The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Saturday, March 11
Malibu, CA
3 p.m. CT
UAB
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North Florida
Beach Volleyball Heads West for Malibu Challenge at Pepperdine
3/9/2023 9:20:00β―AM | Women's Beach Volleyball
BIRMINGHAM β The UAB beach volleyball team will travel to California this weekend, March 11-12, for the Malibu Challenge hosted by Pepperdine.
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While in Malibu, the Blazers will play North Florida (5-3) and San Francisco (0-5) on Saturday, followed by and No. 17 Pepperdine (3-1) on Sunday. After the match against Pepperdine on Sunday, UAB will make the short trip to Cal State Northridge (7-4) for a standalone match against the Matadors that afternoon at 3 p.m. PST.
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UAB enters the weekend at 5-4 overall and will look for its first win over a nationally ranked opponent this season. UAB is 0-3 against such teams with losses to No. 3 TCU (who is now No. 1), No. 5 LSU and No. 19 South Carolina. Additionally, North Florida is receiving votes in the national rankings this week. Β
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UAB's top pair of Brooke Pertuit and Jasmine Haas had a standout weekend at the Tiger Beach Challenge and look to continue that momentum in Malibu. The duo went 4-1 together on Court 1, which included a win over South Carolina's top pair. Both Pertuit and Haas have a team-best 6-3 individual record this season.
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UAB is 1-6 all-time against North Florida and is 0-2 against Pepperdine. This will be the first ever meeting against San Francisco and Cal State Northridge.
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Live scoring for the UAB's matches will be available by clicking here. Updates will also be available by following @UAB_BVB on Twitter and Instagram.
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While in Malibu, the Blazers will play North Florida (5-3) and San Francisco (0-5) on Saturday, followed by and No. 17 Pepperdine (3-1) on Sunday. After the match against Pepperdine on Sunday, UAB will make the short trip to Cal State Northridge (7-4) for a standalone match against the Matadors that afternoon at 3 p.m. PST.
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UAB enters the weekend at 5-4 overall and will look for its first win over a nationally ranked opponent this season. UAB is 0-3 against such teams with losses to No. 3 TCU (who is now No. 1), No. 5 LSU and No. 19 South Carolina. Additionally, North Florida is receiving votes in the national rankings this week. Β
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UAB's top pair of Brooke Pertuit and Jasmine Haas had a standout weekend at the Tiger Beach Challenge and look to continue that momentum in Malibu. The duo went 4-1 together on Court 1, which included a win over South Carolina's top pair. Both Pertuit and Haas have a team-best 6-3 individual record this season.
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UAB is 1-6 all-time against North Florida and is 0-2 against Pepperdine. This will be the first ever meeting against San Francisco and Cal State Northridge.
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Live scoring for the UAB's matches will be available by clicking here. Updates will also be available by following @UAB_BVB on Twitter and Instagram.
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