HOUSTON, Tx. - At the No. 3 seed, the Privateers to compete in the 2022 Southland Conference (SLC) Beach Volleyball Championship this Friday through Sunday at Third Coast Volleyball Club.
 
The Privateers (19-3) will face No. 2 seed and defending SLC champion, HBU, on Friday at noon. In the teams' only meeting this season, the Privateers swept HBU, 5-0. All matches will be streamed live through the Southland Digital Network.

With a double-elimination format, Saturday's matches will also be played at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. The first match Sunday will be played at 11 a.m., followed by the championship at 1 p.m.
 
No. 4 Southeastern will play No. 5 Nicholls at 11 a.m., with the winner advancing to face top-seeded Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 1 p.m.

LET'S TALK LINE-UP

• Senior Ania Esarte  and sophomore Lucie Pokorna  have been the top pair for the Privateers at court one. They tallied a 26-6 record, are listed at No.4 for Top NCAA Pairs, and were SLC Pair of the Week winners.
• Expected to play in the No.2 spot is senior Maxine Walsh and sophomore Hannah Volpi. The duo has 16 regular season wins.
• Junior Alexa Spartz has played at No. 3 with sophomore Trinity Jackson .
• Sophomore Liz Gialanella has played at No. 4 with freshman Ivana De Carvalho Peixe
• Sophomore Valerie Vujnovich and freshman Taylore Louviere round out the lineup at No. 5.

 
For the first time, the winner of the tournament will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Women's Beach Volleyball Championship, which begins May 4 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

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