Cal’s hopes for a perfect weekend were quickly stymied with an unfortunate injury and a little lack of chemistry, but the Bears survived the weekend and limited their losses to two.
"I want to exceed expectations and do something that Cal Beach Volleyball has never done before."
That's what team co-captain Kate Bierly stated as a goal for the upcoming 2022 season. And it seems even more obtainable now after it was announced that the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship will be doubling in size from eight to 16 teams for this upcoming season.
Apr 15, 2021
BERKELEY – No. 12 Cal Beach Volleyball returns to action as they travel to the South Bay for four matches this weekend at the Pac-12/WCC Challenge at the Stanford Beach Volleyball Courts.
The Bears open the weekend at 2 p.m. PT vs. No. 11 Pepperdine on Saturday afternoon. They will follow that with a matchup vs. Stanford at 4 p.m. PT, which will be available on Stanford s live stream. On Sunday, Cal takes on Saint Mary s (CA) at 10 a.m. PT. The Bears will play the following game of the tournament at either 2 p.m. or 4 p.m. PT. The teams that finish their first three matchups ranked first and second will face off at 4 p.m., while the teams that are third and fourth will play at 2 p.m., unless Pepperdine is in the championship match, then it will be played at 2 p.m. and the third and fourth place teams will play at 4 p.m.