{"id":217246,"date":"2026-03-13T00:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/217246\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T00:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:07:09","slug":"beach-dawgs-take-on-ranked-opponents-at-stanford-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/217246\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach Dawgs Take on Ranked Opponents at Stanford Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SEATTLE\u00a0\u2013 The Beach Dawgs head to Standford, Calif., for the Stanford Invitational on Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14.<\/p>\n<p>All of this weekends matches will be streamed on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigtenplus.com\/en-int\/schedule?date=2026-03-13\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">B1G+<\/a>, with live stats available for each dual. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s Live Stats:<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stats.statbroadcast.com\/broadcast\/?id=652040&amp;vislive=wash\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington vs. North Florida<\/a><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stats.statbroadcast.com\/broadcast\/?id=652022&amp;vislive=wash\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington vs. Stanford<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s Live Stats:<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stats.statbroadcast.com\/broadcast\/?id=652043&amp;vislive=wash\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington vs. Houston Christian<\/a><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stats.statbroadcast.com\/broadcast\/?id=652044&amp;vislive=wash\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington vs. \u00a0Long Beach State<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Huskies open tournament play Friday against No. 16 North Florida at 11:00 a.m. PT, followed by a matchup against No. 2 Stanford 5:00 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Washington faces Houston Christian at 10:00 a.m. PT before closing the weekend against No. 11 Long Beach State at 2:00 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend the Huskies wrapped up a tough Los Angeles weekend with four duals across two days, falling to No. 5 Texas, No. 2 UCLA, No. 13 LSU, and No. 10 California to move to 6-6 overall on the season.<\/p>\n<p>Washington opened the weekend on Friday at Mapes Beach against Texas, where the Longhorns earned straight-set victories on all five courts to take the 5-0 dual. Later that day, the Huskies faced UCLA, and the Bruins also earned a 5-0 victory, handing Washington two challenging losses on the opening day.<\/p>\n<p>The Huskies returned to the sand Saturday morning at Merle Norman Stadium for a ranked matchup against LSU. Washington picked up wins on courts three and five, with <a href=\"https:\/\/gohuskies.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/niki-egan\/17470\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"17470\" target=\"_blank\">Niki Egan<\/a> and Mariana Tomasova earning a straight-set victory, while <a href=\"https:\/\/gohuskies.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/avery-towne\/17485\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"17485\" target=\"_blank\">Avery Towne<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gohuskies.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/alina-urzua\/17477\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"17477\" target=\"_blank\">Alina Urzua<\/a> battled to a three-set win. LSU ultimately secured the dual with wins on three courts.<\/p>\n<p>Washington closed the weekend against California in another tight matchup. <a href=\"https:\/\/gohuskies.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/ella-tyus\/17486\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"17486\" target=\"_blank\">Ella Tyus<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gohuskies.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/sarah-wilcock\/17478\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"17478\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Wilcock<\/a> delivered the Huskies&#8217; first point with a 26-24, 21-12 win on court four, and Towne and Urzua pushed their match to three sets on court five. California secured the dual with wins on courts one through three.<\/p>\n<p>North Florida enters the weekend with a 9-3 overall record, while Stanford boasts a 12-2 mark. Houston Christian comes in at 1-10, and Long Beach State holds a 7-3 record.<\/p>\n<p>Up Next<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Huskies travel to Moraga, Calif., for the SMC Spring Fling, beginning Saturday, March 21. They open the tournament against Saint Mary&#8217;s at 11:00 a.m. PT, followed by a showdown with No. 1 Pacific at 3:00 p.m. PT. On Sunday, March 22, Washington faces Pacific again at 9:00 a.m. PT before wrapping up the slate against Saint Mary&#8217;s at 3:00 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n<p>For news, scores, highlights and more,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/gohuskies.com\/mobileapp__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lTdzODTagGSVdpbTHgsjmjYa_r-0h8MV5OsnyxqiQ5ifiMSCJTgd6SrmFBhx9nVWyf3yhx-LVyrjjd9I$\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/gohuskies.com\/mobileapp__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lTdzODTagGSVdpbTHgsjmjYa_r-0h8MV5OsnyxqiQ5ifiMSCJTgd6SrmFBhx9nVWyf3yhx-LVyrjjd9I$\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">download the Go Huskies app<\/a>\u00a0on your mobile device. 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