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Three Major Conference Beach Volleyball Championships Happening in Huntsville April 21 – April 30

Huntsville, Ala. – The Huntsville Sports Commission along with Rally Volleyball, Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau and City of Huntsville will be hosting the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) Beach Volleyball Championship, Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Beach Volleyball Championship and Conference USA (C-USA) Beach Volleyball Championship at the John Hunt Sand Volleyball Complex April 21 – April 30, 2022.

The ASUN Beach Volleyball Championship will kick off Friday, April 22 and run through Monday, April 25. ASUN teams competing in the championship in seed order are Stetson University, Florida Gulf Coast University, University of North Carolina Wilmington, University of North Florida, College of Charleston, University of North Alabama, Mercer University, University of Central Arkansas, Stephen F. Austin State University, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville State University and Eastern Kentucky University.

The ASUN Beach Volleyball Schedule:

Friday, April 22  
8:30 AMMatch 1A – #1 Stetson vs. #4 UNCWMatch 1B – #2 FGCU vs. #3 UNF
10:00 AMMatch 2A – #5 CofC vs. #12 EKUMatch 2B – #6 UNA vs. #11 JSU
11:30 AMMatch 3A – #8 Mercer vs. #9 SFAMatch 3B – #7 UCA vs. #10 JAX
1:00 PMMatch 4A – #1 Stetson vs. #12 EKUMatch 4B – #2 FGCU vs. #11 JSU
2:30 PMMatch 5A – #5 CofC vs. #8 MercerMatch 5B – #6 UNA vs. #7 UCA
4:00 PMMatch 6A – #4 UNCW vs. #9 SFAMatch 6B – #3 UNF vs. #10 JAX
Saturday, April 23  
8:30 AMMatch 7A – #8 Mercer vs. #12 EKUMatch 7B – #7 UCA vs. #11 JSU
10:00 AMMatch 8A – #1 Stetson vs. #9 SFAMatch 8B – #2 FGCU vs. #10 JAX
11:30 AMMatch 9A – #4 UNCW vs. #5 CofCMatch 9B – #3 UNF vs. #6 UNA
1:00 PMMatch 10A – #1 Stetson vs. #8 MercerMatch 10B – #2 FGCU vs. #7 UCA
2:30 PMMatch 11A – #5 CofC vs. #9 SFAMatch 11B – #6 UNA vs. #10 JAX
4:00 PMMatch 12A – #4 UNCW vs. #12 EKUMatch 12B – #3 UNF vs. #11 JSU
Sunday, April 24  
8:30 AMMatch 13A – #9 SFA vs. #12 EKUMatch 13B – #10 JAX vs. #11 JSU
10:00 AMMatch 14A – #1 Stetson vs. #5 CofCMatch 14B – #2 FGCU vs. #6 UNA
11:30 AMMatch 15A – #4 UNCW vs. #8 MercerMatch 15B – #3 UNF vs. #7 UCA
Monday, April 25  
11:30 AMSemifinal 1 #1 Qualifier Pool A vs. #2 Qualifier Pool BSemifinal 2 #1 Qualifier Pool B vs. #2 Qualifier Pool A
1:30 PMCHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 

*Schedule subject to change

A few days after the ASUN Beach Volleyball Championship, The C-USA Beach Volleyball Championship will run in conjunction with the CCSA Beach Volleyball Championship. These championships will start Friday, April 22 and run through Sunday, April 25. C-USA will be playing on courts 1-5 while CCSA will play on courts 6-11. Teams competing in the CCSA Beach Volleyball Championship include Texas Christian University, Florida State University, Louisiana State University, Tulane University, University of South Carolina and Missouri State University. 

The CCSA Beach Volleyball Schedule:

Thursday, April 28 
9:30 AMMatch 1: #4  vs. #5
11:00 AMMatch 2: #3  vs. #6
12:30 PMMatch 3: #1  vs. Winner Match 1
2:00 PMMatch 4: #2  vs. Winner Match 2
Friday, April 29 
9:30 AMMatch 5: Loser Match 2 vs. Loser Match 3
11:00 AMMatch 6: Loser Match 1 vs. Loser Match 4
12:30 PMMatch 7: Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4
2:00 PMMatch 8: Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6
Saturday, April 30 
10:30 AMMatch 9: Loser Match 7 vs. Winner Match 8
1:30 PMMatch 10: Winner Match 7 vs. Winner Match 9

*Schedule will be updated when seeding is announced

This year is the inaugural C-USA Beach Volleyball Championship. Teams competing include Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, Georgia State University, Coastal Carolina University, University of Alabama Birmingham, University of Southern Mississippi, and University of Louisiana Monroe. One team will be crowned the first-ever C-USA Beach Volleyball Champion.

The C-USA Beach Volleyball Schedule:

Thursday, April 28 
9:00 AMMatch 1: #4  vs. #5
10:30 AMMatch 2: #2  vs. #7
12:00 PMMatch 3: #3 vs. #6
1:30 PMMatch 4: #1 vs. Winner Match 1
3:00 PMMatch 5: #Winner Match 2 vs. Winner Match 3
Friday, April 29 
9:00 AMMatch 6: Loser Match 2 vs. Loser Match 3
10:30 AMMatch 7: Loser Match 1 vs. Loser Match 5
12:00 PMMatch 8: Winner Match 6  vs. Loser Match 4
1:30 PMMatch 9: Winner Match 4 vs. Winner Match 5
3:00 PMMatch 10: Winner Match 8 vs. Winner Match 7
Saturday, April 30 
9:00 AMMatch 11: Loser Match 9 vs. Winner Match 10
12:00 PMMatch 12: Winner Match 9 vs. Winner Match 11

*Schedule will be updated when seeding is announced

CCSA held the 2021 CCSA Beach Volleyball Championships at the John Hunt Sand Volleyball Complex last year where Florida State University won the Aqua bracket and FAU, now a member of Conference USA, won the blue bracket. FSU, TCU, and LSU went on the compete at the NCAA National Beach Volleyball Championship in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

The combined economic impact for all three beach volleyball championships is approximately $1.4 million to the city of Huntsville. Parking and Admission is FREE for all spectators. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket for viewing. Concessions will be open, and a food truck will be on site with items available for purchase. In addition, A VIP experience is available for purchase for each championship. For more information and event updates visit huntsvillesports.com.

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