Beach Volleyball Releases 2018 Slate
1/16/2018 12:00:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – Three non-conference tournaments, including hosting a six-team tournament in St Augustine, highlight the 2018 North Florida Beach Volleyball schedule.
"I am pleased with the progress in the first week of training for our beach volleyball team," said head coach Kristen Wright. "We are excited about the vision and direction we are headed. I feel that we will be successful right away and certainly see a bright future. I look forward to seeing how this program comes together."
Entering the seventh year of the program, the Ospreys open the season with a first, February competition, as UNF visits Webber International for tournament action on February 24-25. The Ospreys face off with the University of Tampa, St. Thomas and host Warriors. It will be the third all-time meeting with Webber, while Tampa and St. Thomas are first time opponents for UNF.
North Florida then welcomes some of the top beach volleyball programs to St. Augustine for the UNF Beach Invitational on March 3-4. The tournament features four ranked teams from the AVCA final top 15 rankings, including LSU, South Carolina, Georgia State and FAU with UNCW and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi also participating in the event.Â
The Ospreys open the event in St. Augustine against first-time foe Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 9:30 a.m., before concluding the day against FAU at 1:30 p.m. Day two for North Florida opens at 11:30 a.m. against UNC Wilmington before wrapping up the event with a 3:30 p.m. meeting versus South Carolina, an NCAA Championship participant last season.
UNF next travels to Columbia, S.C., for a pair of matches with the Gamecocks and crosstown rival Jacksonville on March 10.
On March 28, the River City Rumble – Beach Volleyball edition – takes place on Jacksonville's campus with a double dual. The Ospreys won all three meetings against the Dolphins a year ago including in the opening match of the ASUN tournament. North Florida has claimed 16 of 18 all-time meetings in the series with JU.
UNF visits Wilmington, N.C. for the UNCW Beach Classic on Mar. 30-31. The Ospreys square off with Webber International, Carson Newman, College of Charleston and the host Seahawks. The Ospreys will be meeting Carson Newman for the first time while having faced the other squads in the field in previous years.
ASUN Conference play continues Apr. 6-7 when UNF faces Mercer and Coastal Carolina on JU's campus courts. The last ASUN matches are scheduled for Apr. 13-14 against FGCU and Stetson in Estero, Fla..
Stetson hosts the seventh ASUN Beach Volleyball Tournament beginning on Apr. 21. The Ospreys were the fourth seed in the 2017 edition and have won the ASUNÂ title three times in the last six years.
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – Three non-conference tournaments, including hosting a six-team tournament in St Augustine, highlight the 2018 North Florida Beach Volleyball schedule.
"I am pleased with the progress in the first week of training for our beach volleyball team," said head coach Kristen Wright. "We are excited about the vision and direction we are headed. I feel that we will be successful right away and certainly see a bright future. I look forward to seeing how this program comes together."
Entering the seventh year of the program, the Ospreys open the season with a first, February competition, as UNF visits Webber International for tournament action on February 24-25. The Ospreys face off with the University of Tampa, St. Thomas and host Warriors. It will be the third all-time meeting with Webber, while Tampa and St. Thomas are first time opponents for UNF.
North Florida then welcomes some of the top beach volleyball programs to St. Augustine for the UNF Beach Invitational on March 3-4. The tournament features four ranked teams from the AVCA final top 15 rankings, including LSU, South Carolina, Georgia State and FAU with UNCW and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi also participating in the event.Â
The Ospreys open the event in St. Augustine against first-time foe Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 9:30 a.m., before concluding the day against FAU at 1:30 p.m. Day two for North Florida opens at 11:30 a.m. against UNC Wilmington before wrapping up the event with a 3:30 p.m. meeting versus South Carolina, an NCAA Championship participant last season.
UNF next travels to Columbia, S.C., for a pair of matches with the Gamecocks and crosstown rival Jacksonville on March 10.
On March 28, the River City Rumble – Beach Volleyball edition – takes place on Jacksonville's campus with a double dual. The Ospreys won all three meetings against the Dolphins a year ago including in the opening match of the ASUN tournament. North Florida has claimed 16 of 18 all-time meetings in the series with JU.
UNF visits Wilmington, N.C. for the UNCW Beach Classic on Mar. 30-31. The Ospreys square off with Webber International, Carson Newman, College of Charleston and the host Seahawks. The Ospreys will be meeting Carson Newman for the first time while having faced the other squads in the field in previous years.
ASUN Conference play continues Apr. 6-7 when UNF faces Mercer and Coastal Carolina on JU's campus courts. The last ASUN matches are scheduled for Apr. 13-14 against FGCU and Stetson in Estero, Fla..
Stetson hosts the seventh ASUN Beach Volleyball Tournament beginning on Apr. 21. The Ospreys were the fourth seed in the 2017 edition and have won the ASUNÂ title three times in the last six years.
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