SPRINGFIELD -- Missouri State will play more than one-third of its 2019 beach volleyball schedule this week when the Bears head to southern California for 10 matches over a five-day stretch. 

Spring Break Schedule
Tue., March 12, 12p.m. vs. Vanguard (in Huntington Beach)
Tue., March 12, 2 p.m. vs. Hope International (in Huntington Beach)
Wed., March 13, 1 p.m. at Cal State Northridge
Wed., March 13, 3 p.m. vs. Vanguard (in Northridge)
Thu., March 14, 4 p.m. at Long Beach State
Fri., March 15, 3 p.m. vs. Golden West College (in Irvine)
Fri., March 15, 4 p.m. at Irvine Valley College
Sat., March 16, 1 p.m. vs. Cal Poly (in Santa Monica)
Sat., March 16, 3 p.m. at Loyola Marymount
Sat., March 16, 4 p.m. vs. Concordia (in Santa Monica)

MSU Notables
Missouri State is 0-4 on the season after opening the year with four matches against teams either ranked or receiving votes in the AVCA Top 20 poll...The Bears posted narrow 3-2 losses against both No. 17 Tulane and TCU, winning five total pairs matches at the Horned Frogs Challenge...The pairs of Kylee Davis/Kelsey Larsen and Sydney LeMay/Sam Brinkmann both went 2-2 to open the season...Brinkmann became the first player in school history with 10 career victories.

Up Next
Missouri State will be at home for the remainder of March, welcoming Missouri Baptist, Ottawa and Park for the first ever MSU Beach Invitational March 22-23 at the Betty & Bobby Allison Sand Volleyball Courts. The Bears will also host Park in a single match on March 27.