SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara beach volleyball opens up its 2016 season with a home match Thursday afternoon against Portland. The Broncos begin the first NCAA sanctioned season of the sport at the Los Gatos High School courts at 2 p.m.
Thursday's dual match kicks off a stretch of three contests in three days; the Broncos will head to Sacramento to face San Francisco and Cal on Saturday.
"We've been working on some skill-related things and some tactical-related things, and to put that practice into a match and see what works and what doesn't is something we're looking forward to," third-year beach head coach Aaron Mansfield said.