DAVIS, Calif. — After a week off from competition, UC Davis beach volleyball is back in action this weekend at the Mustang Roundup hosted by Cal Poly from Mar. 13-14. The Aggies will play Oregon and CSUN on Friday, Mar. 13 at 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm PT before finishing up with ranked opponents GCU and Arizona on Saturday, Mar. 14 at 10:15 am and 12:45 pm PT.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN/FOLLOW
Mar. 13  — vs. Oregon (@ 12:45 pm) | Live Stats | @ucdavisbvb (X/Instagram)

Mar. 13  — vs. CSUN (@ 3:15 pm) | Live Stats | @ucdavisbvb (X/Instagram)

Mar. 14  — vs. #17 GCU (@ 10:15 am) | Live Stats | @ucdavisbvb (X/Instagram)

Mar. 14  — vs. #19 Arizona (@ 12:45 pm) | Live Stats | @ucdavisbvb (X/Instagram)


GAME NOTES

• First of Many: In the final competition of the opening weekend, the Aggies won 3-2 over Colorado Mesa for their first victory of the season. This victory was the first for new Aggies head coach Ari Homayun.
• Top Competitors: Playing all eight games in the fourth flight, the duo of Kinley Lindhardt and Kirra Martin posted two wins last weekend to lead all Aggies with a 3-5 record so far on the season.
• 2025 Recap: The Aggies are coming off an 18-17 season a year ago, falling to Hawai'i in five sets in the first round of Big West Tournament bracket play.
• 2026 Preseason Poll: Ahead of the season, the Aggies were picked to finish fourth in the Big West preseason coaches poll, receiving 20 points.

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS

• Oregon is 5-8 on the season, losing their last five against ranked opponents.
• The Ducks are led by first year head coach Kristian Kuld, who was previously the top assistant at perennial contender Long Beach State.
• UC Davis is 4-0 all-time against Oregon, last winning back-to-back matches in 2024.
• CSUN is 2-7 on the season, winning their first two games at home last Friday.
• The Matadors won in sweeps against both HIU and La Sierra, with the duo of Maleya Miles and Hannah Helfin leading the way in the top flight.
• UC Davis is 9-2 all-time against CSUN, winning 3-2 to open last years Big West Championships.
• GCU enters the weekend 5-7, dropping four straight in last weeks MPSF Mid-Season tournament.
• Jessica Drake is the on-court leader for the Antelopes, currently sitting fourth on the all-time wins list for GCU.
• The Antelopes are 3-0 all-time over the Aggies.
• Arizona is 8-3 on the season, winning two of three in last weeks Sun Devil Classic.
• Three Wildcat pairs are 7-4 on the season, with top flight duo Regan Holmer and Carli Cisneros leading the way.
• Arizona is 5-0 all-time over UC Davis, winning 4-1 earlier this season.

SEASON NOTES

• After an historic career with Hawai'i beach volleyball and becoming the all-time winningest coach at CSUN last season, Ari Homayun enters her first season as head coach for the Aggies in 2026.
• Joining her staff is former Redlands assistant coach Georgia Romine-Black, who spent three seasons with the Buccaneers, helping lead the team to the NAIA championships for the first time in program history in 2021.
• Despite the loss of all-conference player Kylie Miller, the Aggies bring back a number of contributors from last season, including Skye Smolinski, Kate O'Steen, and Kimi Waller.
• Coach Homayun has also recruited a solid class of freshman and transfers, including former Matador Morgan Gillinger, former Roadrunner Ella Erteltova, and freshmen Reagan Cook, Savannah White, Elle Black, and Kaitlynn Chastain.
• With UC Davis making the move to the West Coast Conference in 2027, this season marks its last in the Big West.

ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS: 

UC Davis, the No. 2 ranked public university by the Wall Street Journal, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked No. 1 in Agriculture and Forestry as well as No. 1 in Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27. 

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