The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Blazers Set to Compete at Conference USA Championships
4/22/2026 8:45:00 AM | Women's Beach Volleyball
The Blazers open tournament play Thursday at 10 a.m. CT against No. 7 seed UTEP (7-19, 3-4). UAB opened the 2025 Conference USA Championship against the Miners, earning a 3-2 victory, and holds a 5-0 advantage in the all-time series. The most recent meeting came March 28 in Clearwater, Florida, where UAB secured a 5-0 win. The winner of Thursday's match will face the winner between No. 3 seed FIU and No. 6 seed Missouri State.
UAB enters the tournament on a 14-match winning streak. The Blazers went 2-2 in last year's championship, earning wins over UTEP and Missouri State before falling to No. 16 Florida Atlantic and Florida International. In 2023, UAB reached the semifinals for the first time in program history. The Blazers hold a 7-8 all-time record in the championship since joining Conference USA in 2022 and have won at least one match in each appearance.
All matches will be streamed live on ESPN+. The championship match is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. CT on Saturday, April 25.
2026 Conference USA Beach Volleyball Championship Schedule
April 23-25 – Youngsville, LA (Hosted by CUSA and Sugar Beach)
Thursday, April 23 // 8:30a Match 1 – (8) Tarleton State vs. (9) Sam Houston
Thursday, April 23 // 10a Match 2 – (2) UAB vs. (7) UTEP
Thursday, April 23 // 11:30a Match 3 – (3) FIU vs. (6) Missouri State
Thursday, April 23 // 1p Match 4 – (4) USF vs. (5) Tulane
Thursday, April 23 // 2:30p Match 5 – (1) Florida Atlantic vs. W1
Thursday, April 23 // 4p Match 6 – L1 vs. L2
Thursday, April 23 // 5:30p Match 7 – L4 vs. L5
Thursday, April 23 // 7p Match 8 – W6 vs. L3
Friday, April 24 // 8:30a Match 9 - W2 vs. W3
Friday, April 24 // 10a Match 10 – W4 vs. W5
Friday, April 24 // 11:30a Match 11 – L9 vs. W7
Friday, April 24 // 1p Match 12 – L10 vs. W8
Friday, April 24 // 2:30p Match 13 – W9 vs. W10
Friday, April 24 // 4p Match 14 – W11 vs. W12
Saturday, April 25 // 9a Match 15 – W14 vs. L13
Saturday, April 25 // 11:30a Match 16 - Championship – W13 vs. W15
