STOCKTON, Calif. - The 2021 season is scheduled to officially open for the University of the Pacific Beach Volleyball team on Friday with a pair of matches in a tri-dual hosted by Cal State Northridge. The first dual match for the Tigers will be versus Vanguard, followed by a match against the host Matadors.
MATCH DAY INFORMATION
Friday, April 2
Dual Match One
Pacific (0-0) vs. Vanguard (8-5)*
Start time: 1 p.m.
Location: Northridge, Calif.
Venue: CSUN Beach Volleyball Complex
Dual Match Two
Pacific at Cal State Northridge (5-9)*
Start time: 3 p.m.
Location: Northridge, Calif.
Venue: CSUN Beach Volleyball Complex
*Vanguard and Cal State Northridge meet on Friday before facing the Tigers. Therefore, opponent records will change before Friday's matches against Pacific.
PROBABLE PAIRS FOR PACIFIC
1.
Hanne De Schrijver/
Sedona Sherman
2.
Gabby Leo/
Hania Taduran
3.
Jenny Todd/
Jadyn Tubbs
4.
Lucy Carpenter/
Sammie Sheppard
5.
Claire Danna/
Illyria Kalaj
THINGS TO KNOW
- Friday's match against Vanguard will be the season opener for the Tigers. In 2020, Pacific went 0-6 against NCAA Division I opponents before the remainder of the season was canceled due to COVID-19.
- Pacific's pair of De Schrijver and Sherman, along with Todd and Tubbs are returning to the sand in 2021 having played as pairs last season.
- Expected to make debuts on Friday for the Tigers are Taduran, Sheppard and Kalaj.
- Pacific has never met Vanguard in a dual match and is 1-1 all-time against CSUN. The most recent match between the Tigers and Matadors went in favor of CSUN, 4-1 on March 10, 2018.
SCOUTING THE LIONS
- Vanguard enters Friday's play at 8-5, coming off a pair of losses on Tuesday against No. 8 Pepperdine and No. 6 Loyola Marymount.
- The most recent win for the Lions was on Friday, March 26 against The Master's University, 3-2. The deciding match was a 21-13, 21-14 two-set win by Hally Herder and Mackenzie Mitchell.
- Friday's match will be the first meeting between Pacific and Vanguard.
SCOUTING THE MATADORS
- CSUN comes off five-straight losses in the Big West Challenge last week in San Luis Obispo.
- The most recent win for the Matadors was on March 22, a 5-0 sweep against Colorado Mesa.
- The two most successful pairs this season for CSUN, both at 6-8, include Darbi Honeycutt/Mikeala Maughan and Lauren McMurray/Kailey Klein.
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