HONOLULU, HAWAI'I– The UC Davis women's beach volleyball team heads to the sandy shores of Queen's Beach, Honolulu, for the Big West Championship Friday, April 21st. The two-day, double-elimination tournament will host all-seven Big West teams competing for the championship title.
Going into the tournament, each team has been appropriately seeded based on regular season play. The Ags, who were at the bottom of conference polls to start the season. Go into the tournament ranked in the top-three, based on their 18-10 regular season record. The teams ranked in order include; #1 Hawai'i, #2 Long Beach State, #3 UC Davis, #4 CSU Bakersfield, #5 Cal Poly, #6 CSUN, and #7 Sacramento State. Each team's first round matchup is based on these standings.
WHAT'S TO COME
Match #1
#3 UC Davis vs. #6 CSUN
Where: Queen's Beach (Queen's Beach), Honolulu, Hawai'i
When: Friday, April 21st, 10:30 a.m.
LiveStat
The Ags first, round-one match is against #6 CSUN scheduled for 10:30 a.m. UC Davis previously captured a win against the Matadors, in the only season meeting between the two clubs. Overall, the Ags are 4-2 against CSUN and haven't lost to the Matadors since 2019. UC Davis hopes to capture another victory over CSUN to move-on in the tournament.
UP NEXT
If the Aggies win against CSUN, they will go on to play the winner of Match 2 at 4 p.m. However, if UC Davis does not prevail, the Ags will face the loser of Match 2 at 5:15 p.m.
To follow along with the ESPN+ recaps after each day: Day1 & Day2
ROUND 1
Friday, April 21
11 a.m. PT/8 a.m. HT | Match 1 - No. 4 seed CSU Bakersfield vs. No. 5 seed Cal Pol | Live Stats
12:15 p.m. PT/9:15 a.m. HT | Match 2 - No. 2 seed Long Beach State vs. No. 7 seed Sacramento State | Live Stats
1:30 p.m. PT/10:30 a.m. HT | Match 3 - No. 3 seed UC Davis vs. No. 6 seed CSUN | Live Stats
(Potential Matches)
2:45 p.m. PT/11:45 a.m. HT | Match 4 - No. 1 seed Hawai'i vs. Match 1 Winner | Live Stats
4 p.m. PT/1 p.m. HT | Match 5 - Match 2 Winner vs. Match 3 Winner | Live Stats *(If Aggies win)
5:15 p.m. PT/2:15 p.m. HT | Match 6 - Match 2 Loser vs. Match 3 Loser | Live Stats *(If Aggies lose)
6:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. HT | Match 7 - Match 1 Loser vs. Match 5 Loser | Live Stat
7:45 p.m. PT/4:45 p.m. HT | Match 8 - Match 4 Loser vs. Match 6 Winner | Live Stats
ROUND 2
Saturday, April 22
Noon PT/9 a.m. HT | Match 9 - Match 4 Winner vs. Match 5 Winner | Live Stats
1:30 p.m. PT/10:30 a.m. HT | Match 10 - Match 8 Winner vs. Match 7 Winner | Live Stats
3 p.m. PT/Noon HT | Match 11 - Match 9 Loser vs. Match 10 Winner | Live Stats
4:30 p.m. PT/1:30 p.m. HT | Match 12 - Match 9 Winner vs. Match 11 Winner | Live Stats
6 p.m. PT/3 p.m. HT | Match 13 - Match 12 Winner vs. Match 12 Loser (if necessary) | Live Stats