Beach Volleyball Home Opener on Tap for Tuesday

NOTES

• Santa Clara hosts Saint Mary's in the home opener at the Santa Clara Beach Volleyball Courts on Tuesday.   
• In their last outing, the Broncos split the matches against Boise State and Sacramento State, falling to Boise State 4-1 and beating Sacramento State 4-1. 
• Alexia Inman and Michelle Shaffer have the most wins as a pair at 7-5, all coming atop the lineup.      
• Individualy, Michelle Shaffer tops the team with an 15-6 record.
• SCU has a 15-6 record at No. 1 pairs for the best record at any spot in the lineup.      
• The Broncos are led by Associate Head Coach Jeff Alzina who is in his third season with the program.  
• Last season, the Broncos finished 5-7 including 3-5 in West Coast Conference action. 
• The squad is comprised of 14 players with eight returners and six first-year players.  
  • Returners include: Alexia Gallegos, Julia Sangiacomo, Michelle Shaffer, Jordan Bennett, Kat Georgiadis, Natalie Rentsch, Elena Radeff and Claire Doud.
  • First-year players include: freshmen Nicole Robison and Alexie Epstein; redshirt freshmen Casey Campbell, Elyse Erickson and Sophia Tulino and graduate student Alexia Inman who transferred from Cal.