University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Friday, March 17
Tucson, Ariz. / Bear Down Beach
10 a.m. CT / 9 a.m. MT
Southern Miss
vs
Arizona Christian
Golden Eagles Set to Compete in Arizona Invitational
3/16/2023 4:37:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss beach volleyball heads west for four matches in the Arizona Invitational. The Golden Eagles face a rematch against Texas A&M – Corpus Christi and play Arizona Christian, No. 17 Arizona and (RV) Cal Poly for the first time this season.
Southern Miss opens play on Friday, March 17, beginning with a program-first matchup against Arizona Christian. The Firestorm sits at 7-5 on the year and has on common opponent in William Carey. The Sandy Birds won 3-2 over Carey while Southern Miss swept the crusaders.
Friday's play ends with another match against a ranked opponent as Southern Miss faces 7-2 and 17th-ranked Arizona. The host of the tournament is coming off a sweep of previously-ranked Pepperdine and San Francisco last week.
The Wildcats hold a 1-0 advantage over Southern Miss after taking last year's match 5-0.
Saturday, March 18's two matches open with a 10 a.m. MDT, 11 a.m. CDT, set against Cal Poly. The Mustangs and Golden Eagles have played a couple times before with Poly taking both matches. Poly enters the weekend with a 2-12 record but all 12 losses are to teams receiving votes in the AVCA Poll.
Saturday ends with a redemption match against Texas A&M – Corpus Christi. Corpus sits at 9-4 and 5-0 in Southland play. The Islanders play two matches against No. 7 Grand Canyon and UC Davis on Thursday, March 16, before heading to Tucson for the weekend tourney.
Southern Miss fell 3-2 to the Islanders in their meeting earlier this year by a score of 3-2. Corpus used third set victories at the first and fifth pairings to grab the win in Boca Raton.
Follow Along
Live stats links are available for each match on the beach volleyball schedule at SouthernMiss.com.
Southern Miss opens play on Friday, March 17, beginning with a program-first matchup against Arizona Christian. The Firestorm sits at 7-5 on the year and has on common opponent in William Carey. The Sandy Birds won 3-2 over Carey while Southern Miss swept the crusaders.
Friday's play ends with another match against a ranked opponent as Southern Miss faces 7-2 and 17th-ranked Arizona. The host of the tournament is coming off a sweep of previously-ranked Pepperdine and San Francisco last week.
The Wildcats hold a 1-0 advantage over Southern Miss after taking last year's match 5-0.
Saturday, March 18's two matches open with a 10 a.m. MDT, 11 a.m. CDT, set against Cal Poly. The Mustangs and Golden Eagles have played a couple times before with Poly taking both matches. Poly enters the weekend with a 2-12 record but all 12 losses are to teams receiving votes in the AVCA Poll.
Saturday ends with a redemption match against Texas A&M – Corpus Christi. Corpus sits at 9-4 and 5-0 in Southland play. The Islanders play two matches against No. 7 Grand Canyon and UC Davis on Thursday, March 16, before heading to Tucson for the weekend tourney.
Southern Miss fell 3-2 to the Islanders in their meeting earlier this year by a score of 3-2. Corpus used third set victories at the first and fifth pairings to grab the win in Boca Raton.
Follow Along
Live stats links are available for each match on the beach volleyball schedule at SouthernMiss.com.
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