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No. 10 Beach Volleyball preview: East vs. West Invitational
03.19.2025 | Beach Volleyball
The Longhorns, undefeated at home, are set to host four ranked opponents.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 10 Texas Beach Volleyball (13-4) will be back at home on March 21-22 for the East vs. West Invitational. The Longhorns will host No. 13 Grand Canyon University and No. 9 California Berkeley on Friday before facing No. 2 LMU and No. 11 Arizona State on Saturday.
HOW TO FOLLOW:
- Televised on KBVO and the Longhorn Network (Watch.Longhornnetwork.com)
- Follow along @TexasBeachVB on Twitter/X
MATCHUPS:
Opponent: No. 13 Grand Canyon University (11-5)
Location: Wright-Whitaker Sports Complex | Austin, TX
Date: Friday, March 21
Time: 1:00 p.m. CT
Series History: GCU leads 1-0
Last Meeting: L 0-5 (March 25, 2023 - TCU Beach Volleyball Courts - Fort Worth, TX)
Opponent: No. 9 California Berkeley (11-5)
Location: Wright-Whitaker Sports Complex | Austin, TX
Date: Friday, March 21
Time: 6:00 p.m. CT
Series History: Tied 1-1
Last Meeting: W 3-2 (March 15, 2025 - East Meets West Invitational - Manhattan Beach, CA)
Opponent: No. 2 LMU (17-1)
Location: Wright-Whitaker Sports Complex | Austin, TX
Date: Saturday, March 22
Time: 1:00 p.m. CT
Series History: LMU leads 1-0
Last Meeting: L 2-3 (March 14, 2025 - East Meets West Invitational - Manhattan Beach, CA)
Opponent: No. 11 Arizona State (7-6)
Location: Wright-Whitaker Sports Complex | Austin, TX
Date: Saturday, March 22
Time: 3:30 p.m. CT
Series History: ASU leads 1-0
Last Meeting: L 2-3 (March 16, 2024 - LBSU Tournament - Long Beach, CA)
LAST WEEK:
The Longhorns finished the East Meets West Invitational, 2-2 in Manhattan Beach, California to move to 13-4 for the 2025 season. Texas defeated two ranked opponents with wins against #7 California (3-2) and #18 Hawaii (4-1) before falling to #1 UCLA (1-4) and #2 LMU (2-3).
WHO TO WATCH:
The pair of Maddison Parmelly and Karin Zolnercikova boast a 13-3 record for the Longhorns, 12-3 at No. 3 and 1-0 at No. 2. Macey Butler and Noa Sonneville add an 11-5 record (6-3 at No. 4, 5-2 at No. 5), while Emma Grace Robertson and Katie Hashman add an 11-6 record (6-3 at No. 1, 5-3 at No. 2). Other notable Longhorn pairs include Chloe Charles and Eva Liisa Kuivonen, 8-7 (7-0 at No. 2, 1-7 at No. 1) and Ava Patton and Kylie Wickley, 7-4 (2-0 at No. 3, 5-3 at No. 4, 0-1 at No. 5).
