NCAA Beach Volleyball

Huskies Head To California For Five Duals

Huskies Head To California For Five Duals


SEATTLE–– The University of Washington Beach Volleyball team is headed to California for the week. The Huskies open up with a doubleheader against Pacific at noon and 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17th, in Stockton, California. The team will then play No. 8 California, No. 3 Stanford, and No. 17 Grand Canyon on Friday and Saturday in Palo Alto, California.

 

Last Weekend: The Huskies are fresh off hosting their final home tournament of the season. The Beach Dawgs won four straight duals before falling in the championship to No. 15 Georgia State on Saturday. The Dawgs opened with back-to-back sweeps of Oregon and Boise State. The Huskies also notched a ranked win against GSU on Friday.

 

Record Book Movement:

Lauren Wilcock and Zoey Henson moved into seventh all-time for most dual wins in a season with 15. Henson has the fourth most duals wins in a single season. Kendall Mather moved into a tie with Carly DeHoog for 7th all-time with 34 career dual wins. Piper Monk-Heirich sits at 8th all-time with 33 dual wins.

 

Scouting our opponents: 

Pacific is looking for their first win of the season. No. 2 Stanford took down both Pacific and No. 19 Arizona 5-0 last weekend. No. 17 GCU got the best of Chaminade and Portland. California swept Sacramento State 5-0 twice.

 

Rankings

The Huskies are sitting at No. 12 in the AVCA weekly rankings.

 

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