LOS ANGELES – The Loyola Marymount University women's beach volleyball team has released the schedule for the upcoming 2021 season beginning in February. Similar to all athletic schedules this year, it is subject to change. 
 
The Lions will open up their season in Tallahassee, FL to face Georgia State on Saturday, February 27. The following day they will take on Tampa and Southern Mississippi. All the matches will be hosted by Florida State. 
 
The Lions will host Stetson for their home opener on March 7. The Lions took the win over Stetson last year in the LMU Invitational. The start time for the home opener is TBD. 
 
The Lions will begin their conference games on March 27th, facing Pepperdine at Great Park. Start of the match is TBD. 
 
The Santa Cruz WCC Mid-Season tournament, which was canceled last year, will take place in April on the 10th & 11th in Santa Cruz. Matchups for this tournament have not been made.
 
The Lions will conclude their conference play against UCLA on April 18 in San Luis Obispo at Cal Poly SLO. 
 
The WCC Championships will take place at Ocean Park on April 23rd & 24th. The NCAA Championships will follow on May 7th & 8th in Gulf Shores, AL. 
 
This season has been highly anticipated after half of last year's season was canceled. Here's what head coach, John Mayer, had to say about the upcoming season: 
 
"We play a tough schedule once again this year. We want to be challenged and pushed each match because we love to compete! One of our big goals is to make it to Gulf Shores and play for a National Championship. The difficulty of this schedule will give us that opportunity. We're incredibly thankful to all the hard work of the staff and administration who have provided a safe environment for our student athletes to succeed both athletically and academically."