TEMPE, Ariz. -- First year head coach Brad Keenan and the Arizona State Beach Volleyball program announced it's 2017 slate, Monday afternoon. In their second year as an NCAA sanctioned sport, the Sun Devils are set to host seven home matches at the team's home venue, the PERA Club.
Fans will be provided their first opportunity to see the Sun Devils Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. MST, as the team hosts it's annual Maroon and Gold Scrimmage. The event will be open to the general public free of charge.
The Sun Devils will officially kick off the 2017 campaign Mar. 3-4, traveling south for the University of Arizona-hosted Arizona Invitational. Over the course of the two-day event the Maroon and Gold will square off with Hawaii, Jacksonville and rival Arizona.
On March 11-12, the Sun Devils will return home to host the program's annual Sun Devil Challenge at the PERA Club. Arizona State will play host to New Mexico, Texas A&M Kingsville, and Arizona.
The Sun Devils will then travel to California to face CSU Bakersfield and Pepperdine on March 17 and 18, respectively.
Keenan's squad home will return to the valley on March 23 for a midday (11 a.m. MST) tilt with Nebraska before flying to Fort Worth, Texas for the TCU Tournament on March 25-26.
The Sun Devils will stay on the road for a three week stretch starting March 31-April 1 at the Florida International 5th Annual Surf & Turf Invitational in Miami, Fla. Next they will have a two-week stint in Southern California, facing Pac-12 foe USC on April 7, playing in the USAV Challenge on April 8, and then playing in a double-header against Concordia and CSUN in Northridge, Calif. on April 14.
ASU will then wrap-up it's home slate hosting three matches at the PERA Club against New Mexico and the California Bears on April 21, and the Stanford Cardinal on April 22.
The team will conclude the 2017 season at the Pac-12 Championships, hosted by Arizona in Tucson, Ariz., set for Thursday, April 27. The NCAA Beach Volleyball Championships follow on May 5-7 in Gulf Shores, Ala.
Fans will be provided their first opportunity to see the Sun Devils Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. MST, as the team hosts it's annual Maroon and Gold Scrimmage. The event will be open to the general public free of charge.
The Sun Devils will officially kick off the 2017 campaign Mar. 3-4, traveling south for the University of Arizona-hosted Arizona Invitational. Over the course of the two-day event the Maroon and Gold will square off with Hawaii, Jacksonville and rival Arizona.
On March 11-12, the Sun Devils will return home to host the program's annual Sun Devil Challenge at the PERA Club. Arizona State will play host to New Mexico, Texas A&M Kingsville, and Arizona.
The Sun Devils will then travel to California to face CSU Bakersfield and Pepperdine on March 17 and 18, respectively.
Keenan's squad home will return to the valley on March 23 for a midday (11 a.m. MST) tilt with Nebraska before flying to Fort Worth, Texas for the TCU Tournament on March 25-26.
The Sun Devils will stay on the road for a three week stretch starting March 31-April 1 at the Florida International 5th Annual Surf & Turf Invitational in Miami, Fla. Next they will have a two-week stint in Southern California, facing Pac-12 foe USC on April 7, playing in the USAV Challenge on April 8, and then playing in a double-header against Concordia and CSUN in Northridge, Calif. on April 14.
ASU will then wrap-up it's home slate hosting three matches at the PERA Club against New Mexico and the California Bears on April 21, and the Stanford Cardinal on April 22.
The team will conclude the 2017 season at the Pac-12 Championships, hosted by Arizona in Tucson, Ariz., set for Thursday, April 27. The NCAA Beach Volleyball Championships follow on May 5-7 in Gulf Shores, Ala.
| 2017 ASU Beach Volleyball Home Schedule | ||||
| Date | Time | Opponent | ||
| Saturday 2/25 | 3:00 PM | Maroon and Gold Scrimmage | ||
| Sun Devil Challenge 3/11-3/12 | ||||
| Saturday 3/11 | 5:00 PM | New Mexico vs. Texas A&M Kingsville | ||
| Saturday 3/11 | 7:00 PM | ASU vs. Arizona | ||
| Sunday 3/12 |
9:00 AM |
Arizona vs. Texas A&M Kingsville |
||
| Sunday 3/12 | 11:00 AM | ASU vs. New Mexico | ||
| Sunday 3/12 | 2:00 PM | Arizona vs. New Mexico | ||
| Saturday 3/12 | 4:00 PM | ASU vs. Texas A&M Kingsville | ||
| Thursday 3/23 |
3:00 PM |
ASU vs. Nebraska |
||
| Friday 4/21 | 11:00 AM | ASU vs. New Mexico | ||
| Friday 4/21 | 1:00 PM | New Mexico vs. Cal | ||
| Friday 4/21 | 3:00 PM | ASU vs. Cal | ||
| Saturday 4/22 | 3:00 PM | ASU vs. Stanford | ||