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CSUN Beach Volleyball Travels to Irvine For Friday Dual Matches
3/26/2026 8:40:00 AM | Beach Volleyball
MATADORS THIS WEEK:
Friday, Mar. 27, 2026
OC Great Park - Irvine, Calif.
CSUN vs. Vanguard - 9:00 a.m.
CSUN vs. Concordia Irvine - 11:00 a.m.
In-game X updates:Â @CSUNBeach
FORÂ STARTERS
CSUN Beach Volleyball takes a brief break from tournament play this week as the Matadors travel to Irvine's OC Great Park on Friday to take on Vanguard and Concordia Irvine. CSUN (4-15) will meet Vanguard at 9 a.m., before taking on Concordia at 11 a.m.
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Follow CSUN Matadors beach volleyball online at the official home of CSUN athletics, www.GoMatadors.com. For road matches, related links to the match, including any live scoring, audio, and video, will be posted before the match on the beach volleyball schedule page of GoMatadors.com.Â
Fans are also encouraged to check the CSUN Athletics Department's official X feed (@GoMatadors) and the beach volleyball-specific feed (@CSUNBeach) for news and notes throughout the week, as well as updates of matches in progress.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Vanguard (6-10) has dropped six consecutive dual matches since opening the season with six wins in its opening 10 duals. The Lions fell to UC Davis (5-0) and Concordia (5-0) on Tuesday at the Huntington Beach Courts to drop to 6-10 on the season.
Series: Friday's dual match is the eighth meeting all-time between CSUN and Vanguard, dating back to 2018. The Matadors have claimed all seven previous duals, claiming five 5-0 wins, while also winning 4-1 in 2019 and 2021, and 3-2 in 2022.Â
Concordia Irvine (8-11) dropped a 4-1 decision to UC Davis before sweeping Vanguard 5- 0 on Tuesday in Huntington Beach. Against the Aggies, the Golden Eagles earned their lone win on the No. 2 court as Ashley Rossi and Kelia Giusta won 21-6, 24-22. Against Vanguard, Concordia picked up straight-set wins on all five scoring courts to earn its eighth win of the season.Â
Series:Â Friday's dual match is the 19th all-time between CSUN and Concordia, with the Golden Eagles leading the all-time series, 10-8. After the Matadors won eight of the first 11 dual matches between the two teams from 2016 to 2023, Concordia has won seven straight, including a 3-2 win at the Matador Beach Complex in CSUN's season opener on Feb. 20.
CSUNÂ FINISHES 2-4 AT BIG WEST CHALLENGE
The Matadors got back in the win column with a 5-0 victory over Cal State Bakersfield to highlight day one of the Big West Challenge last Saturday (Mar. 21) at Rosie's Dog Beach. The Matadors opened the day with a nail-biting 3-2 loss to No. 11 Long Beach State and closed the day with a 5-0 loss to No. 3 Cal Poly. On Sunday, the Matadors came up just short of three tournament wins as CSUN finished 1-2 on the second and final day of the event. The Matadors opened the day with a 4-1 win over Sacramento State, before falling to No. 13 Hawai'i (4-1) and UC Davis (3-2) to wrap up the weekend.Â
CSUN QUICK SETS
Dylan Hall and Ava Rogers had an impressive weekend at the Big West Challenge, finishing 5-1 in six duals. In improving to a team-best 8-6 this season, Hall and Rogers claimed the only CSUN point in a straight-set (21-18, 21-19) win over No. 13 Hawai'i. Hall and Rogers' only loss came on the No. 3 court against No. 3 Cal Poly ... Hannah Heflin, Maleya Miles, Haley Coggins, and Daysha Halbert each have seven pairs wins this season. Heflin, Miles, Coggins, and Halbert each posted three wins at the Big West Challenge ... the CSUN pairs of Tia Mendiola and Zaria Henderson and Jill Rodig and Ainsley Patrick teamed up for the first time last weekend in San Luis Obispo. Â
CSUN BEACH HISTORY
The Matadors are 138-163 (.458) all-time in their 12th season of beach volleyball, including a 73-38 (.658) record on their home sand. CSUN set a program record for single-season wins with 18 in 2025. The Matadors finished with 17 wins in 2023 (17-16), 2022 (17-17), and 2018 (17-8).
UP NEXT
Following two dual matches on Friday, CSUN opens the homestretch of the regular season next week as the Matadors travel to Boise, Idaho, for the Boise State Beach Bash. Over two days (Apr. 3-4), CSUN will take on Oregon, UTEP, Santa Clara, and the host Broncos.
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