TUCSON, Ariz.– After being on a three-week road swing, the No. 8 Arizona Beach Volleyball team is back home at BearDownBeach this weekend as it host's the two-day Wildcat Spring Challenge on Friday, March 31- Saturday, April 1. Along with Arizona, Bakersfield, New Mexico, Grand Canyon, and Santa Clara will be competing in the action this week.

Since play at the Horned Frog Challenge last weekend, UA now holds a (7-6) record. The No. 4 tandem of Hailey Devlin and Sam Manley and the No. 1 duo of Madison and McKenna Witt lead the team with a (10-3) and (9-4) record respectively.

 "After logging hundreds of miles in travel the last 3 weeks and crossing two time zones,I know the team is very excited and energized to compete this upcoming weekend at Bear Down Beach", said head coach Steve Walker. "Truthfully the goal, which should always be the case this time of the year, is to play with the kind of sense of urgency that a team with high, championship aspirations should play with. I know we will play with great confidence and look to compete extremely hard against all of these terrific programs that are coming to town this weekend."

UA takes on the New Mexico Lobos at 3 p.m. MST on Friday. This will be the second time this season that the Cats and the Lobos meet since the defeat over New Mexico earlier this season. To close out the day of play the Wildcats will compete against Santa Clara at 6 p.m. MST.

To open up morning play, Arizona will hit the sand against Bakersfield at 11 a.m. MST. The Cats will then go on to close out the two-day tournament with a match against GCU at 1 p.m. MST. This will be the first match up of the regular season for Arizona and GCU, as the two teams met up in Phoenix for preseason play.  
All five courts will be utilized simultaneously on the hour this weekend and exhibition matches will not be played.

To keep up with the match action play this weekend make sure to follow along at Arizonalivestats.com


Wildcat Spring Challenge
Friday, March 31
New Mexico vs. Bakersfield (1 p.m.)
Santa Clara vs. GCU (2 p.m.)
(No. 8) Arizona vs. New Mexico (3 p.m.)
Bakersfield vs. GCU (5 p.m.)
(No. 8) Arizona vs. Santa Clara (6 p.m.)

Saturday, April 1
(No. 8) Arizona vs. Bakersfield (11 a.m.)
Santa Clara vs. New Mexico (12 p.m.)
(No. 8) Arizona vs. GCU (1 p.m.)

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