Beach Volleyball 2024 Season Preview
San Dimas, CA – Life Pacific University's Beach Volleyball team enters the 2024 season returning with most of their starting pairs. The Warriors second-year Head Coach, Wes Schneider, is accompanied by first-year assistant coach, Jasmine Broad. The 2023 season proved to be a building year for the Warriors under new leadership; they finished their season with an overall record of 0-13 and were 0-12 in the GSAC. As they look to continue building this year, the Warriors will look to build on their momentum and secure GSAC wins and a position in the GSAC tournament.
As they enter the 2024 season, they return notable starting players from last year, led by Graduates, Hannah Caddow and Mackenzie Stewart. LPU expects to also see dynamic play from notable returners, Lindsey Johnson, Emma McMillan, Kate Murray, and Audrianna Guzman.
The returners are joined by a recruiting class of 6 newcomers who are poised to make an immediate impact in the 2024 season:
- Jadyn Armstrong
- Mya Castro
- Peyton Ertle
- Iliana Galindo
- Havanna Pennington
- Maxine Tennant
- Melissa Polich
LPU kicks off their season on February 2nd with an Exhibition match at Santa Monica College. Following the exhibition, they travel to University of Saint Katherine's for their first official match, February 9th at 1:00pm. They jump into conference play shortly after on February 17th at 10:00am when they travel to Arizona Christian University.
Wes Schneider enters his second season as the Head Coach of the program. When asked to share his thoughts about the upcoming season, Coach Schneider stated, "The girls have been working hard through the off-season and we are looking forward to competing! The chemistry out in the sand has been great and competitive. It's going to be an exciting season!"