returns 10 letterwinners returning from a year ago, while it welcomes five freshmen to the team and a redshirt sophomore from the indoor volleyball team.

• The Utes do not have a home competition this season and will travel to four different states this season, which includes six trips to California.

• In 2022, Utah picked up its first regular season Pac-12 win in program history after defeating Oregon 3-2 at the Pac-12 South Event.

• Brenda Whicker is entering her sixth season at the helm of the program. This is the second year Whicker will have a beach-recruited roster in Salt Lake City.

 

LAST TIME OUT

Utah opened its 2023 schedule with four matches at Texas A&M-Kingsville where it split the weekend. Utah earned a season-opening win after sweeping East Texas Baptist, while it closed out the weekend strong with a sweep over host Texas…

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