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No. 12 Beach Volleyball preview: East Meets West Invitational
03.13.2025 | Beach Volleyball
The Longhorns are set to face No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 LMU, No. 7 California and No. 18 Hawaii.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 12 Texas Beach Volleyball (11-2) heads to Manhattan Beach, California to compete in the East Meets West Invitational on March 14-15. The Longhorns will face four ranked opponents: No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 LMU, No. 7 California Berkeley and No. 18 Hawaii.
HOW TO FOLLOW:
- Live Stats
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MATCHUPS:
Opponent: No. 1 UCLA (15-1)
Location: Manhattan Beach Pier | Manhattan Beach, CA
Date: Friday, March 14
Time: 11:00 a.m. CT
Opponent: No. 2 LMU (13-1)
Location: Manhattan Beach Pier | Manhattan Beach, CA
Date: Friday, March 14
Time: 3:30 p.m. CT
Opponent: No. 7 California Berkeley (9-3)
Location: Manhattan Beach Pier | Manhattan Beach, CA
Date: Saturday, March 15
Time: 1:00 p.m. CT
Opponent: No. 18 Hawaii (5-7)
Location: Manhattan Beach Pier | Manhattan Beach, CA
Date: Saturday, March 15
Time: 5:00 p.m. CT
Series History: Hawaii leads 3-0
Last Meeting: L 2-3 (April 5, 2024 - TCU Beach Volleyball Courts - Fort Worth, TX)
LAST WEEK:
The Longhorns finished the TCU Invitational, 2-2 moving to 11-2 for the 2025 season. Texas defeated its first ranked opponent of the season with a 3-2 win over No. 12 Florida Atlantic followed by a 0-5 loss to No. 7 Florida State. The Longhorns completed the invitational defeating Boise State, 3-2 before falling to host No. 4 TCU, 1-4.
WHO TO WATCH:
The pair of Maddison Parmelly and Karin Zolnercikova are 10-2 for the season (9-2 at No.3, 1-0 at No. 2) Other notable Longhorn pairs include Macey Butler and Noa Sonneville, 9-3 (4-1 at No. 4, 502 at No. 5) and Emma Grace Robertson and Katie Hashman, 8-5 (6-3 at No. 1, 2-2 at No. 2). Two additional pairs add a 7-4 record with Chloe Charles and Eva Liisa Kuivonen (7-0 at No. 2, 0-4 at No. 1) and Kylie Wickley and Ava Patton (2-0 at No. 3, 5-3 at No. 4, 0-1 at No.5).
