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Beach Volleyball

CSUB Beach Heads to Arizona Invitational

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – A busy week featuring four matches over two days stands ahead of the CSU Bakersfield beach volleyball team. The Roadrunners will test their mettle, Apr. 15-16, at the Arizona Invitational, taking on #7 Grand Canyon, #17 Arizona, Stephen F. Austin, and Southern Miss in Tucson, Ariz.

"This tournament will be one of the most exciting of the season," said Cesar Benatti, Bakersfield's Head Coach. "Playing in Arizona is always fun and super competitive. We want to use the momentum that we created in our last two games to compete with all the teams this weekend, which are teams that we don't usually see."

Benatti went on to break down this weekend's opponents: "Arizona and GCU are nationally ranked and they definitely are teams that we will have to play our best game to compete head to head. We hope to have a good first day and use the momentum to play SFA and Southern Miss, which are teams that are on a similar level to us. This is a great opportunity to get better and prepare us for the Big West Tournament."

Bakersfield (9-11) is coming off an emotional, momentum-building Senior Day last weekend. The `Runners swept a pair of matches against Pacific, enjoying a dominant showing as CSUB honored eight `Runners playing their final home matches.

GCU (18-6) and Arizona (15-8) represent a pair of challenging hurdles for Bakersfield. The `Runners have an 0-6 record against ranked foes this season, so CSUB will be looking to crack the win column against the pair of strong teams.

SFA (11-11) recently had a four-match win streak snapped in a 3-2 loss against Houston Baptist, the same team CSUB also lost against, 3-2, almost a month ago. Southern Miss (10-19) also had a four-match streak broken last weekend, falling 3-2 against a Tulane squad that received votes in the AVA Top 20 poll. Bakersfield will be playing its first-ever matches against SFA and Southern Miss.

Fans can follow the `Runners with live stats all week and the most up-to-date results will be shared on Instagram @CSUB_Beach. Links to live stats are available at GoRunners.com/Live.

~GoRunners.com~
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