Pac-12 South Invitational
Dual 1: Utah (0-4) vs. Oregon (2-2)
Saturday, March 7 | 9 a.m. MT Â
Los Angeles, Calif.
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Dual 2: Utah (0-4) vs. Arizona State (3-3)
Saturday, March 7 | 3:30 p.m. MT Â
Los Angeles, Calif.
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Dual 3: Utah (0-4) vs. Washington (2-1)
Sunday, March 8 | 10 a.m. MT Â
Los Angeles, Calif.
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Dual 4: Utah (0-4) vs. USC (2-2)
Sunday, March 8 | 3:30 p.m. MT Â
Los Angeles, Calif.
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Dual 5: Utah (0-4) at Long Beach State (2-2)
Tuesday, March 10 | 10 a.m. MT Â
Long Beach, Calif.
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Dual 6: Utah (0-4) vs. Irvine Valley College (2-0)
Tuesday, March 10 | 11 a.m. MT Â
Long Beach, Calif.
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First Serve
Utah beach volleyball is heading back to California for their second week of competition. This time they'll be playing some Pac-12 opponents in Los Angeles. First, they'll take on Oregon and Arizona State on Saturday, March 7 followed by Washington and USC on Sunday, March 8.
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Then, they'll play at Long Beach State that following Tuesday, March 10 at 10 a.m. MT and then take on CSUN at 1 p.m. later that day.
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Tough Competition
Utah played three ranked teams in Cal, Stanford and Hawaii on their opening weekend. The Utes fought hard, but came up short in all three of those matches.
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They also played UC Davis and dropped that match 3-2.
Lauren Sproule/
Jessica Villela and
Kinga Windisch/Â
Sommer Daniel each won their matches against the Aggies in three sets.
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Switching Up the Lineup
After going 1-1 on the first day, Sproule and Villela got moved up to the number one pair on the second day.
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Madelyn Robinson also played in the second pair with
Tiyana Hallums and
Mckenna Granato played in the third pair with
Keana Smalls.
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Up Next
The Utes will have a small break before spending a weekend in Tucson, Arizona. They will play Arizona Christian, Arizona, CSUN and Pacific beginning on Friday, March 20.
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