Friday, February 20
New Orleans, LA
6:30 AM
University of Oregon
vs
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
Season Begins at Green Wave Invitational
02/19/26 | Women's Beach Volleyball
The Ducks face Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Friday morning’s season opener.
EUGENE, Ore. – The 12th season of Oregon Beach Volleyball begins this weekend with the Green Wave Invitational (Feb. 20-21) in New Orleans, La., hosted by Tulane. This season also marks the Ducks' first under new head coach Kristian Kuld. Oregon will play Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 6:30 a.m. PT in the first of three duals Friday.
2026 Green Wave Invitational | New Orleans, La.
Feb. 20 vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – 6:30 a.m.
Feb. 20 vs Spring Hill College – 9 a.m.
Feb. 20 vs #12 LSU – 2 p.m.
Feb. 21 at #20 Tulane – 6:30 a.m.
Feb. 21 vs New Orleans – 9 a.m.
This weekend's slate of opponents includes three teams—TAMU-CC, LSU and Tulane—that won at least 20 matches last season. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi put together a 22-13 record last season and was the 2025 Southland Conference tournament runner-up. LSU was 24-13 last year and earned the No. 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The host Green Wave finished last season at 29-11 with a runner-up finish at the Conference USA tournament.
Oregon will be facing TAMU-CC and Spring Hill College for the first time in program history. The Ducks have played each of the other three teams just once prior to this weekend's season opener.
Individually, UO returns three players that won 10 matches last season, a list that features junior Bella Gamache, senior Natasha George and sophomore Liz Rossi. Landree Coats, another Oregon senior, had nine wins last year.
George and fellow UO senior Daley McClellan come into the season among the top 10 in team history with 33 and 24 career wins, respectively. Gamache and Coats enter the year with 19 career victories.
This year's roster features five newcomers including transfers Kennedy O'Donnell and Allyson van der Schaaf—both from Long Beach State—and Elsa Snipes (Arizona State), and freshmen Giana Elgarico, a Eugene native, and Mia Komsky from Manhattan Beach, Calif.
For more news and information about Oregon Beach Volleyball, follow @OregonBeachVB on Instagram and @OregonBVB on X.
2026 Green Wave Invitational | New Orleans, La.
Feb. 20 vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – 6:30 a.m.
Feb. 20 vs Spring Hill College – 9 a.m.
Feb. 20 vs #12 LSU – 2 p.m.
Feb. 21 at #20 Tulane – 6:30 a.m.
Feb. 21 vs New Orleans – 9 a.m.
This weekend's slate of opponents includes three teams—TAMU-CC, LSU and Tulane—that won at least 20 matches last season. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi put together a 22-13 record last season and was the 2025 Southland Conference tournament runner-up. LSU was 24-13 last year and earned the No. 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The host Green Wave finished last season at 29-11 with a runner-up finish at the Conference USA tournament.
Oregon will be facing TAMU-CC and Spring Hill College for the first time in program history. The Ducks have played each of the other three teams just once prior to this weekend's season opener.
Individually, UO returns three players that won 10 matches last season, a list that features junior Bella Gamache, senior Natasha George and sophomore Liz Rossi. Landree Coats, another Oregon senior, had nine wins last year.
George and fellow UO senior Daley McClellan come into the season among the top 10 in team history with 33 and 24 career wins, respectively. Gamache and Coats enter the year with 19 career victories.
This year's roster features five newcomers including transfers Kennedy O'Donnell and Allyson van der Schaaf—both from Long Beach State—and Elsa Snipes (Arizona State), and freshmen Giana Elgarico, a Eugene native, and Mia Komsky from Manhattan Beach, Calif.
For more news and information about Oregon Beach Volleyball, follow @OregonBeachVB on Instagram and @OregonBVB on X.
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